Excitation Transfer in Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

Tailoring the properties of carbon nanotubes by functionalizing their side-wall is one of the key challenges towards the realization of carbon nanotube-based optoelectronic devices. This technique aims at combining the remarkable transport properties of the tube with the versatility of the optical properties of organic molecules. Herein, we achieve p-stacking functionalization of nanotubes with hydrosoluble porphyrins.