PURIFICATION AND SIZE-SELECTION OF CARBON NANOTUBES

Authors
BONARD JM STORA T SALVETAT JP MAIER F STOCKLI T DUSCHL C FORRO L DEHEER WA CHATELAIN A
Citation
Jm. Bonard et al., PURIFICATION AND SIZE-SELECTION OF CARBON NANOTUBES, Advanced materials, 9(10), 1997, pp. 827
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Advanced materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09359648
Volume
9
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(1997)9:10<827:PASOCN>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Communication: A non-destructive method for purifying carbon nanotubes produced by are discharge is described. The nanotubes, in the form of a kinetically stable colloidal dispersion in a water-surfactant solut ion, are separated from the nanoparticles by filtration. The Figure sh ows the purified nanotubes after two filtration steps. Through control led flocculation, nanotube size selection is also possible.