溶液结晶制备聚乙烯/碳纳米管串晶结构

通过等温以及非等温溶液结晶法制备了聚乙烯/碳纳米管复合串晶(shish-kebab)结构.电镜结果显示,等温结晶1 h得到的聚乙烯/碳纳米管串晶(shish-kebab)结构kebab长度为30~140 nm,kebab间间距为35~80 nm.使用非等温结晶法得到的产物kebab长度为40~180 nm,kebab间距与等温结晶过程得到的相同.此外实验发现聚乙烯/碳纳米管shish-kebab结构生长过程中,kebab的生长与新的kebab形成是同步发生,直至结晶结束.将得到的聚乙烯/碳纳米管shish-kebab结构在对二甲苯中静置3个月,光学图像显示仍能保持良好的分散性.使用沸腾对二甲苯冲洗聚乙烯/碳纳米管shish-kebab结构以验证其稳定性,发现冲洗过程中虽然部分聚乙烯链溶解,但仍有部分聚乙烯链吸附于碳纳米管上,并在降温过程中重新生成shish-kebab结构.     

氮掺杂碳纳米管的制备及其电化学性能

采用弱反应性含氮有机物水合肼、二乙烯三胺对碳纳米管进行氮掺杂处理. 结合X射线光电子谱(XPS)分析和扫描电镜(SEM)观察, 发现两种含氮有机物处理均可使碳纳米管表面成功连接上含氮基团, 并保持了碳纳米管的本征形貌和结构. 水合肼处理的碳纳米管的氮含量(碳/氮原子比为95/2)明显高于二乙烯三胺处理的碳纳米管(碳/氮原子比为96/0.5). 氮掺杂后碳纳米管在水溶液中分散性明显改善, 且分散性随着氮含量增加进一步增强, 因此水合肼处理的碳纳米管分散性明显优于二乙烯三胺处理的碳纳米管. 作为电化学电容器电极材料, 碳纳米管含氮官能团贡献了赝电容, 但其循环性仍需进一步改进. 氮掺杂碳纳米管较好的亲水性, 改善了电解液的浸润, 循环后氮掺杂碳纳米管电极的比容量仍略高于纯碳纳米管电极的比容量.     

聚苯乙烯/碳纳米管复合材料研究进展

聚苯乙烯/碳纳米管复合材料是近年来开发的新型聚合物基复合材料,具有独特的一维纳米管分散微结构,往往表现出比纯聚苯乙烯更好的机械力学性能、电学性能和热性能等,在诸多领域具有广泛的应用前景.本文首先简要介绍了碳纳米管的结构特点、制备与纯化和性能,然后重点阐述了聚苯乙烯/碳纳米管复合材料的几种制备方法、结构表征以及力学、电学和热性能等方面的研究进展,并对聚苯乙烯共聚物/碳纳米管复合材料的研究现状进行介绍.     

碳纳米管/五氧化二钒空心球的制备及其电化学性能研究

采用溶剂热法制备了碳纳米管穿插的分级结构五氧化二钒空心球（VOC_x）. 使用XRD、SEM、循环伏安曲线和充放电曲线研究了不同碳纳米管量对产物结构、形貌和电化学性能的影响. 结果表明,碳纳米管的加入明显改善了VOC的倍率特性. 碳纳米管含量为7.1%时,0.5 A·g^-1电流密度下,其比电容达到346 F·g^-1,8 A·g^-1电流密度时,其电容保持率可达75%. 与活性炭组装成混合电容器,在功率密度为700 W·kg^-1时,能量密度达12.6 Wh·kg^-1.     

