Remote organization of carbon nanotubes by means of azopolymers to create hybrid materials

S. GOYANES; M. VOZE FILISBERTO; M. G. CAPELUTO; S. LEDESMA

Belo Horizonte

Conferencia; 18th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes and Low-dimensional Materials; 2017

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

In this work we show the feasibility of using an azopolymer as an actuator to induce movements in the nanoscale that is controlled with light from the far field. We study azopolymers and their interaction with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by inducing surface relief gratings (SRG) through optical illumination. Upon different optical treatments, the MWCNTs are organized in thetroughs or the crests of a surface relief grating. Large scale organization of MWCNTs has potential in applications such as transparent electronics.