Article
  • Use of Amphiphilic Graft Copolymer as Dispersant for Carbon Nanotubes
  • Jeon H, Ahn SH, Chi WS, Kim JH
  • 양친성 그래프트 공중합체의 탄소나노튜브 분산제로의 이용
  • 전하림, 안성훈, 지원석, 김종학
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) draw attention as promising materials due to their excellent electrical and mechanical properties. However, the intrinsic strong interaction between CNTs presents a challenge to their use in various applications. Here, we present a facile method to disperse single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in a polar solution using a graft copolymer, poly(vinyl chloride)-graft-poly(oxyethylene methacrylate), PVC-g-POEM. The graft copolymer was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), as confirmed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The SWCNTs were uniformly dispersed in a polar solvent such as dimethylsiloxane (DMSO) using PVC-g-POEM as a dispersant, due to interaction between CNT and the graft copolymer, as revealed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis. Upon removal of the solvent, free standing nanocomposite films with good homogeneity were obtained.

탄소나노튜브(CNT)는 뛰어난 전기적, 물리적인 특성으로 인해 차세대 소재로서 관심을 끌어 왔다. 그러나 탄소나노튜브들 사이에는 본질적으로 강한 소수성 상호작용이 내재하여 불규칙한 결합체를 생성하기 때문에 다양한 분야로의 응용이 어려웠다. 본 연구에서는 양친성 가지형 공중합체, poly(vinyl chloride)-graft-poly(oxyethylene methacrylate), PVC-g-POEM를 합성하였고 극성 용매에서 단일벽 탄소나노튜브를 분산시킬 수 있는 용이한 방법을 제시하였다. PVC-g-POEM는 원자전달 라디칼중합(ATRP)으로 중합되었고 gel permeation chromatography(GPC)와 1H NMR spectroscopy를 통해 성공적인 합성되었음을 확인하였다. 단일벽 탄소나노튜브는 분산제인 PVC-g-POEM와의 친화력으로 인해 극성 용매 dimethylsiloxane(DMSO)에서 균일하게 분산되었으며 transmission electron microscopy(TEM) 분석으로 단일벽 탄소나노튜브와 PVC-g-POEM의 상호작용으로 생성된 나노복합체의 분산 형태를 관찰하였다. 또한 용매증발 과정을 거쳐 우수한 균질성을 보이는 freestanding 나노복합체 막을 제조하였다.

Keywords: graft copolymer; atom transfer radical polymerization(ATRP); carbon nanotubes(CNT); nanocomposite.

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This Article

  • 2011; 35(6): 615-618

    Published online Nov 25, 2011

  • Received on Apr 1, 2011
  • Accepted on May 13, 2011