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Title: Surfactant free fractions of metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes via optimised gel chromatography

Abstract

Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer The application of gel permeation chromatography technique in a field of SWCNT separation. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Non-commercial agarose gel used as a column filling. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Purification route is presented, quality and quantity estimation is shown. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Process is ready for high-scale separation of SWCNTs. -- Abstract: We report the procedure of sorting/purification of carbon nanotubes by electronic type using chromatographic column with sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) and sodium deoxycholate (DOC) solutions as the eluents. The non-commercial agarose gel in different concentrations has been tested in the process. It was found that in optimal gel concentration the fractionation resulted in {approx}96.2% yield of semiconducting species. Importantly, to get surfactant-free fractions the post-separation purification procedure has been carried out. The UV-vis-NIR and Raman spectroscopy have been utilised for the samples analysis. High resolution transmission microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis allowed to study the sample morphology and purity, respectively.

Authors:
 [1]; ;  [2]; ;  [1]
  1. West Pomeranian University of Technology, Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin (Poland)
  2. Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Helmholtzstr. 20, 01069 Dresden (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22212455
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Materials Research Bulletin
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 47; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0025-5408
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON NANOTUBES; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GELS; IMPURITIES; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PURIFICATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS

Citation Formats

Lukaszczuk, Pawel, Ruemmeli, Mark H., Knupfer, Martin, Kalenczuk, Ryszard J., and Borowiak-Palen, Ewa. Surfactant free fractions of metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes via optimised gel chromatography. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2011.12.021.
Lukaszczuk, Pawel, Ruemmeli, Mark H., Knupfer, Martin, Kalenczuk, Ryszard J., & Borowiak-Palen, Ewa. Surfactant free fractions of metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes via optimised gel chromatography. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2011.12.021
Lukaszczuk, Pawel, Ruemmeli, Mark H., Knupfer, Martin, Kalenczuk, Ryszard J., and Borowiak-Palen, Ewa. 2012. "Surfactant free fractions of metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes via optimised gel chromatography". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2011.12.021.
@article{osti_22212455,
title = {Surfactant free fractions of metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes via optimised gel chromatography},
author = {Lukaszczuk, Pawel and Ruemmeli, Mark H. and Knupfer, Martin and Kalenczuk, Ryszard J. and Borowiak-Palen, Ewa},
abstractNote = {Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer The application of gel permeation chromatography technique in a field of SWCNT separation. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Non-commercial agarose gel used as a column filling. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Purification route is presented, quality and quantity estimation is shown. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Process is ready for high-scale separation of SWCNTs. -- Abstract: We report the procedure of sorting/purification of carbon nanotubes by electronic type using chromatographic column with sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) and sodium deoxycholate (DOC) solutions as the eluents. The non-commercial agarose gel in different concentrations has been tested in the process. It was found that in optimal gel concentration the fractionation resulted in {approx}96.2% yield of semiconducting species. Importantly, to get surfactant-free fractions the post-separation purification procedure has been carried out. The UV-vis-NIR and Raman spectroscopy have been utilised for the samples analysis. High resolution transmission microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis allowed to study the sample morphology and purity, respectively.},
doi = {10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2011.12.021},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22212455}, journal = {Materials Research Bulletin},
issn = {0025-5408},
number = 3,
volume = 47,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}