Patent ID: 9193585
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B82B,B82Y,C08G,C08K,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for self-assembly of carbon nanotubes on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: coating one or more surfaces of the substrate with a thiol-reactive compound; and contacting the substrate with carbon nanotube-polymer assemblies dispersed in a solvent, wherein the carbon nanotube-polymer assemblies comprise the carbon nanotubes wrapped in a polymer having side chains with thiol groups, wherein the polymer comprises a regioregular polythiophene with side chains comprising the thiol groups, and wherein by way of the step of contacting the substrate with the carbon nanotube-polymer assemblies, the carbon nanotube-polymer assemblies selectively bind to the surfaces of the substrate based on an interaction between the thiol groups in the polymer and the thiol-reactive compound on the surfaces of the substrate and thereby self-assemble on the substrate.