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Design Rules for Graphene and Carbon Nanotube Solvents and Dispersants
- Source :
- ACS Nano; January 2018, Vol. 12 Issue: 2 p1043-1049, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The constantly widening industrial applications of carbon-based nanomaterials puts into sharp perspective the lack of true solvents in which the materials spontaneously exfoliate to individual molecules. This work shows that the different geometry of graphene compared to that of carbon nanotubes can change the potency of a molecule to act as a solvent or dispersant. Through analysis of the structure/function relationships, we derive a number of design rules that will aid the identification of the best solvent or dispersant candidates.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19360851 and 1936086X
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- ACS Nano
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs44682361
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b05159