Spontaneous Dissolution of a Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Salt
Alain Pénicaud(Université de Montpellier), Philippe Poulin(Université de Montpellier), Alain Derré(Institut Charles Sadron), Éric Anglaret(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Pièrre Petit(Université de Montpellier)
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Abstract
Upon reduction with alkali metals, single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTS) are shown to form polyelectrolyte salts that are soluble in polar organic solvents without any sonication, use of surfactants, or functionalization whatsoever, thus forming true thermodynamically stable solutions of naked SWNTs.
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