Enhanced solubilization of carbon nanotubes in aqueous suspensions of anionic-nonionic surfactant mixtures

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 25138-25145

  Alves Da Cunha, J R ^a,b   Fantini, C ^c   Andrade, N F ^d   Alcantara, P ^a   Saraiva, G D ^a,e   Souza Filho, A G ^d   Terrones, M ^b   Dos Santos, M C ^b,f  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; RADIAL BREATHING MODE; RESONANT RAMAN SCATTERING; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNTS); SURFACTANT AGGREGATES; SURFACTANT MIXTURE;

AGGREGATES; BINDING ENERGY; CHAIN LENGTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; POWDERS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SOLUBILITY;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84889586234     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4084663     Document Type: Article

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