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Workshop Issues and Topics
PURITY
· Carbon and non-carbon content
· Types of carbon (e.g., single-walled and multi-walled nanotubes, fullerenes, graphite, and amorphous
carbon
· Morphology of SWCNTs and associated impurities
· Derivatized nanotubes, functionalization, and defective tubes
· Metal aggregates, metal compounds and carbon-covered particles
· Penalties involved in improving purity
· Needs for reference standards
DISPERSION
· Stability and solubility (macro-dispersion)
· Extent of unbundling of large ropes into smaller ropes and individual SWCNTs (nano-
dispersion)
· Novel methods to monitor macro- and nano-dispersion in solids, thin films, gels, liquids
and gases
· Methods to maintain dispersion during processing
· Nanotube separation processes; separation by geometry and electronic property;
methods and characterization
· Needs for reference standards
ISOLATED TUBES
· Length, diameter, and chirality
· Functional properties
· Modification of properties via coatings and/or functionalization
· Attachment and contact issues
· Consistency and repeatability of measurements
· Needs for reference standards