Dispersing carbon nanotubes in aqueous solutions by a silicon surfactant: Experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 350, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 101-108

  Pang, Jinyu ^a   Xu, Guiying ^a   Yuan, Shiling ^a   Tan, Yebang ^a   He, Fang ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CNTs; Disperse; MD simulation; Silicon surfactant

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DISPERSIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; SILVER; SOLUTIONS; STABILIZATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CNTS; DISPERSE; DISPERSING AGENT; DISPERSION EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NEW APPLICATIONS; SI-C BOND; STERIC STABILIZATION; THEORETICAL BASIS; TRISILOXANE; VAN DER WAALS ATTRACTION;

SILICON;

AG 64; CARBON NANOTUBE; ORGANOSILICON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; DISPERSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 70349782282     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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