title: Influence of molecular weight on selective oligomer-assisted dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes and subsequent polymer exchange.
abstract: A series of oligofluorenes was synthesized and used as a SWNT selecting template to study the chain length effect on SWNTs dispersions in toluene. The octamer exhibits the same selectivity as the corresponding polymer. Nevertheless, SWNT/oligomer complexes are unstable, which allows fast exchange of the oligomer with a coating polymer.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Nanotechnologie (INT), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Berton
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemasson
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hennrich
authors.forename: Manfred M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kappes
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayor