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Spontaneous dissolution of a single-wall carbon nanotube salt
Alain Pénicaud1, Philippe Poulin, Alain Derré
1Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal-CNRS, Université Bordeaux-I, Av. Schweitzer, 33600 Pessac, France. penicaud@crpp-bordeaux.cnrs.fr
Abstract:
Upon reduction with alkali metals, single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTS) are shown to form polyelectrolyte salts that are soluble in polar organic solvents without any sonication, use of surfactants, or functionalization whatsoever, thus forming true thermodynamically stable solutions of naked SWNTs.
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