Discrete dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes

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作者
Li, QW [1 ]
Kinloch, IA [1 ]
Windle, AH [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Mat Sci & Met, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, England
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10.1039/b419039d
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have been effectively wetted and dispersed in saturated sodium hydroxide (NaOH) alcohol-water solutions with little surface damage or shortening of the tubes; the treated material was dissolvable as individual tubes in many common organic solvents.
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