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Substitution reactions of carbon nanotube template
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posted on 2006-05-29, 00:00 authored by C Li, Ying (Ian) ChenYing (Ian) Chen, J FitzgeraldSubstitution reactions between carbon nanotube (CNT) template and SiO with the formation of carbon rich silicon oxide nanowires (SiO–C-NWs) have been investigated using transmission electron microscopy and x-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy. The reaction was carried out by thermal annealing at 1200 °C for 1 h of a mixture of silicon monoxide (SiO) and iron (II) phthalocyanine, FeC32N8H16 (FePc) powders. Multiwalled CNTs were produced first via pyrolysis of FePc at a lower temperature (1000 °C). SiO vapors reacted with the CNTs at higher temperatures to produce amorphous SiO–C-NWs with a uniform diameter and a length in tens of micrometers. The special bamboolike structure of the CNTs allows the reaction to start from the external surface of the tubes and transform each CNT into a solid nanowire section by section.
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Journal
Applied physics lettersVolume
88Issue
22Pagination
1 - 4Publisher
American Institute of PhysicsLocation
New York, N.Y.ISSN
0003-6951eISSN
1077-3118Language
engNotes
This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Li, Chi Pui, Chen, Ying and Fitzgerald, John 2006-05-29, Substitution reactions of carbon nanotube template, Applied physics letters, vol. 88, no. 22, pp. 223105-1-223105-4, and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2208548.Publication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2006, American Institute of Physics.Usage metrics
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