Covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes: synthesis, properties and applications of fluorinated derivatives

Chemical methods for preparation of fluorinated carbon nanotubes and their functional derivatives published over the last 10–15 years are considered in detail and critically analyzed. Fluorinated carbon nanotube derivatives represent a new family of nanoscale fluorocarbon materials promising new applications in nanocomposites, sensors, nanoelectronic devices, nanoengineered drug delivery systems and lubricants. The bibliography includes 166 references.