Aqueous suspension of carbon nanotubes via non-covalent functionalization with oligothiophene-terminated poly(ethylene glycol)

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1051-1057

  Lee, Jea Uk ^a   Huh, June ^a   Kim, Keon Hyeong ^a   Park, Cheolmin ^b   Jo, Won Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SONICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EXFOLIATION; OLIGOTHIOPHENE; POLYMERIC AMPHIPHILIC MOLECULE; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 34047126554     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.12.017     Document Type: Article

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