Poly(ethylene-covinyl alcohol) functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes and related nanocomposites

K. A.Shiral Fernando; Yi Lin; Bing Zhou; Michael Grah; Ronalda Joseph; Lawrence F. Allard; Ya Ping Sun

doi:10.1166/jnn.2005.156

Poly(ethylene-covinyl alcohol) functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes and related nanocomposites

K. A.Shiral Fernando, Yi Lin, Bing Zhou, Michael Grah, Ronalda Joseph, Lawrence F. Allard, Ya Ping Sun

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Abstract

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were functionalized by poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVOH) copolymer under carbodiimide-activated esterification reaction conditions. Similar to the parent EVOH copolymer, the EVOH-functionalized carbon nanotubes are soluble in highly polar solvent systems such as DMSO and hot ethanol-water mixtures. The soluble EVOH-SWNT sample was characterized by various techniques, including optical absorption, Raman, NMR, electron microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The common solubility of EVOH and EVOH-SWNT allowed their intimate mixing in solution, and thus the fabrication of nanocomposites in which the SWNTs are homogeneously dispersed in the polymer matrix.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1050-1054
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume	5
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2005.156
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Carbon Nanotubes
Functionalization
Nanocomposites
Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alco-hol)
Solubility

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