Claims
- 1. A solution comprising single-walled carbon nanotubes reacted with an amine or alkylaryl amine having a formula RNH2, or R1R2NH wherein R, R1 and R2=—(CH2)nCH3 where n=9-50 or R, R1 and R2=—(C6H1) (CH2)nCH3 where n=5-50, said nanotubes being dissolved in a solvent selected from a group consisting of chloroform, dichloromethane, benzene, toluene, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene, dichlorocarbene, ether, tetrahydrofuran, trichlorobenzene, methylene chloride, diethylene glycol, dimethyl ether, carbon disulfide, tetrachlorocarbon, pyridine, quinoline, dichloroethane, diethyl ether, xylene, naphthalene, nitrobenzene and mixtures thereof.
- 2. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in chlorobenzene to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 3. The solution of claim 1 wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in dichlorobenzene.
- 4. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in dichlorobenzene to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 5. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in tetrahydrofuran to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 6. The solution of claim 1 wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in trichlorobenzene.
- 7. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in trichlorobenzene to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 8. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in chloroform to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 9. The solution of claim 1 wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in methylene chloride.
- 10. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in methylene chloride to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 11. The solution of claim 1 wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in diethylene glycol dimethyl ether.
- 12. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in diethylene glycol dimethyl ether to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 13. The solution of claim 1 wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in carbon disulfide.
- 14. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in carbon disulfide to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 15. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in benzene to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 16. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in toluene to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 17. The solution of claim 1 wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in tetrachlorocarbon.
- 18. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in tetrachlorocarbon to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 19. The solution of claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in pyridine.
- 20. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in pyridine to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 21. The solution of claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in dichloroethane.
- 22. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in dichloroethane to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 23. The solution of claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in diethyl ether.
- 24. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in diethyl ether to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 25. The solution of claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in xylene.
- 26. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in xylene to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 27. The solution of claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in napthalene.
- 28. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in napthalene to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 29. The solution of claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in nitrobenzene.
- 30. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in nitrobenzene to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 31. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in ether to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 32. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in dichloromethane to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 33. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in dichlorocarbene.
- 34. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in dichlorocarbene to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
- 35. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in quinoline.
- 36. The solution set forth in claim 1, wherein said single-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in quinoline to a final concentration of from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg/ml.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/401,668 filed Sep. 22, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,331,262 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/102,909 filed Oct. 2, 1998 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/102,787 filed Oct. 2, 1998.
Government Interests
This invention was made with Government support under NSF-EPSCOR grant EPS-9452895. The Government may have certain rights in this invention.
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