高温退火一步非破坏性纯化碳纳米管

针对催化化学气相法合成的碳纳米管含有金属、金属氧化物和碳杂质, 且缺陷较多进行了非破坏性纯化研究. 基于碳纳米管与碳杂质间结构、性质的微小差异, 1800 ℃使粗制的碳纳米管高温退火3 h, 为避免碳纳米管氧化, 高温退火过程在氩气气氛中完成. 运用扫描电镜、透射电镜观察碳纳米管的形貌和结构, 发现高温退火后, 碳纳米管的端帽大部分被打开. 能谱检测显示, 粗制的碳纳米管中的杂质(Al, Si, Ni, Cu 质量分数w分别为4.67%, 0.27%, 40.12%和1.34%)退火后被除去. 拉曼分析表明, 退火前后石墨D, G峰面积S_D, S_G分别从1314900降至474921, 767157降至566292, 退火不仅有效地去除了样品中的碳杂质, 而且使碳纳米管的缺陷得到一定程度的修复, 石墨化度随之大大提高. 研究提出了一种简单的、非破坏性的、便于规模化的纯化方法.     

碳布/纳米氧化锌/碳纳米管复合结构测定葡萄糖

利用水热法在三维柔性碳布上规模化集成了氧化锌纳米线阵列,之后通过纳米结构的自吸附效应在碳布/氧化锌结构上修饰碳纳米管以提高集成结构的导电性和比表面积。测试结果表明,碳纳米管致密地吸附在了氧化锌纳米线顶端,形成碳纳米管悬浮网络。采用两步法制备的碳布/氧化锌/碳纳米管分级结构,具有改进的电化学特性,相比于碳布/氧化锌结构,其比电容提高了约2.5倍,电化学阻抗值Rct减小到25%。将其应用于葡萄糖传感器,在1~7 mmol/L的浓度范围内对葡萄糖具有线性响应特性,其灵敏度为2.5 m A(mol/L)-1·cm-2。该集成结构具有优良的电学/电化学特性和生物兼容性,将在生物传感领域展现广阔的应用前景。     

有限长Y型碳纳米管结构和性质的第一性原理研究

采用密度泛函理论的GGA/PW91方法对有限长Y型碳纳米管的结构和性质进行了研究. 研究结果表明, 由于缺陷环的影响, Y型碳纳米管与直型管的性质明显不同, 而且, Y型碳纳米管的结构和性质与分支管长度存在一定的关系. 当分支管长度大于1 nm 时, Y型碳纳米管的结构、能隙和电学性质均出现周期性振荡变化的趋势.     

取向碳纳米管/高分子新型复合材料的制备及应用

碳纳米管/高分子复合材料已经被广泛研究, 但长期以来存在一个共同而关键的挑战, 即碳纳米管无规聚集, 结构难以调控, 性能无法满足应用需要. 本工作提出了制备取向碳纳米管/高分子复合材料的一种新方法, 获得块状、膜状、纤维状复合材料, 制备的关键步骤是通过化学气相沉积法合成可纺的高质量碳纳米管阵列. 该方法简单易行, 具有较好的普适性. 由于碳纳米管取向排列, 复合材料具有优异的物理性能, 如碳纳米管取向后复合材料的机械强度和导电率可分别提高一个和三个数量级. 在此基础上, 进一步探讨取向碳纳米管/高分子复合材料作为新型电极在有机太阳能电池中的应用.     

催化裂解CH4或CO制碳纳米管结构性能的谱学表征

利用TEM、HRTEM、XRD、XPS和TPO等方法对CH₄或CO催化分解生成的碳纳米管结构和性能进行了表征.结果表明,所得产物是管径15～20nm的均匀碳纳米管.其XRD谱图与石墨的相近,但特征衍射峰稍宽化,表明其长程有序度较石墨的低.由CH₄制备的碳纳米管系由多层具有类石墨片状结构的同心、等径及中空圆锥形面叠合而成,类石墨层面取向与管轴倾斜;而由CO制备的碳纳米管系由多层具有类石墨片状结构的圆柱形面围叠而成,类石墨层面取向与管轴平行.碳纳米管中C_1s的电子结合能比石墨的下降约0.5eV.TPO试验结果显示所制备的两种产物中无定形碳含量都很低,其整体结构石墨化程度较高;由CH₄制得的碳纳米管与O₂反应的起燃温度比由CO制得的约高100K.     

