Dispersibility Tuning of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube by Photoresponsive Dispersants

Hirokuni Jintoku; Yoko Matsuzawa; Hideyuki Kihara; Masaru Yoshida

Hirokuni Jintoku
Yoko Matsuzawa
Hideyuki Kihara
Masaru Yoshida

Keywords: photoisomerization, azobenzene, carbon nanomaterials

Abstract

We demonstrated the dispersibility tuning of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) by the photoisomerization of azobenzene-derived dispersants. Upon irradiation with UV and visible light, the SWCNT/dispersant exhibited rapid switching between dispersion and precipitation.