Title :
Optimising surfactant aided dispersions of carbon nanotubes in aqueous solution
Author :
Blanch, A.J. ; Lenehan, C.E. ; Quinton, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem. & Phys. Sci., Flinders Univ., Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in water with the aid of surfactants is becoming common practice, however methodologies vary greatly among the literature. Here the variables of sonication type, length of processing time and power input are examined to find optimal values for dispersion of arc-discharge nanotubes in sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); carbon nanotubes; infrared spectra; surfactants; suspensions; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; C; aqueous solution; arc-discharge nanotubes; carbon nanotubes; sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate; sonication; surfactant aided dispersions; suspensions; ultraviolet-visible-near infrared spectrum; Carbon; Carbon nanotubes; Electron tubes; Green products; Materials; Metals; Carbon Nanotube; Dispersion; Raman; Surfactant; U V-Vis Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5261-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5262-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICONN.2010.6045209
