Acid-Carbon Nanotube Interactions Enabling Spontaneous Nanotube Dissolution

We will study the change in the vibrational spectra of a range of acids and superacids with and without the presence of carbon nanotubes to elucidate the driving force for nanotube dissolution in these acids, and to uncover the relationship between the acidity, the strength of acid-nanotube interactions, and the dissolution effectivity. As carbon nanotube dissolution proved to be very challenging in the past, this study will hold a significant importance for nanotube processing.