title: Multipurpose organically modified carbon nanotubes: from functionalization to nanotube composites.
abstract: We show that covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition is a powerful method for enhancing the ability to process CNTs and facilitating the preparation of hybrid composites, which is achieved solely by mixing. CNTs were functionalized with phenol groups, providing stable dispersions in a range of polar solvents, including water. Additionally, the functionalized CNTs could easily be combined with polymers and layered aluminosilicate clay minerals to give homogeneous, coherent, transparent CNT thin films and gels.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Science, N.C.S.R. Demokritos, GR-15310 Agia Paraskevi Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Georgakilas
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourlinos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gournis
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsoufis
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trapalis
authors.forename: Aurelio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mateo-Alonso
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prato
mesh_terms: D004126:Dimethylformamide / Q000737:chemistry; D005782:Gels / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D012995:Solubility; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D010636:Phenols; D011108:Polymers; D012997:Solvents; D004126:Dimethylformamide