Heptamethine cyanine dyes in the design of photoactive carbon nanomaterials

Near-infrared (NIR) absorbing nanomaterials, built from anionic heptamethine cyanine dyes and single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) or few layer graphene (FLG), are presented. The covalent linkage, by using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions, results in nanoconjugates that synchronize the propert...

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Authors: Rodríguez Pérez, Laura, Villegas, Carmen, Herranz, M. Ángeles, Martín, Nazario
Format: article
Publication Date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/18395
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18395
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:547
arbon nanostructured materials
Cycloaddition reaction
Dyes and Chromophores
Electron microscopy
Fourier-transform spectroscopy
Nanoclusters
Spectra
X-ray spectroscopy
Química orgánica (Química)
2306 Química Orgánica
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Summary:Near-infrared (NIR) absorbing nanomaterials, built from anionic heptamethine cyanine dyes and single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) or few layer graphene (FLG), are presented. The covalent linkage, by using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions, results in nanoconjugates that synchronize the properties of both materials as demonstrated by the thoughtful characterization study carried out by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). UV-Vis-NIR and Raman spectroscopies further confirmed the unique electronic structure of the novel photoactive nanomaterials.