Measurement Issues in Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes (NIST Recommended Practice Guide)

摘要

The NIST Recommended Practice Guide on Measurement Issues in 'Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes' represents the output from the 2nd NASA-NIST workshop devoted to issues of nanotube purity, dispersion and measurement techniques held at NIST in 2005. In attendance were over 80 participants, representing private corporations, universities, and government laboratories. The primary purpose of the workshop was to bring together technical and business leaders in the field of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) to discuss measurement priorities and aid in the development of measurement protocols. This guide lays out written protocols to enable product developers to more rapidly assess as-received materials, prepare quality nanotube dispersions, and ultimately achieve both repeatability and high performance in their resulting value-added devices. The technical chapters in this guide were written by leading practitioners in the field and present standard methods currently used for characterization of single wall nanotubes in a straightforward fashion.