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- Title
Surface functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes by the photo‐responsive strategy of π‐π stacking and azide‐grafting.
- Authors
Zhang, Yan; Kang, Zhixin; Chen, Dexin; Bessho, Takeshi
- Abstract
In this communication, we report a new, simple, and eco‐friendly method to develop highly dispersible multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by π‐π stacking and azide‐grafting. MWCNTs were functionalized via standard physisorption, followed by nitrene addition using azido compounds upon ultraviolet activation. The functionalized MWCNTs show excellent dispersibility without raising distinct damage, which can bear comparison with that of MWCNTs oxidized with mixture acids. This method allows for the improvement of the chemical compatibility of MWCNTs with specific polymers for application in nanotube‐based composites and opens a potential pathway for surface protection.
- Subjects
MULTIWALLED carbon nanotube synthesis; MOLECULAR physics; NANOSTRUCTURED materials; COMPOSITE materials; CHEMICAL reactions
- Publication
Surface & Interface Analysis: SIA, 2018, Vol 50, Issue 3, p393
- ISSN
0142-2421
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/sia.6291