Formation of Transition Metal Cluster Adducts on the Surface of Single- walled Carbon Nanotubes: HRTEM Studies

被引:4
作者
Kalinina, Irina [1 ,2 ]
Bekyarova, Elena [1 ,2 ]
Wang, Qingxiao [3 ]
Al-Hadeethi, Yas Fadel [4 ]
Zhang, Xixiang [3 ]
Al-Agel, Faisel [4 ]
Al-Marzouki, Fahad [4 ]
Yaghmour, Saud [4 ]
Haddon, Robert C. [5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Riverside, Ctr Nanoscale Sci & Engn, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[2] Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Chem, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[3] King Abdullah Univ Sci & Technol, Adv Nanofabricat Imaging & Characterizat Core Lab, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
[4] King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
[5] Univ Calif Riverside, Ctr Nanoscale Sci & Engn, Dept Chem, Dept Chem & Environm Engn, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[6] King Abdulaziz Univ, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Carbon nanotubes; organometallic functionalization; transition metal clusters; HRTEM; COMPLEXES; CHEMISTRY; FUNCTIONALIZATION; COORDINATION; MO;
D O I
10.1080/1536383X.2013.801840
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report the formation of chromium clusters on the outer walls of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The clusters were obtained by reacting purified SWNTs with chromium hexacarbonyl in dibutyl ether at 100 degrees C. The functionalized SWNTs were characterized by thermogravimetic analysis, XPS, and high-resolution TEM. The curvature of the SWNTs and the high mobility of the chromium moieties on graphitic surfaces allow the growth of the metal clusters and we propose a mechanism for their formation.
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页数:7
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