Isolation of Specific Small Diameter Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Species via Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction

Published

January 21, 2014

Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Fagan, Constantine Y. Khripin, Carlos A. Silvera Batista, Jeffrey R. Simpson, Angela R. Hight Walker, Ming Zheng

Abstract

Aqueous two-phase extraction (ATPE) is demonstrated to enable isolation of multiple semiconducting and metallic single-wall carbon nanotube species from a small diameter synthetic mixture. Separation by ATPE is rapid and robust, with remarkable tunability that allows isolation of single nanotube chiralities at high purity via modification of the surfactant environment set for the separation. Primary diameter separation was achieved using a fixed content of a bile salt surfactant in the system and varying the concentration of a second surfactant such as sodium dodecyl sulfate, however alternate strategies are additionally reported. Specific species extracted at high purity for this contribution include the (5,5), (6,4), (6,5), (6,6), (7,3), (7,4), (7,5), (7,6), (8,3), (8,4), (9,2), and (9,4). Species identification is made on the basis of optical absorbance, near infrared fluorescence, and Raman spectroscopies.

Citation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volume

26

Issue

18

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

nanotube, SWCNT, single-wall carbon nanotube, extraction, separation

Citation

Fagan, J. , Khripin, C. , Silvera, C. , Simpson, J. , Hight, A. and Zheng, M. (2014), Isolation of Specific Small Diameter Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Species via Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction, Journal of the American Chemical Society, [online], https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201304873 (Accessed April 25, 2024)