Issue 18, 2004
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

The dissolution of carbon nanotubes in aniline, revisited†

Dmitrii F. Perepichka,*ab   Fred Wudl,*a   Stephen R. Wilson,*c   Yi Sunc  and  David I. Schuster*c  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Exotic Materials Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
E-mail: wudl@chem.ucla.edu
Fax: 1 310 206 0941
Tel: 1 310 825-0767

b Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique – Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, Canada
E-mail: perepichka@inrs-emt.uquebec.ca
Fax: 1 450 932 7599
Tel: 1 450 932 7599

c Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, USA
E-mail: steve.wilson@nyu.edu, david.schuster@nyu.edu
Fax: 1 212 998 8447
Tel: 1 212 998 8461

Abstract

Thorough examination of a previous report on the high solubility of carbon nanotubes in refluxing aniline reveals that the reported optical properties of the “nanotube” solution are due to aniline decomposition products, rather than functionalized nanotubes. No appreciable dissolution of single-wall carbon nanotubes can be achieved by this method, although some solubilization of multiwall nanotubes has been confirmed by SEM and TEM analyses.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B403509G
Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Mar 2004
Accepted
04 Jun 2004
First published
06 Aug 2004

J. Mater. Chem., 2004,14, 2749-2752

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The dissolution of carbon nanotubes in aniline, revisited

D. F. Perepichka, F. Wudl, S. R. Wilson, Y. Sun and D. I. Schuster, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 2749 DOI: 10.1039/B403509G

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