Invited Presentation: Controlling Carbon Nanotube Properties with Defects

Defects can rule the properties of a crystal. This phenomenon is particularly intriguing in atom-thick materials such as single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene, where new chemical and physical phenomena may arise due to strong coupling of electrons, excitons, phonons, and spin with defects in reduced dimensions. In this talk, we will discuss novel chemical strategies to address the challenges of understanding and controlling covalent sp³ defects in sp² carbon lattices. Examples for applications also will be discussed.