The oxidation and reduction behavior of nitrite at carbon nanotube powder microelectrodes

Carbon nanotube electrodes were fabricated using powder microelectrode method, and the carbon nanotube powder microelectrodes (CNTPMEs) were characterized by the electro-oxidation and electro-reduction of nitrite. It was found that the kinetics of oxidation and reduction were greatly improved at CNTs compared with that at conventional graphite, indicating that CNTs could catalyze the electrochemical process of nitrite. The kinetic parameters of these process at CNTs were calculated, i.e. k was 0.593 cm s⁻¹, and (1-α)n_α was 0.501±0.018 for the nitrite oxidation. This CNTPME was also used as a nitrite carbon nanotube sensor, and the results showed that the detection limit was 8 μM.     

Carbon nanotube capsules self-assembled by w/o emulsion technique

Carbon nanotube capsules (CNCs) with the diameter of 5-10 microm were fabricated from acid-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion technique. The effects of the content of CNTs in water, the extent of acid treatment, and the length of CNTs used on the formation and morphology of CNCs were investigated. It was found that the amount of CNTs in water and the length of CNTs are the crucial factors for the formation of carbon nanotube capsules.     

Tuning periodicity of polymer-decorated carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanotube (CNT) is one of the most extensively investigated nanomaterials. Patterning soft matter such as liquid crystals and polymers on CNTs could potentially enable various applications for CNTs. We have demonstrated that controlled polymer crystallization using CNTs as the 1D nucleation sites can lead to periodically functionalized CNTs. Here we show that selected crystalline block copolymers can be periodically decorated along CNTs. This facile technique opens a gateway to periodic patterning on 1-D nanomaterials.     

Platinum catalysts prepared with functional carbon nanotube defects and its improved catalytic performance for methanol oxidation

Carbon nanotube (CNT) supported Pt nanoparticle catalysts have been prepared by spontaneous reduction of PtCl6(2-) ion as a result of direct redox reactions between PtCl6(2-) and oxygen-containing functional groups at defect sites of CNTs, which were introduced by chemical and electrochemical oxidation treatment of CNTs. The electrocatalytic properties of as-prepared Pt-CNT catalysts for methanol oxidation were investigated by chronopotentiometry and cyclic voltammetry. Compared with Pt catalysts prepared by hydrogen reduction and electrochemical deposition methods, Pt catalysts synthesized by functional CNT defects show excellent antipoisoning ability and long-term cycle stability.     

多孔氧化铝模板催化制备定向碳纳米管阵列

Well-aligned open-ended multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) arrays were prepared via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method in porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates without depositing any transition metals as catalyst. Effects of the CVD temperature and heat treatment were studied in detail.Well-aligned open-ended MWCNT arrays were obtained at the CVD temperature above 600 ℃; when CVD temperature is reduced to around 550 ℃, CNTs, CNFs and other structures existed at the same time; no CNTs or carbon nanofibres (CNFs) could be found as the CVD temperature is below 500 ℃, and only amorphous carbon in the porous AAO template was found. Experimental results showed that the AAO template is catalytic during the CVD process, and it has the following two effects: to catalyze thermal decomposition of acetylene and to catalyze conversion of carbon decomposed from acetylene into CNTs or CNFs. Heat treatment could improve the graphitization degree, but it might also introduce new defects.     

Influence of high vacuum annealing treatment on some properties of carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized using a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) method. The properties of CNTs before and after vacuum annealing treatment were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). Field emission characteristics of the raw and vacuum heated (up to 650°C) carbon nanotube films (CNTFs) were measured in a diode system. Emissive properties of the CNTFs depend on an annealing process during which structural changes in the nanotube walls take place. The structural changes, related to saturation of dangling bonds, influence a rate of oxidation process and also improve the emissive field properties.     

