Preparation of micelle-encapsulated single-wall and multi-wall carbon nanotubes with amphiphilic hyperbranched polymer |
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Authors: | Wei Zhou |
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Affiliation: | Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Thin Film and Solution, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China |
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Abstract: | The hyperbranched polyester (BoltornTM H20) was modified by maleic anhydride and then polystyrene (H20-MAh-PSt) to form amphiphilic micelles in water. The single-wall and multi-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs and MWCNTs, respectively) were encapsulated in the formed micelles through non-covalent interactions. The formed structures were confirmed by FTIR, NMR, GPC, and XPS analysis. The dispersion and aggregation behaviors were observed by TEM and UV-vis and Raman spectroscopic analysis. The results showed that the dispersion performance of the obtained micelle-encapsulated carbon nanotubes in water was greatly improved compared to the pure carbon nanotubes. From the TEM observation, the individual SWCNT structure and the uniform polymer coating around the surface of SWCNT were seen after crosslinking. The Raman spectroscopic measurements also demonstrated that for the crosslinked samples, no effect occurred associated with concentration-dependent carbon nanotube aggregation. |
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Keywords: | Carbon nanotube Hyperbranch Micelle Raman spectroscopy TEM (transmission electron microscopy) |
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