Dispersion of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Water by a Conjugated Surfactant

Abstract:

Stable water dispersions of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have important implications for their applications in biomedical and composites field. In this work, a water-soluble optical brightener bearing benzene ring and sodium sulfonate groups was employed as surfactant for SWCNTs in water. The surfactant molecules were absorbed on graphene nanotube surfaces via π-π interaction, Van Der Waals interaction and electrostatic interactions in water under ultrasonic treatment. The functionalized carbon nanotubes were stably dispersed in water for several months without sedimentation. The carbon nanotubes/organic conjugated molecules nanohybrids have potential application in nanocomposites, biomedical engineering, and photovoltaic devices.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 415-417)
• Pages: 562-565
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.415-417.562
• Online since: December 2011
• Authors: Ming Xian Liu, Zhi Xin Jia, Chang Ren Zhou
• Keywords: Carbon Nanotube (CN), Conjugated Molecules, Dispersion, Nanohybrids, Surfactant

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