Centrifugal Length Separation of Carbon Nanotubes
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States); Towson Univ., MD (United States)
Separation of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) by length via centrifugation in a high density medium, and the characterization of both the separated fractions and the centrifugation process are presented. Significant quantities of the separated SWCNTs ranging in average length from < 50 nm to ~2 μm were produced, with the distribution width being coupled to the rate of the separation. Less rapid separation is shown to produce narrower distributions; these length fractions, produced using sodium deoxycholate dispersed SWCNTs, were characterized by UV-visible-nearinfrared absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, Raman scattering, and atomic force microscopy. Several parameters of the separation were additionally explored: SWCNT concentration, added salt concentration, liquid density, rotor speed, surfactant concentration, and the processing temperature. The centrifugation technique is shown to support 10 mg per day scale processing and is applicable to all of the major SWCNT production methods. The cost per unit of the centrifugation-based separation is also demonstrated to be significantly less than size exclusion chromatography-based separations.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 958501
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-64950; LANGD5; TRN: US201002%%62
- Journal Information:
- Langmuir, Vol. 24, Issue 24; ISSN 0743-7463
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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