An improved understanding of the dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in non-aqueous solvents

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Li, Quanxiang ^a   Church, Jeffrey S ^b   Kafi, Abdullah ^a   Naebe, Minoo ^a   Fox, Bronwyn L ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centrifugation; Multi walled CNTs; Non aqueous dispersion; Surfactant assisted; Ultrasonication

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CENTRIFUGATION; MOLECULES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

INFRARED SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; MULTI-WALLED CNTS; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NON-AQUEOUS DISPERSION; REAGENT CONCENTRATION; SURFACTANT ASSISTED; ULTRA-SONICATION; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

DISPERSIONS;

CARBENE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; POLYOXYETHYLENE; SURFACTANT; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; DISPERSION; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SUPERNATANT; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84902922021     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2513-0     Document Type: Article

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