Dispersion of boron nitride nanotubes in aqueous solution with the help of ionic surfactants
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2009
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Yu, Jun X
Chen, Ying
Cheng, Bing-Ming
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Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd
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We report that ammonium oleate surfactants can help the dispersion of multiwalled boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) in water to form a BNNT solution stable for several months, which was due to the non-covalent functionalization of nanotube surfaces. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Photoluminescence (PL) analysis with synchrotron radiation source revealed that this BNNT aqueous solution preserves the intrinsic optical properties of BNNTs.
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Keywords: A. Boron nitride; A. Nanotubes; Ammonium oleates; Aqueous solutions; Boron nitride nanotubes; D. Ball milling; D. Synchrotron; Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopies; Intrinsic optical properties; Ionic surfactants; Multiwalled boron nitride nanotubes A. Boron nitride; A. Nanotubes; D. Ball milling; D. Synchrotron
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Solid State Communications
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