Use of Block Copolymers and Surfactants for the Dispersion of CNTs

After the report in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by Iijima, a new era in nanocomposites and nanomaterials started. In order to reach the full potential of the use of CNTs several challenges must be overcome, especially three of them: (1) homogeneous dispersion; (2) stabilization of the dispersion in a media; and (3) stronger interface between the CNTs and media. By the middle of the 1990s, block copolymers (BCPs) started to be seen as a tool for that...