Dissolution and alkylation of industrially produced multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Damien Voiry; Cristina Vallés; Olivier Roubeau; Alain Pénicaud

doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2010.08.057

Dissolution and alkylation of industrially produced multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Damien Voiry, Cristina Vallés, Olivier Roubeau, Alain Pénicaud

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Industrial, CVD multi-walled carbon nanotubes are shown to form true solutions by reduction with alkali metals and subsequent exposure to polar solvents such as DMSO. Addition of an electrophile such as bromo-decanoic acid allows functionalization of the tubes. The whole process, dissolution and functionalization includes no harsh treatment such as acid treatment and/or sonication and allows to saturate the outer surface of the MWCNTs with functional groups. Comparison is made with previous work on single-walled carbon nanotubes. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	170-175
Number of pages	5
Journal	Carbon
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2010.08.057
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011

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