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CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 375, Issue 3-4, Pages 369-375Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2614(03)00867-4
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Using scattering methods, we determine the morphology of carbon nanotube suspensions over length scales from I nm to 50 mum. We find no evidence of rod-like character at any length. Rather, a network structure of aggregated tubes, similar to that seen in dry samples, is found. These observations have significant implications regarding the use of single-walled nanotubes as a composite reinforcing filler since the network structure has significantly lower modulus than fully dispersed tubes. We also show that it is possible to isolate a rod-like fraction from the aggregated suspension using intense sonication, providing a potential route to fully dispersed nanotubes. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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