Facile Synthesis of Highly Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes from Polymer Precursors
Joint Authors
Han, Catherine Y.
Cook, Russell E.
Wang, H. Hau
Lin, Xiao-Min
Trasobares, Susana
Xiao, Zhi Li
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-06-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Abstract EN
We report a facile one-step approach which involves no flammable gas, no catalyst, and no in situ polymerization for the preparation of well-aligned carbon nanotube array.
A polymer precursor is placed on top of an anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) membrane containing regular nanopore arrays, and slow heating under Ar flow allows the molten polymer to wet the template through adhesive force.
The polymer spread into the nanopores of the template to form polymer nanotubes.
Upon carbonization the resulting multi-walled carbon nanotubes duplicate the nanopores morphology precisely.
The process is demonstrated for 230, 50, and 20 nm pore membranes.
The synthesized carbon nanotubes are characterized with scanning/transmission electron microscopies, Raman spectroscopy, and resistive measurements.
Convenient functionalization of the nanotubes with this method is demonstrated through premixing CoPt nanoparticles in the polymer precursors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Han, Catherine Y.& Xiao, Zhi Li& Wang, H. Hau& Lin, Xiao-Min& Trasobares, Susana& Cook, Russell E.. 2009. Facile Synthesis of Highly Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes from Polymer Precursors. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Han, Catherine Y.…[et al.]. Facile Synthesis of Highly Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes from Polymer Precursors. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Han, Catherine Y.& Xiao, Zhi Li& Wang, H. Hau& Lin, Xiao-Min& Trasobares, Susana& Cook, Russell E.. Facile Synthesis of Highly Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes from Polymer Precursors. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480944
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480944