Stability of Aqueous Suspensions of COOH-Decorated Carbon Nanotubes to Organic Solvents, Esterification, and Decarboxylation

Carbon nanotubes are among the most widely used nanosystems, and stability of carbon nanotube suspensions is critical for nanotechnology and environmental science. Remaining in aqueous environment alone misses important factors that regulate colloidal stability in the presence of electrolytes. Indee...

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Published in:The journal of physical chemistry letters 2022-11, Vol.13 (43), p.10126-10131
Main Authors: Laguta, A. N., Mchedlov-Petrossyan, N. O., Kovalenko, S. M., Voloshina, T. O., Haidar, V. I., Filatov, D. Yu, Trostyanko, P. V., Karbivski, V. L., Bogatyrenko, S. I., Xu, Liyuan, Prezhdo, O. V.
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Language:English
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Physical Insights into Materials and Molecular Properties
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Summary:Carbon nanotubes are among the most widely used nanosystems, and stability of carbon nanotube suspensions is critical for nanotechnology and environmental science. Remaining in aqueous environment alone misses important factors that regulate colloidal stability in the presence of electrolytes. Indeed, introduction of (80–95) vol % organic solvents leads to sharp changes in suspension properties depending on the solvent. For example, the critical coagulation concentrations for a given inorganic or organic coagulating ion can change by 2 orders of magnitude when going from dimethyl sulfoxide to acetonitrile. We establish and explain these trends by Lewis acid–base interactions and show that a strong interaction extending beyond the standard theory of aggregation plays an important role.
ISSN:1948-7185
1948-7185
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02902