Figure 11

Polarizing optical microscopy (POM) textures of (a) pure hexabutyloxytriphenylene (H4TP); (b) acid-purified, unfunctionalized single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in H4TP and (c) 10% functionalized nanotubes (f-SWNTs) in H4TP.

Polarizing optical microscopy (POM) textures of (a) pure hexabutyloxytriphenylene (H4TP); (b) acid-purified, unfunctionalized single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in H4TP and (c) 10% functionalized nanotubes (f-SWNTs) in H4TP.