Dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in an aqueous medium by water-dispersible conjugated polymer nanoparticles
Date
2010Source Title
Chemical Communications
Print ISSN
1359-7345
Electronic ISSN
1364-548X
Volume
46
Issue
36
Pages
6762 - 6764
Language
English
Type
ArticleItem Usage Stats
235
views
views
264
downloads
downloads
Abstract
Vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) synthesized by the alcohol catalytic CVD (ACCVD) technique are dispersed in water with the aid of water-dispersible conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs). The interactions between CPNs and CNTs are studied with spectroscopy (UV-Vis, fluorescence and Raman) and electron microscopy techniques are used to confirm attachment of CPNs to the CNT sidewalls.
Keywords
AlcoholConjugated polymer nanoparticle
Multi walled nanotube
Polymer
Unclassified drug
Water
Aqueous solution
Chemical structure
Conjugate
Culture medium
Dispersion
Fluorescence spectroscopy
Gel permeation chromatography
Molecular interaction
Nanocatalysis
Particle size
Raman spectrometry
Scanning electron microscopy
Suzuki reaction
Synthesis
Transmission electron microscopy
Ultraviolet spectroscopy
X ray spectrometry
Nanoparticles
Nanotubes, carbon
Polymers
Spectrophotometry, ultraviolet