Covalent and non-covalent functionalization and solubilization of double-walled carbon nanotubes in nonpolar and aqueous media

Journal of Chemical Sciences

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 607-611

  Panchakarla, L S ^a   Govindaraj, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes: double walled nanotubes; Functionalization; Raman spectroscopy; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC AMIDES; AQUEOUS MEDIAS; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATION; FUNCTIONALIZATION; FUNCTIONALIZED; NONPOLAR; NONYLPHENYL ETHERS; POLAR SOLVENTS;

AMIDES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ESTERS; ETHERS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 57049160460     PISSN: 02534134     EISSN: 09737103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12039-008-0092-2     Document Type: Article

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