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Dry Oxidation and Vacuum Annealing Treatments for Tuning the Wetting Properties of Carbon Nanotube Arrays
Published on: April 15, 2013
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Controlled cutting and hydroxyl functionalization of carbon nanotubes through autoclaving and sonication in hydrogen
Ethan J Weydemeyer1, Alicia J Sawdon, Ching-An Peng
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA. cpeng@mtu.edu.
Abstract:
In this study, an eco-friendly process utilizing a low concentration of hydrogen peroxide along with autoclaving and sonication was developed, accomplishing both carbon nanotube size reduction and hydroxyl functionalization.

