Title of article :
Computational Investigation on Alcohol Nano Sensors in Combination with Carbon Nanotube; A Monte Carlo and Ab Initio Simulation
Author/Authors :
Falahat, M Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Monauenn, M Department of Chemistry - Science and Research Branch - Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Abstract :
Single walled nanotubes (SWNT) are common interested nanovehicle to make biosensors more sensitive.
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have many distinct properties make them to be exploited to develop the next
generation of such nano sensors .The Keto-Enol tautomerization is one of the most common investigated
subjects of isomerism in this regards, sensors are devices that are able to detect and change the physical
properties of such reactions to measurable electrical signal. Some chemicals with the properties to do Keto-Enol
tautomerization are substituted to CNTs and the physico chemical properties are simulated. Hyperchem is used
as main software to design the CNT Sensor and the main physical properties are calculated after monte carlo
simulation. The systems have been optimized at first by UFF method. In all situation the energy minimization
have been done by MAC and the frilly optimized systems have transferred to Guassian98, after final
optimization with 6-31G , 1-IF method. The stability, electrical changes and physico chemical properties were
calculated and compared to find in which situation Caffeic Acid and SWNT have the most stability state.
Keywords :
Caffeic Acid , Chloro-genic acid , Hydrazine , keto and enol tautomerism , Single-walled carbon nanotube
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics