Aqueous Dispersion of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by using Self-doped Polyaniline as Dispersant

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In this research, a water-soluble self-doped polyaniline, poly(aniline N-butylsulfonate) (PAnBuS), was introduced to disperse SWNTs. Dispersion of SWNTs functionalized with PAnBuS was achieved ex-situ by simply mixing both components using ultrasonic treatment. The PAnBuS-functionalized SWNTs [...]

Silver Particle and Silver Thiolate-Based Molecular Sensing/Recognition Units Operating via Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

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Noble metallic nanostructures exhibit a phenomenon known as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) in which the scattering cross sections are dramatically enhanced for molecules adsorbed thereon. We demonstrate that commercially available Ag(μAg) powders can be used [...]