Abstract: The carbon nanomaterials possess unique physical and chemical properties due to their special structure, and become one topic of high interests in recent years. The supramolecular surface modification could improve their surface properties and dispersion ability, which have attracted widespread attention from the scientific communities. The current status about the modification of carbon nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotube and graphene, through various intermolecular interactions, such as ??? interaction, hydrophobic interaction, hydrogen bonding, and electrostatic interaction, as well as their applications, such as in optoelectronic materials, drug and gene delivery systems, and chem- or biosensors were summarized and reviewed in this paper.

Key words: Carbon nanomaterial, Supramolecular surface modification, Carbon nanotube, Graphene