Dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in an aqueous medium by water-dispersible conjugated polymer nanoparticles.
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.
Baykal
Beril
B
Department of Chemistry and Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey 06800.
Ibrahimova
Vüsala
V
Er
Gizem
G
Bengü
Erman
E
Tuncel
Dönüs
D
D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D011108:Polymers; D014867:Water