水滑石负载的钯纳米粒子对水合肼的电催化氧化

利用共沉淀方法制备了载体水滑石(LDH), 通过离子交换法将PdCl2₄^- 插入水滑石层间, 再用水合肼将其还原, 制备得到了水滑石负载的分散状钯纳米粒子(LDH-Pd⁰). 利用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)和X射线电子能谱(XPS)等手段对所得样品进行了表征, 结果表明钯纳米粒子能很好地分散在水滑石上. 将该纳米材料修饰的玻碳电极(GCE)用于水合肼的电催化氧化, 该修饰电极表现出很好的电化学催化活性. 用循环伏安法(CV)、计时库仑法(CC)和计时安培法(i-t)对修饰电极的催化活性、有效表面积和水合肼的催化氧化机理等进行了研究. 结果表明水合肼在-0.1 V附近有明显的氧化峰, 在1.0×10^-5-2.0×10^-4 mol·L^-1范围内, 阳极峰电流与水合肼浓度间有良好的线性关系, 其检测限为9.5×10^-7 mol·L^-1. 计算得到GCE, LDH-Pd⁰/GCE 和LDH/GCE电极活化面积分别为0.02089, 0.02762 和0.02496 cm². 推知水合肼的氧化过程有4 电子和4 质子参与, 并且其在电极上的反应是受扩散控制的不可逆过程.     

Electrical conductivities of carbon nanotube-filled polycarbonate/polyester blends

Carbon nanotube (CNT)-filled polycarbonate (PC)/poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) and polycarbonate (PC)/poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) blends containing 1 wt% CNTs over a wide range of blend compositions were prepared by melt mixing in a torque rheometer to investigate the structure-electrical conductivity relationship. Field emission scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the blend morphology and the distribution of CNTs. The latter was compared with the thermodynamic predictions through the calculation of wetting coefficients. It was found that CNTs are selectively localized in the polyester phase and conductive blends can be obtained over the whole composition range (20 wt%, 50 wt% and 80 wt% PBT) for CNT-filled PC/PBT blends, while conductive CNT-filled PC/PET blends can only be obtained when PET is the continuous phase (50 wt%, 80 wt% PET). The dramatic difference in the electrical conductivity between the two types of CNT-filled PC/polyester blends at a low polyester content (20 wt%) was explained by the size difference of the dispersed phases on the basis of the transmission electron microscope micrographs.     

NO在碳纳米管(CNTs),Rh/CNTs,Rh/Al_2O_3上的分解(英文)

甲烷在预还原的ＬａＣｏＯ３催化剂上分解生成碳纳米管（ＣＮＴｓ）。研究了稳态下ＮＯ在ＣＮＴｓ,Ｒｈ／ＣＮＴｓ,Ｒｈ／Ａ１２Ｏ３上的分解,温度区间为５７３Ｋ～９７３Ｋ,原料气为６０００ｐｐｍ的ＮＯ,Ｈｅ为平衡气。程序升温还原结果表明：（１）Ｒｈ的负载显著降低了ＣＮＴｓ的氢吸收量;（２）负载于ＣＮＴｓ上的Ｒｈ比负载于Ａ１２Ｏ３上的Ｒｈ更易还原。在５７３Ｋ时ＮＯ即能与预还原后的ＣＮＴｓ,Ｒｈ／ＣＮＴＳ,Ｒｈ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３中存储的氢反应;随着氢的消耗,反应活性逐渐降低,当储存的氢消耗完后,ＮＯ的直接催化反应发生。在８７３ Ｋ及以上,Ｒｈ／ＣＮＴｓ中的ＣＮＴｓ能彼ＮＯ分解产生的氧氧化为ＣＯ。在９７３Ｋ时,ＮＯ在ＣＮＴｓ上几乎能１００％分解,连续反应１５０ｍｉｎ后其反应活性不降低,且未观察到ＣＯ或ＣＯ２的生成。在９７３Ｋ时ＣＮＴｓ本身可作为ＮＯ分解的催化剂,这是一个非常有意义的结果。     

碳纳米管负载的铂催化剂对柠檬醛选择加氢及CO微分吸附热研究

碳纳米管(CNTs)是近年来发现的一种新型催化剂载体材料,将其作为α,β-不饱和醛的选择加氢的研究则报道较少．本文对柠檬醛[Citral,3,7-二甲基-2,6-辛二烯醛(3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal)]在Pt／CNTs和Pt／XC-72催化剂作用下的液相选择加氢进行了探索性研究．结果发现,碳纳米管(CNTs)负载的Pt催化剂具有生成不饱和醇的高选择性．     

Simultaneous Detection of Heavy Metals by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry Using Carbon Nanotube Thread

