Issue 41, 2019

A new approach for the achievement of stable aqueous dispersions of carbon nanotubes

Abstract

A novel methodology to prepare stable aqueous dispersions of raw single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes is reported, based on dispersions previously prepared in tetrahydrofuran containing a phenol that donates electrons to nanotubes and provides colloidal stability through electrostatic repulsion. A proposed mechanism for the stabilization of the dispersions is presented. Conductive and transparent thin films are prepared through a liquid/liquid interfacial route starting from these dispersions.

Graphical abstract: A new approach for the achievement of stable aqueous dispersions of carbon nanotubes

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 feb 2019
Accepted
23 apr 2019
First published
24 apr 2019

Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 5809-5812

A new approach for the achievement of stable aqueous dispersions of carbon nanotubes

J. P. V. Damasceno and A. J. G. Zarbin, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 5809 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC01541H

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