Effect of Removal and Change of Surfactant Upon the Photoluminescence of Carbon Nanotubes

Timothy J. McDonald; Chaiwat Engtrakul; Marcus Jonesa; Jeffrey L. Blackbum; Garry Rumbles; Michael J. Heben

doi:10.1117/12.617481

Effect of Removal and Change of Surfactant Upon the Photoluminescence of Carbon Nanotubes

Timothy J. McDonald, Chaiwat Engtrakul, Marcus Jonesa, Jeffrey L. Blackbum, Garry Rumbles, Michael J. Heben

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Abstract

We measure the concentration of single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) present in aqueous suspensions by a technique that involves surfactant removal followed by high-temperature oxidation and mass spectroscopy of the resulting products. We also analyze the shift in SWNT emission energy evident from photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy as the surfactant molecule is changed. Next we study spectroscopic changes as surfactant is gently removed by dialysis.

Original language	American English
Pages	1-7
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617481
State	Published - 2005
Event	Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials IV - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2 Aug 2005 → 4 Aug 2005

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Conference	Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials IV
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	2/08/05 → 4/08/05

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NREL/CP-590-38691

Keywords

Carbon nanotubes
Dielectric constant
Photoluminescence
Surfactant

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