Light-controlled single-walled carbon nanotube dispersions in aqueous solution

被引:62
作者
Chen, Senlin [1 ]
Jiang, Yugui [1 ]
Wang, Zhiqiang [1 ]
Zhang, Xi [1 ]
Dai, Liming [2 ]
Smet, Mario [3 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Chem, Key Lab Optoelect & Mol Engn, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Dayton, Sch Engn, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Dayton, OH 45469 USA
[3] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Chem, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
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10.1021/la8020063
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
We have succeeded in dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) into an aqueous solution of poly(ethylene glycol)-terminated malachite green derivative (PEG-MG) through simple sonication. It was found that UV exposure caused reaggregation of these predispersed SWNTs in the same aqueous medium, as adsorbed PEG-MG photochromic chains Could be effectively photocleavaged from the nanotube surface. The observed light-controlled dispersion and reaggragation of SWNTs in the aqueous Solution should facilitate the development of SWNT dispersions with a controllable dispersity for potential applications.
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页码:9233 / 9236
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