Dispersion of acid-treated carbon nanofibers into gel matrices prepared by the sol-gel method

作者:Kubota S; Nishikiori H*; Tanaka N; Endo M; Fujii T
来源:Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2005, 109(49): 23170-23174.
DOI:10.1021/jp05365w

摘要

Naphthol has been used as an in-situ fluorescent probe to characterize the dispersibility of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) into the sol-gel matrix of silicon alkoxide. The ion-pair fluorescence of I-naphthol was found in the gel dispersing acid-treated CNFs instead of L-1(b) fluorescence, which was preferred in the low polar gel matrix. This indicates that 1-naphthol easily interacts with oxidized groups present on the surface of the acid-treated CNFs due to the high dispersibility of the CNFs into the gel matrix. The oxidized groups on the CNF surface are useful for preventing self-assembly and/or aggregation of the CNFs in the gel matrix.

  • 出版日期2005-12-15