• 文献标题:   Graphene Oxides for Homogeneous Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TIAN LL, MEZIANI MJ, LU FS, KONG CY, CAO L, THORNE TJ, SUN YP
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, graphene, carbon nanotube, dispersion, absorptivity, nanocomposite coating
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244
  • 通讯作者地址:   Clemson Univ
  • 被引频次:   94
  • DOI:   10.1021/am100687n
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

Graphene oxides (GOs) in terms of both structure and property are essentially polyelectrolytes in a two-dimensional sheet configuration. As is well established in the literature, polyelectrolytes are in general good dispersion agents for single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) which are otherwise in bundles because of strong van der Waals interactions. We report here a study in which GOs were used to disperse SWNTs both as-purified and separated semiconducting SWNTs, for solution-like homogeneous suspensions. As a demonstration for their potentials, the optically transparent dispersions were used in a more accurate determination of the absorptivities for the band-gap transitions in semiconducting SWNTs. Results on exploration of the use of the GO-dispersed SWNTs in the development of unique carbon nanocomposite materials are also presented and discussed.