Towards highly stable aqueous dispersions of multi-walled carbon nanotubes: the effect of oxygen plasma functionalization

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• 作者：Marta Garzia Trulli^a ; ^f ; ^{marta.garziatrulli@uniba.it} ; Eloisa Sardella^b ; ^f ; ^{eloisa.sardella@cnr.it} ; Fabio Palumbo^b ; ^f ; Gerardo Palazzo^a ; ^g ; Lorena Carla Giannossa^c ; Annarosa Mangone^a ; Roberto Comparelli^d ; Simone Musso^e ; Pietro Favia^a ; ^b ; ^f
• 关键词：Multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) ; MWCNT functionalization ; Plasma processing ; Powders functionalization ; Colloidal stability ; Surface characterization
• 刊名：Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 April 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：491
• 期：Complete
• 页码：255-264
• 全文大小：2775 K
• 卷排序：491

文摘

In order to improve the dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in aqueous media, their surface functionalization was carried out in O2-fed low-pressure plasmas. Differently from what can be found in the literature of this field, homogeneous functionalization was achieved by generating the plasma inside vials containing the nanotube powders properly stirred. Experimental parameters, such as input power, treatment time and pressure, were varied to investigate their influence on the process efficiency. A detailed characterization of the plasma treated nanotubes, dry and in aqueous suspension, was carried out with a multi-diagnostic analytical approach, to evaluate their surface chemical properties, morphology, structural integrity and stability in the colloidal state. The plasma grafting of polar ionizable (e.g. acid) groups has been proved to successfully limit the agglomeration of MWCNTs and to produce nanotubes suspensions that are stable for one month and more in water.