碳纳米管/铜纳米结构电极材料在葡萄糖检测中的应用

利用电化学沉积法制备了碳纳米管/铜纳米结构电极材料, 采用扫描电子显微镜和电化学方法对电极表面的形貌和电化学性质进行了表征. 结果表明, 碳纳米管/铜纳米结构电极材料具有较大的电化学活性表面积、 高稳定性、 良好的导电性以及高葡萄糖电氧化活性, 有望用于葡萄糖的检测.     

十八醇亲核取代反应修饰溴代多壁碳纳米管

Octadecanol modified multiple-walled carbon nanotubes, with octadecanol covalently bound to the nanotube surface, have been synthesized by bromination of the carbon nanotubes followed by nucleophilic substitution using octadecanol and sodium hydride. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy images show that the morphologies of the nanotubes are largely intact after functionalization. The brominated carbon nanotubes and octadecanol modified carbon nanotubes were characterized using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The mechanism of nucleophilic substitution was discussed, and it is believed that the reaction occurs with an SN1 mechanism.     

水溶性羟基化单壁碳纳米管与人血清白蛋白之间的相互作用研究

利用荧光光谱、UV吸收光谱、同步荧光光谱和透射电子显微镜等技术较为系统地研究了水溶性羟基化单壁碳纳米管与人血清白蛋白(HSA)的相互作用. 实验发现, 这种羟基化单壁碳纳米管可以明显猝灭HSA的内源荧光, 且猝灭效应随碳纳米管浓度增大而增强. 同时, HSA对水溶性羟基化单壁碳纳米管起到一定的分散和稳定作用. 同步荧光光谱表明, 二者之间的相互作用可导致HSA的构象发生变化, HSA的色氨酸残基荧光信号发生2 nm的红移, 表明色氨酸残基周围微环境的极性降低.     

Growth Mechanism of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays

Vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube arrays grown on quartz substrate are obtained by co-pyrolysis of xylene and ferrocene at 850 oC in a tube furnace. Raman spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy measurements show that the single-walled carbon nanotubes are only present on top of vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube arrays. It has been revealed that isolated single-walled carbon nanotubes are only present in those floating catalyst generated materials. It thus suggests that the single-walled carbon nanotubes here are also generated by floating catalyst. Vertically alignedcarbon nanotube arrays on the quartz substrate have shown good orientation and good graphitization. Meanwhile, to investigate the growth mechanism, two bi-layers carbon nan-otube films with di erent thickness have been synthesized and analyzed by Raman spectroscopy. The results show that the two-layer vertically aligned carbon nanotube films grow “bottom-up”. There are distinguished Raman scattering signals for the second layer itself, surface of the first layer, interface between the first and second layer, side wall and bottom surface. It indicates that the obtained carbon nanotubes follow the base-growth mechanism, and the single-walled carbon nanotubes grow from their base at the growth beginning when iron catalyst particles have small size. Those carbon nanotubes with few walls (typically <5 walls) have similar properties, which also agree with the base-growth mechanism.     

Purification and opening of carbon nanotubes using steam

Purification and opening of carbon nanotubes has been carried out by treatment of as-made single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with pure steam at 1 atm pressure. Treated samples have been characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and IR and Raman spectroscopy. Comparison between the steam purification and the standard nitric acid purification treatment shows that steam is less aggressive toward damage to the tubular nanotube wall structure and forms fewer functional groups.     

A comparative study of argon ion irradiated pristine and fluorinated single-wall carbon nanotubes

Effect of Ar(+) ion irradiation on the structure of pristine and fluorinated single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) was examined using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The TEM analysis revealed retention of tubular structures in both irradiated samples while Raman spectroscopy and XPS data indicated a partial destruction of nanotubes and formation of oxygen-containing groups on the nanotube surface. From similarity of electronic states of carbon in the irradiated pristine and fluorinated SWCNTs observed by XPS, it was suggested that defluorination of nanotubes proceeded with breaking of C-F bonds.     