Carbon nanotube (CNT) threads are a type of CNT arrays that consist of super long CNTs. CNT threads inherit the advantages of CNTs, while avoiding the potential toxicity caused by individual CNTs. Electrodes based on CNT threads were fabricated and used for simultaneous detection of trace levels of Cu²⁺, Pb²⁺ Cd²⁺ and Zn²⁺ by anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV). The detection limits are 0.27 nM, 1.5 nM, 1.9 nM and 1.4 nM for Cu^2+, Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Zn²⁺, respectively, in 0.1 M acetate buffer pH 4.5. The CNT thread electrode gives well‐defined, reproducible and sharp stripping signals for individual and simultaneous detection of heavy metals.     

新型钛基镍电极对肼氧化反应的电催化活性

A novel titanium-supported nickel electrode(Ni/Ti) was fabricated by a hydrothermal process using NiSO4 and hydrazine as raw materials. The structure of Ni/Ti was characterized by SEM and EDS. Oxidation of hydrazine on the Ni/Ti electrode in 1 mol·L-1 NaOH solution was studied with cyclic voltammograms(CV) and chronoamperometry (CA).The results show that Ni/Ti electrode was electrochemically active towards hydrazine oxidation. The high current density was recorded on the Ni/Ti electrode,and the onset potential for the hydrazine oxidation was-0.3 V as the hydrazine concentration was 70 mmol·L-1. This novel nickel electrode would be a promising anodic material used in direct hydrazine fuel cells.     

碳纳米管纯化对Pt/CNTs催化甲醇电化学氧化活性的影响

探索了一种适用于Pt/CNTs催化剂的纯化方法.利用比表面积测定、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和电化学等手段进行了表征.研究结果表明,经该方法纯化的CNTs作为载体制备的阳极催化剂表现出明显优于相应的混酸氧化法纯化的CNTs为载体的催化剂催化性能.     

Fabrication and catalytic properties of Pt and Ru decorated TiO2⧹CNTs catalyst for methanol electrooxidation

Highly ordered anodic titania nanotube arrays provide a large surface area for electrodepositing nickel nanoparticles which are used as the catalyst for carbon nanotube growth. Pt and Ru nanoparticles, approximately 3 nm in diameter, are uniformly electrodeposited on the as synthesized titania-supported carbon nanotubes (CNTs), constructing a novel catalyst for electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol. An enhanced and stable catalytic activity is obtained due to the uniformly dispersed Pt and Ru nanoparticles, and the large CNT network facilitating the electron transfer between the adsorbed methanol molecules and the catalyst substrate. An oxidation peak current density of 55 mA/cm² is achieved at a low Pt load of 0.126 mg/cm² with a Pt/Ru mole ratio of 1:1.     

The mechanism of hydrazine electro-oxidation revealed by platinum microelectrodes: role of residual oxides

The electrochemistry of hydrazine at platinum has been re-evaluated by an investigation using microelectrodes. Platinum oxides remaining from preceding oxidative scans results in hydrazine oxidation occurring up to ca. 400 mV more cathodic than at an oxide-free Pt electrode. The observed voltammetry at oxidised or 'activated' platinum electrodes was found to be a function of the immersion time (time since 'activation') and pH. Differences between phosphate, sulphate and acetate-based electrolytes are noted. The anodic hydrazine oxidation features at 'activated' electrodes occurred as a prewave or a prepeak, depending upon the electrolyte and scan rate employed. Although hydrazine is known to react with bulk Pt oxide, the loss of activation with time was found to be independent of hydrazine concentration and was instead a function of pH and supporting electrolyte, therefore the 'activation' corresponds to residual rather than bulk platinum oxide. The condition of platinum was examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), which demonstrated an increase in oxygen coverage with cycling and the absence of any strongly adsorbed or poisoning species. The facile oxidation of hydrazine has implications with regards to hydrogen storage, generation and fuel cells. The different effects corresponding to insufficient buffering, which has relevance to the electroanalytical detection of hydrazine, was also investigated.     

