Comparative measures of single-wall carbon nanotube dispersion

被引:76
作者
Fagan, J. A. [1 ]
Landi, B. J.
Mandelbaum, I.
Simpson, J. R.
Bajpai, V.
Bauer, B. J.
Migler, K.
Walker, A. R. Hight
Raffaelle, R.
Hobbie, E. K.
机构
[1] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Div Polymers, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
[2] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Phys Lab, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
[3] Rochester Inst Technol, NanoPower Res Labs, Rochester, NY 14623 USA
关键词
ANGLE NEUTRON-SCATTERING; RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY; SUSPENSIONS;
D O I
10.1021/jp0647434
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Model composites of DNA-wrapped single-wall carbon nanotubes in poly(acrylic acid) are used to evaluate metrics of nanotube dispersion. By varying the pH of the precursor solutions, we introduce a controlled deviation from ideal behavior. On the basis of small-angle neutron scattering, changes in near-infrared fluorescence intensity are strongly correlated with dispersion, while optical absorption spectroscopy and resonant Raman scattering are less definitive. Our results represent the first systematic comparison of currently accepted measures of nanotube dispersion.
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页码:23801 / 23805
页数:5
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