In Situ Polymerization Initiated by Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Salts

Nanotube salts serve as initiators for the in situ polymerization of methyl methacrylate onto the surface of the nanotubes. The poly(methyl methacrylate)-grafted single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are soluble in chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, and acetone. Atomic force microscopy images and Raman s...

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Published inChemistry of materials Vol. 18; no. 20; pp. 4764 - 4767
Main Authors Liang, Feng, Beach, Jonathan M, Kobashi, Kazufumi, Sadana, Anil K, Vega-Cantu, Yadira I, Tour, James M, Billups, W. E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Chemical Society 03.10.2006
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Summary:Nanotube salts serve as initiators for the in situ polymerization of methyl methacrylate onto the surface of the nanotubes. The poly(methyl methacrylate)-grafted single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are soluble in chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, and acetone. Atomic force microscopy images and Raman spectroscopy show that the SWNT bundles were exfoliated during the reduction, leading mostly to individual tubes.
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ISSN:0897-4756
1520-5002
DOI:10.1021/cm0607536