Synthesis of Pyrene-Containing Polymers and Noncovalent Sidewall Functionalization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

Autor: R. Daussin, Christophe Pagnoulle, Christian Bailly, Christophe Detrembleur, Anne-Sophie Duwez, Xudong Lou, Robert Jérôme, Stéphane Cuenot
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Chemistry of Materials. 16:4005-4011
ISSN: 1520-5002
0897-4756
DOI: 10.1021/cm0492585
Popis: Pyrene-containing polymers have been prepared for noncovalent sidewall functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). (1-Pyrene)methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate (PyM-MP) has been synthesized and copolymerized with methyl methacrylate (MMA). Poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-poly(MMA-co-PyMMP) diblocks have also been synthesized. The surface of MWNTs, produced by both the CCVD and arc discharge methods, has been modified by these copolymers for making them dispersible in a variety of organic solvents. The modified MWNTs have been characterized by thermogravimetric analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy.
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