Surface modifications for the effective dispersion of carbon nanotubes in solvents and polymers

SW Kim, T Kim, YS Kim, HS Choi, HJ Lim, SJ Yang… - Carbon, 2012 - Elsevier
The preparation of effective dispersions of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) presents a major
impediment to the extension and utilization of CNTs. CNTs intrinsically tend to bundle and/or …

Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in water and non-aqueous solvents

OV Kharissova, BI Kharisov, EG de Casas Ortiz - Rsc Advances, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Contemporary methods for dispersion of carbon nanotubes in water and non-aqueous
media are discussed. Most attention is paid to ultrasonic and plasma techniques and other …

A high-performance PDMS-based triboelectric nanogenerator fabricated using surface-modified carbon nanotubes via pulsed laser ablation

K Lee, S Mhin, HS Han, O Kwon, WB Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly-(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) has been used as a negative friction layer in triboelectric
nanogenerators (TENGs) owing to its high electronegativity and flexibility. With the …

A general method for boosting the supercapacitor performance of graphitic carbon nitride/graphene hybrids

R Lin, Z Li, DI Abou El Amaiem, B Zhang… - Journal of materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) contains a high C/N ratio of 3/4; however, utilizing nitrogen
atoms in pseudocapacitive energy storage systems remains a challenge due to the limited …

Increased adsorption of heavy metal ions in multi-walled carbon nanotubes with improved dispersion stability

C Rodríguez, S Briano, E Leiva - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been intensively studied as an effective
adsorbent for the removal of pollutants from wastewater. One of the main problems for its …

Acid treatment in alkyl-functionalized carbon nanotubes: soft functionalization techniques with lower environmental footprint

EP Johnson, N Aquino de Carvalho… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a promising material for sensors and composites, where the
addition of chemical functional groups enables selective binding or dispersion. Common …

Selective suspension of single layer graphene mechanochemically exfoliated from carbon nanofibres

AE Del Rio-Castillo, C Merino, E Díez-Barra… - Nano Research, 2014 - Springer
This paper presents the first report of the successful ball-milling exfoliation of graphitic
filaments (GANF® carbon nanofibres) into single layer graphene. The addition of small …

Mixed matrix membranes containing functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Mesoscale simulation and experimental approach for optimizing dispersion

CH Park, E Tocci, E Fontananova, MA Bahattab… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
Separation of gases and liquids mixtures into their constituents is crucial for many industrial
processes. Accordingly, development of high performance membranes with enhanced …

Optimizing dispersion, exfoliation, synthesis, and device fabrication of inorganic nanomaterials using Hansen solubility parameters

J Qin, X Wang, Q Jiang, M Cao - ChemPhysChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hansen solubility parameters (HSPs) were established by Hansen in 1967 and predict
miscibility between different material systems. So far, HSP theory works across polymers …

Molecular dynamics simulation study on two-component solubility parameters of carbon nanotubes and precisely tailoring the thermodynamic compatibility between …

Y Luo, X Chen, S Wu, S Cao, Z Luo, Y Shi - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Solubility parameters play an important role in predicting compatibility between components.
The current study on solubility parameters of carbon materials (graphene, carbon …