Generic approach for dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes : the strength of a weak interaction
A generic noncovalent approach for dispersing high concentrations of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) in organic as well as aqueous solutions of synthetic block copolymers is presented. It is suggested that a weak, long-ranged entropic repulsion among polymer-decorated tubes acts as...
| Publié dans: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 20(2004), 15 vom: 20. Juli, Seite 6085-8 |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | English |
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| Accès à la collection: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
| Sujets: | Journal Article |
| Résumé: | A generic noncovalent approach for dispersing high concentrations of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) in organic as well as aqueous solutions of synthetic block copolymers is presented. It is suggested that a weak, long-ranged entropic repulsion among polymer-decorated tubes acts as a barrier that prevents the tubes from approaching the attractive part of the intertube potential. The method opens a new route for utilization of block copolymers as compatibilizers for SWNT, improving the incorporation of de-agglomerated SWNT into target polymeric matrixes |
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| Description: | Date Completed 07.06.2006 Date Revised 13.07.2004 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1520-5827 |