聚碳酸酯修饰多壁碳纳米管的制备和表征

为了制备聚合物/碳纳米管复合物,采用聚碳酸酯修饰了多壁碳纳米管。选择聚碳酸环氧丙烷己内酯,聚碳酸亚丁酯己内酯和聚碳酸亚丙酯马来酸酐酯三种聚碳酸酯修饰多壁碳纳米管,仅仅碳酸环氧丙烷己内酯修饰的碳纳米管复合物可分离得到可溶解性产物。分别采用红外光谱、扫描电镜和透射电镜表征了碳纳米管的表面修饰基团及形貌。热重分析表明,可溶解聚碳酸环氧丙烷己内酯修饰多壁碳纳米管相对接枝了较多的聚合物,因此促进了碳纳米管的溶解性,可能是因为聚碳酸环氧丙烷己内酯具有较多的端羟基提高了修饰接枝效果。可溶解聚碳酸环氧丙烷己内酯修饰多壁碳纳米管接枝了生物活性的部分,并具有一定溶解性,在药物载体领域将具有潜在用途。     

Regulatory Peptides Are Susceptible to Oxidation by Metallic Impurities within Carbon Nanotubes

In this article, we show that the redox properties of the regulatory peptide L ‐glutathione are affected by the presence of nickel oxide impurities within single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant that protects cells from oxidative stress by removing free radicals and peroxides. We show that the L ‐cysteine moiety in L ‐glutathione is responsible for the susceptibility to oxidation by metallic impurities present in the carbon nanotubes. These results have great significance for assessing the toxicity of carbon‐nanotube materials. The SWCNTs were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, high‐resolution X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy.     

Lipid bilayers covalently anchored to carbon nanotubes

The unique physical and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes make them an exciting material for applications in various fields such as bioelectronics and biosensing. Due to the poor water solubility of carbon nanotubes, functionalization for such applications has been a challenge. Of particular need are functionalization methods for integrating carbon nanotubes with biomolecules and constructing novel hybrid nanostructures for bionanoelectronic applications. We present a novel method for the fabrication of dispersible, biocompatible carbon nanotube-based materials. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are covalently modified with primary amine-bearing phospholipids in a carbodiimide-activated reaction. These modified carbon nanotubes have good dispersibility in nonpolar solvents. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy shows peaks attributable to the formation of amide bonds between lipids and the nanotube surface. Simple sonication of lipid-modified nanotubes with other lipid molecules leads to the formation of a uniform lipid bilayer coating the nanotubes. These bilayer-coated nanotubes are highly dispersible and stable in aqueous solution. Confocal fluorescence microscopy shows labeled lipids on the surface of bilayer-modified nanotubes. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows the morphology of dispersed bilayer-coated MWCNTs. Fluorescence quenching of lipid-coated MWCNTs confirms the bilayer configuration of the lipids on the nanotube surface, and fluorescence anisotropy measurements show that the bilayer is fluid above the gel-to-liquid transition temperature. The membrane protein α-hemolysin spontaneously inserts into the MWCNT-supported bilayer, confirming the biomimetic membrane structure. These biomimetic nanostructures are a promising platform for the integration of carbon nanotube-based materials with biomolecules.     

Preparation of Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin Cross-linked Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes and Their Application in Enantioseparation of Clenbuterol

A method of cross‐linking multi‐walled carbon nanotubes by a nucleophilic substitution of brominated multi‐walled carbon nanotubes using hydroxypropyl‐β‐cyclodextrin anions was studied. The modified multi‐walled carbon nanotube samples were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The hydroxypropyl‐β‐cyclodextrin modified multi‐walled carbon nanotubes were used as a chiral stationary phase additive for thin‐layer chromatography to separate clenbuterol enantiomers, and the chiral separation factor was increased.     

Synthesis and characterization of unbranched and branched multi-walled carbon nanotubes using Cu as catalyst

Unbranched and branched carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized by catalytic chemical vapor deposition from methane at 900 °C over a Cu/MgO catalyst. Morphology and structure of the CNTs were characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The effect of methane flow rate on the CNT growth was investigated. The results suggest that the products were transformed from unbranched to branched CNTs with an increase in methane flow rate. The simplicity and controllability of such a preparation technique make it a promising method to synthesize different carbon nanotube structures.