Preparation of water-soluble multi-walled carbon nanotubes by polymer dispersant assisted exfoliation

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Xue, Chao Hua ^a,b   Shi, Min Min ^a,b   Yan, Quan Xiang ^a,b   Shao, Zhen ^a,b   Gao, Yan ^a,b,c   Wu, Gang ^a,b   Zhang, Xiao Bin ^b   Yang, Yang ^c,d   Chen, Hong Zheng ^a,b,c   Wang, Mang ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Zhejiang California International NanoSystems Institute   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; COVALENT BONDS; DISPERSIONS; SOLUBILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COVALENT MODIFICATION; EXFOLIATION; POLYMER DISPERSANTS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

DISPERSANT; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; POLYMER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; DISPERSION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIAL COATING; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 42549116215     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/11/115605     Document Type: Article

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