Fabrication of Carbon Nanotubes Monolayer Film using Liquid/Liquid Interface

  • Matsui, Jun (Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University) ;
  • Yamamoto, Kohei (Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University) ;
  • Inokuma, Nobuhiro (Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University) ;
  • Orikasa, Hironori (Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University) ;
  • Kyotani, Takashi (Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University) ;
  • Miyashita, Tokuji (Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University)
  • Published : 2006.10.13

Abstract

We report a fabrication of carbon nanotube (CNT) monolayer thin film using liquid-liquid interface. The multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT), which were synthesized by the alumina template method formed a monolayer at the liquid-liquid interface after sonicating the MWCNT water-oil dispersion. Moreover, with the addition of ethanol, the MWCNT monlayer was also formed at the liquid-liquid interface. The monolayer is transferable onto solid substrates and the transferred film was observed using atomic force microscopy (AFM)

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