| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1416421 | Carbon | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We report how dodecanethiol (DT) surfactant can be used as a good dispersant to solubilize octadecylamine functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (ODA-SWCNTs) in order to confine them in the polystyrene phase of the polystyrene-b-polyisoprene-b-polystyrene (SIS) block copolymer matrix. It has been also demonstrated how the block copolymer matrix is not able to self-assemble in ordered morphology when the ODA-SWCNTs are not modified with the surfactant. DT assisted confinement of carbon nanotubes into the PS phase causes not only the nanostructuration of the host polymer matrix but also switches the self-assembled nanostructure from ordered cylinders in the case of neat SIS to a self-assembled lamellar nanostructure.
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Authors
Laura Peponi, Luca Valentini, Luigi Torre, Iñaki Mondragon, Josè M. Kenny,