Measurement of the dispersion stability of pristine and surface-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes in various nonpolar and polar solvents

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3707-3712

  Lee, Jeongwoo ^a   Kim, Myunghun ^a   Hong, Chang Kook ^b   Shim, Sang Eun ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Dispersion; Oxidation; Stability; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; OXIDATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

POLAR SOLVENTS; SOLUBILITY PARAMETER;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

DISPERSIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OXIDATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 36148970093     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/12/005     Document Type: Article

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