Issue 32, 2010

Dispersion of carbon nanotubes by photo- and thermal-responsive polymers containing azobenzene unit in the backbone

Abstract

Photo- and thermal-responsive polymers containing azobenzene units in the main chain have been utilized as removable dispersants for single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in organic solvents. Intermolecular interactions between SWNTs and the polymers are reversibly controllable by tuning the transcis composition.

Graphical abstract: Dispersion of carbon nanotubes by photo- and thermal-responsive polymers containing azobenzene unit in the backbone

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 apr 2010
Accepted
17 jun 2010
First published
07 jul 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 5969-5971

Dispersion of carbon nanotubes by photo- and thermal-responsive polymers containing azobenzene unit in the backbone

T. Umeyama, K. Kawabata, N. Tezuka, Y. Matano, Y. Miyato, K. Matsushige, M. Tsujimoto, S. Isoda, M. Takano and H. Imahori, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 5969 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00709A

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