Seamless interconnections of sp2-bonded carbon nanostructures via the crystallization of a bridging amorphous carbon joint

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longze Zhao ◽  
Yong Cheng ◽  
Qiaobao Zhang ◽  
Ming-Sheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Amorphous Carbon ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Carbon Nanostructures ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Transmission Electron

Two multiwalled carbon nanotubes are seamlessly joined via the crystallization of an amorphous carbon joint using a transmission electron microscope.

scholarly journals Characteristics of multiwalled carbon nanotubes-rhenium nanocomposites with varied rhenium mass fractions

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 184798041770717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna D Dobrzańska-Danikiewicz ◽  
Weronika Wolany ◽  
Dariusz Łukowiec ◽  
Karolina Jurkiewicz ◽  
Paweł Niedziałkowski
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Dark Field ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Weight Percentage ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Transmission

The purpose of the article is to discuss the process of oxidation of carbon nanotubes subsequently subjected to the process of decoration with rhenium nanoparticles. The influence of functionalization in an oxidizing medium is presented and the results of investigations using Raman spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy are discussed. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes rhenium-type nanocomposites with the weight percentage of 10%, 20% and 30% of rhenium are also presented in the article. The structural components of such nanocomposites are carbon nanotubes decorated with rhenium nanoparticles. Microscopic examinations under transmission electron microscope and scanning transmission electron microscope using the bright and dark field confirm that nanocomposites containing about 20% of rhenium have the most homogenous structure.

Nanoactuation of Telescoping Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes inside Transmission Electron Microscope

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (No. 42) ◽  
pp. L1035-L1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Nakajima ◽  
Shigeo Arai ◽  
Yahachi Saito ◽  
Fumihito Arai ◽  
Toshio Fukuda
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Transmission Electron

EFFECT OF PARA-HYDROXYBENZENE SULFONIC ACID ON THE PROPERTIES OF EX SITU PREPARED POLYANILINE/MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES–MnO2

NANO ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 05 (06) ◽  
pp. 369-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAIFUL IZWAN ABD RAZAK ◽  
SHARIF HUSSEIN SHARIF ZEIN ◽  
ABDUL LATIF AHMAD
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Sulfonic Acid ◽  
Interfacial Interaction ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Transmission Electron

New ex situ polyaniline (PANI)/ MnO2 -filled multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposites using para-hydroxybenzene sulfonic acid (PHBSA) as a dopant and linker exhibit enhanced electrical conductivity and interfacial interaction. Strong and enhanced interfacial interaction was observed on the surfaces of the filled carbon nanotubes and PANI. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) demonstrated clearly the improved bonding at the interface compared to the nanocomposite without PHBSA.

Carbon Nanotubes Grown with Non-Ferromagnetic Catalysts in Alcohol CVD

2010 ◽  
Vol 636-637 ◽  
pp. 703-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Borowiak-Palen ◽  
A. Steplewska ◽  
A. Bachmatiuk ◽  
M.H. Rümmeli ◽  
R.K. Kalenczuk
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Nanostructures ◽  
Vapour Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapour ◽  
Iron Catalysts ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Synthesis Of Carbon Nanotubes

In this contribution we present high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) and Raman studies on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes using platinum supported on MgO in alcohol - chemical vapour deposition (A-CVD). For comparison copper and iron catalysts mixed with the same metal loading in MgO and the same process parameters in A-CVD have been tested. Our findings show that the choice of catalyst utilized under the same experimental conditions strongly influences the final morphology of the carbon nanostructures. Application of Pt/MgO in CVD results in doublewalled carbon nanotubes (DWCNT) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT). Cu/MgO mixtures lead to the synthesis of copper filled multiwalled carbon nanotubes (Cu-MWCNT) and iron capsules surrounded by multiwalled carbon shells (Fe-MWCS), respectively. Our findings indicate that the three discussed metals interact differently with the substrate leading to the formation of different sized catalyst particles. The analysis of the particles size in the catalyst precursors and in the final products is also described in this contribution.

UNUSUAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING ON MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES

NANO ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 03 (06) ◽  
pp. 461-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIAN-SHAN YE ◽  
GUANGQUAN MO ◽  
WEI DE ZHANG ◽  
XIAO LIU ◽  
FWU-SHAN SHEU
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Electrochemical Etching ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Oxidation Of Glucose ◽  
Total Disappearance ◽  
Electrocatalytic Effects

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) can be etched at potentials more positive than 1.7 V versus Ag / AgCl (3 M KCl ) in 0.2 M HNO 3. The electrochemically etched MWNTs show an increase in electrochemical impedance and sluggish electron transfer kinetics, and lose the electrocatalytic effects toward the oxidation of glucose, H 2 O 2, uric acid (UA) and L-ascorbic acid (L-AA). Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images reveal that the nanotube tips are cut off by electrochemical oxidation. This may lead to the degradation of electrocatalytic ability in the MWNTs. Furthermore, the current response after different electrochemically etched cycles shows that the electrocatalytic ability of the MWNTs toward different molecules can be tuned by etched cycles. For example, five etched cycles leads to the total disappearance of the oxidative response to L-AA, with the remaining over 50% of the UA current response in the L-AA and UA mixture. Thus, electrochemical etching is a simple yet novel way to tune the electrocatalytic reactivity and improve the selectivity of the MWNTs.

Synthesis and Performance of Dopa-Modified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

2012 ◽  
Vol 184-185 ◽  
pp. 1289-1293
Author(s):  
Lu Zhi Wang ◽  
Lin Yu ◽  
Xiao Ling Cheng ◽  
Jun He ◽  
Le Jia Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Multiwalled Nanotubes ◽  
Mixed Acid ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
And Performance

The Dopamine-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNT-Dopa) were synthesized by chemical reaction between dopamine (Dopa) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes which oxidazed by mixed-acid (MWNT-COOH). The structure of MWNT-Dopa were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Thermogravimetric (TG), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques and the dispersity of MWNT-Dopa were studied by Dispersion stability analyzer. The results show that dopamine has been grafted on multiwalled carbon nanotubes successfully, and a dopamine layer which wraps on the surface of multiwalled nanotubes make multiwalled nanotubes have outstanding dispersity in water.

scholarly journals Electron Beam Irradiation Induced Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Fusion inside SEM

Scanning ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daming Shen ◽  
Donglei Chen ◽  
Zhan Yang ◽  
Huicong Liu ◽  
Tao Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electron Beam Irradiation ◽  
Tensile Force ◽  
Beam Irradiation ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Scanning Electron

This paper reported a method of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) fusion inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM). A CNT was picked up by nanorobotics manipulator system which was constructed in SEM with 21 DOFs and 1 nm resolution. The CNT was picked up and placed on two manipulators. The tensile force was 140 nN when the CNT was pulled into two parts. Then, two parts of the CNT were connected to each other by two manipulators. The adhered force between two parts was measured to be about 20 nN. When the two parts of CNT were connected again, the contact area was fused by focused electron beam irradiation for 3 minutes. The tensile force of the junction was measured to be about 100 nN. However, after fusion, the tensile force was five times larger than the tensile force connected only by van der Waals force. This force was 70 percent of the tensile force before pulling out of CNTs. The results revealed that the electron beam irradiation was a promising method for CNT fusion. We hope this technology will be applied to nanoelectronics in the near future.

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