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Quantitative Monitoring of the Removal of Non-Encapsulated Material External to Filled Carbon Nanotube Samples

Quantitative Monitoring of the Removal of Non-Encapsulated Material External to Filled Carbon Nanotube Samples

Markus Martincic, Elzbieta Pach, Belén Ballesteros, Gerard Tobias

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2015 Dec 21;17(47):31662-9.

PMID: 26556303

Abstract:

The endohedral functionalization of carbon nanotubes with both organic and inorganic materials allows the development of tailored functional hybrids whose properties benefit from the synergistic effects of the constituent compounds. Bulk filling of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) results in samples that contain a large amount of non-encapsulated material external to the CNTs. The presence of the external material is detrimental to the processing and application of the resulting hybrids. Here we introduce the use of UV-Vis spectroscopy to monitor the cleaning process, i.e. the elimination of non-encapsulated compounds. Chrome azurol S has been employed to assess the bulk removal of external samarium(iii) chloride from filled single-walled carbon nanotubes. Chrome azurol S is of interest since it can be used to quantify a large variety of materials in a fast, accurate and reliable manner. The parameters that control the cleaning process have been optimized, including the time, temperature, volume and sonication, to achieve a fast and complete removal of the external material.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP10361827	Samarium(III) chloride		10361-82-7	Price

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