TY - JOUR IS - 2 N1 - cited By 8 KW - Functionalizations; Functionalized; Magnetic rings; Molecular levels; Nanotube surface; Polymer chains; Proton NMR; Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance; Structural modifications; Sulfonated polyether; Theoretical investigations KW - Ethers; Functional polymers; Ketones; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy KW - Carbon nanotubes Y1 - 2009/// A1 - Abou-Hamad, E. A1 - Babaa, M.-R. A1 - Goze-Bac, C. ID - scholars713 SN - 00218979 TI - NMR evidence of the diamagnetic interaction between carbon nanotubes functionalized with polymer chains AV - none UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-68249155022&doi=10.1063%2f1.3157205&partnerID=40&md5=72b9e83d3b27e736394c0d0944266898 JF - Journal of Applied Physics VL - 106 N2 - Carbon nanotubes functionalized with sulfonated polyether-ether-ketone are investigated using solid state nuclear magnetic resonance. Carbon and proton NMR experiments of the sulfonated polymer chains covalently grafted on the nanotube surface reveal a distribution of diamagnetic shifted lines. These experimental results can be interpreted at the molecular level in terms of magnetic ring currents originating from the surface of the graphitized wall of the nanotubes in agreement with recent theoretical investigations. These features can potentially be used to track the structural modifications, which take place during the functionalization of carbon nanotubes. © 2009 American Institute of Physics. ER -