Solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes by entanglements between them and hyperbranched phenolic polymer
Solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes by entanglements between them and hyperbranched phenolic polymer
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DOI:
10.1016/j.carbon.2008.09.036
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发表时间:
2009
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影响因子:
10.9
通讯作者:
Tomoki Ogoshi;T. Saito;T. Yamagishi;Y. Nakamoto
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作者:
Tomoki Ogoshi;T. Saito;T. Yamagishi;Y. Nakamoto
Hyperbranched phenolic polymer (HBP) was prepared by Lewis acid-catalyzed polycondensation of bifunctional phenolic monomer with trifunctional phenolic monomer. By choosing an appropriate Lewis acid, HBP was successfully obtained. By using physical adsorption of HBP on a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) surface, solubilization of SWCNTs was examined. SWCNTs were soluble with extended branches of HBP in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solution, while they were insoluble in a linear phenolic polymer. In the presence of shrinking branches of HBP in tetrahydrofuran, SWCNTs were hardly soluble. Entanglements between extended branches of HBP and SWCNT in DMF solution resulted in high solubility of SWCNTs.