Issue 37, 2009
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

A gas-phase hydrophilization of carbon nanotubes by xenon excimer ultraviolet irradiation†

Yi-Fan Li,a   Chia-I Hung,a   Ching-Chen Li,a   Wei Chin,a   Bee-Yu Weib  and  Wen-Kuang Hsu*a  

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a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
E-mail: wkhsu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
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b Chemistry and Materials Research Laboratory, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
E-mail: JasperWei@itri.org.tw
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Abstract

Direct exposure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to xenon excimer ultraviolet (EUV) irradiation under ambient conditions produces abundant carboxylic groups bound to lattices. Tube wettability is therefore improved and dominated by polar components arising from hydrogen bonds and dipole–dipole interactions.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B905995D
Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Mar 2009
Accepted
04 Jun 2009
First published
20 Jul 2009

J. Mater. Chem., 2009,19, 6761-6765

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A gas-phase hydrophilization of carbon nanotubes by xenon excimer ultraviolet irradiation

Y. Li, C. Hung, C. Li, W. Chin, B. Wei and W. Hsu, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 6761 DOI: 10.1039/B905995D

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