不同结构碳纳米管的电磁波吸收性能研究

研究了单壁、多壁碳纳米管(聚团状、阵列状)以及未纯化与纯化后碳纳米管在2～18 GHz范围内的电磁波吸收性能. 通过测定不同结构碳纳米管粉体的介电常数以及磁导率, 得到损耗因子及衰减常数大小顺序为: 阵列状多壁碳纳米管>原生聚团状多壁碳纳米管>纯化聚团状多壁碳纳米管>原生单壁碳纳米管>纯化后单壁碳纳米管. 相比多壁碳纳米管, 单壁碳纳米管衰减常数随频率变化较小, 且具有较宽的吸收峰. 模拟计算和实验测试结果都表明, 碳纳米管/聚合物复合材料具有优良的电磁吸波性能.     

Fe-Ni/TiO2纳米管阵列电极的制备、表征及光电催化还原五氯酚活性

采用阳极氧化法和浸渍电沉积联用法制备了不同负载量的Fe-Ni/TiO2纳米管阵列电极. 通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和电化学测量等手段对样品的微观形貌、 晶体结构和光电响应等特性进行分析. 考察了在0.6 V偏压下, 所制备的电极对五氯酚的光电催化还原性能. 结果表明, 适量的Fe和Ni纳米颗粒的负载, 降低了TiO2纳米管阵列光生电子-空穴对的复合几率; 浸渍电沉积5次的Fe-Ni/TiO2纳米管阵列电极光电催化还原降解五氯酚的效率为91.35%, 明显高于TiO2纳米管阵列电极.     

One-pot triple functionalization of carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are very promising as carriers for the delivery of bioactive molecules. The multifunctionalization of CNTs is necessary to impart multimodalities for the development of future CNT-based multipotent therapeutic constructs. In this context, we report the first example of covalent trifunctionalization of different types of CNTs. Our strategy is a simple and efficient methodology based on the simultaneous functionalization of the nanotube surface with three different active groups. The reaction is performed in one step by arylation with diazonium salts generated in situ. The CNTs are functionalized with benzylamine moieties blocked with three different protecting groups that can be selectively removed under specific conditions. The trifunctionalized CNTs were characterized by TEM, thermogravimetric analysis, and Raman and UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy, while the amine loading was determined by using the Kaiser test. The sequential removal of the protecting groups of the amine functions allows the grafting of the molecules of interest on the nanotube surface to be controlled.     

Carbon nanotube enhanced membrane distillation for online preconcentration of trace pharmaceuticals in polar solvents

Carbon nanotube enhanced membrane distillation (MD) is presented as a novel, online analytical preconcentration method for removing polar solvents thereby concentrating the analytes, making this technique an alternate to conventional thermal evaporation. In a carbon nanotube immobilized membrane (CNIM), the CNTs serve as sorbent sites and provide additional pathways for enhanced solvent vapor transport, thus enhancing preconcentration. Enrichment using CNIM doubled compared to membranes without CNTs, while the methanol flux and mass transfer coefficients increased by 61% and 519% respectively. The carbon nanotube enhanced MD process showed excellent precision (RSD of 3-5%), linearity, and the detection limits were in the range of 0.001 to 0.009 mg L(-1) by HPLC analysis.     

Platinum/Carbon nanotube nanocomposite synthesized in supercritical fluid as electrocatalysts for low-temperature fuel cells

Carbon nanotube (CNT)-supported Pt nanoparticle catalysts have been synthesized in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO(2)) using platinum(II) acetylacetonate as metal precursor. The structure of the catalysts has been characterized with transmission electron micrograph (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). TEM images show that the platinum particles' size is in the range of 5-10 nm. XPS analysis indicates the presence of zero-valence platinum. The Pt-CNT exhibited high catalytic activity both for methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction reaction. The higher catalytic activity has been attributed to the large surface area of carbon nanotubes and the decrease in the overpotential for methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction reaction. Cyclic voltammetric measurements at different scan rates showed that the oxygen reduction reaction at the Pt-CNT electrode is a diffusion-controlled process. Analysis of the electrode kinetics using Tafel plot suggests that Pt-CNT from scCO(2) provides a strong electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction. For the methanol oxidation reaction, a high ratio of forward anodic peak current to reverse anodic peak current was observed at room temperature, which implies good oxidation of methanol to carbon dioxide on the Pt-CNT electrode. This work demonstrates that Pt-CNT nanocomposites synthesized in supercritical carbon dioxide are effective electrocatalysts for low-temperature fuel cells.