Parametric analysis of sonication and centrifugation variables for dispersion of single walled carbon nanotubes in aqueous solutions of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 5213-5228

  BlanC H , Adam J ^a   Lenehan, Claire E ^a   Quinton, Jamie S ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CENTRIFUGATION; DISPERSIONS; NANOTUBES; SODIUM; SOLUTIONS; SONICATION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

AVERAGE LENGTH; METALLIC IMPURITY; NANOTUBE LENGTHS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SODIUM DODECYLBENZENE SULFONATE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 84856011582     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.07.039     Document Type: Article

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