碳纳米管介电电泳精确及可控组装技术

碳纳米管(CNTs)具有优良的电学、热学、光学、力学性能和大的长径比,使得碳纳米管在能源存储、生物医药学、催化剂载体、水气过滤、复合材料等领域存在极大的应用价值。碳纳米管在金属电极之间的精确可控组装是实现其诸多应用的前提,介电电泳法是目前最常用且最具前景的组装方法之一。文中介绍了介电电泳法组装碳纳米管的原理,分析了介电电泳组装碳纳米管的影响因素,分别从碳纳米管的精确定位组装和数量可控组装两个方面进行了综述。     

聚合物辅助碳纳米管定向定位排列

探讨了聚合物对碳纳米管的不同表面修饰作用,总结了聚合物对碳纳米管的共价与非共价修饰方法,修饰后的碳纳米管在水溶液或不同极性有机溶剂、聚合物本体中的分散性得到了改善,更为碳纳米管的阵列化提供了前提.以碳纳米管的后排列为中心,主要综述了聚合物辅助下的碳纳米管垂直和水平方向上的定向排列方法,及近年来碳纳米管阵列化的研究进展,阐述了聚合物对碳纳米管的表面修饰及辅助碳纳米管实现阵列化的重要作用,提出了利用聚合物体系的自组织特性诱导碳纳米管自组装阵列化可以为实现单根碳纳米管的定向定位控制及纳米尺度功能器件的制备提供更多的可能.     

聚合物微相分离诱导聚合物功能化碳纳米管的自组装

利用自组装的方法实现碳纳米管的有序排列对制备碳纳米管基复合材料至关重要.将聚4-乙烯基吡啶修饰的碳纳米管与含有羧基的接枝共聚物聚丙烯酸-g-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PAA-g-PMMA)相混合,由于吡啶基团与羧基之间的氢键作用,在聚合物微相分离的过程中,将诱导形成碳纳米管的有序排列,得到一种基于碳纳米管自组装的蜂窝状膜.     

基于层层自组装技术构建灵敏度可调的电化学发光传感器检测FLT3EI北大核心CSCD

选择急性髓系白血病的标志性基因FLT3作为目标物,构建了灵敏度可调的双信号放大电化学发光传感体系。采用层层自组装法将预处理的多壁碳纳米管有序组装到电极表面,利用无酶目标催化发夹反应放大传感器的灵敏度,实现FLT3基因的高灵敏、快速、准确检测。通过电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)对传感器的构建进行跟踪表征,采用电化学发光法(ECL)对不同浓度的FLT3基因进行检测。结果表明,该传感器可通过控制多壁碳纳米管的组装层数调节灵敏度与检出限。当多壁碳纳米管组装层数为6层时,检测FLT3的线性范围为0.5~50 pmol/L,检出限为0.3 pmol/L。更高灵敏度的传感器有望通过组装更多层数的多壁碳纳米管实现。     

生物分子功能化碳纳米管

利用生物分子功能化碳纳米管,使其具备生物相容性和特殊的识别功能并引入生物体系是一项极具应用潜力的研究.如何利用不同种类的生物分子功能化碳纳米管则是该领域须解决的一个关键问题.本文综述了利用生物分子酶、蛋白质、氨基酸、肽螺旋、DNA功能化碳纳米管的最新研究进展,重点介绍了碳纳米管侧壁与端口的DNA功能化以及碳纳米管的DNA填充,并对DNA功能化碳纳米管在生物传感器、电化学检测及DNA操纵碳纳米管自组装方面的应用作了阐述.     

碳纳米管/超支化重氮盐自组装膜的制备及性能研究

利用静电吸附自组装技术将酸化处理后的单壁碳纳米管(SWNTs)与超支化重氮盐(DAS)组装成多层膜.利用紫外光谱、椭偏仪、原子力显微镜、扫描电镜、拉曼光谱等对自组装膜的生长过程、膜厚增长、自组装膜表面形貌以及纳米管在膜中的存在状态等进行了检测,并利用纳米压痕仪测试了自组装膜的硬度和弹性模量.研究结果表明,SWNTs与DAS不仅发生了静电吸附,而且还发生了化学交联.同时碳纳米管均匀分散在自组装膜中.这两种因素的共同作用使得自组装膜表现出良好的纳米力学性能,硬度达到2.0GPa左右,弹性模量达到10.0GPa左右,而且可以从基底上剥离下来成为独立支撑膜.     

两亲性聚合物修饰碳纳米管研究进展

随着两亲性共聚物在越来越多的领域显示出其功能,它的重要理论和应用意义正为人们所认识。用它来修饰碳纳米管,将会赋予碳纳米管更加优异的性能,因此为碳纳米管的研究提供了一个方向。本文综述了两亲性聚合物修饰碳纳米管表面的研究进展,从化学修饰和物理吸附、包裹两种修饰手段入手,着重介绍了两亲性聚合物化学修饰碳纳米管的方法和研究状况。最后,对修饰后的两亲性聚合物碳纳米管的分散性和自组装行为进行了综述。     

碳纳米管纤维的连续制备及高性能化

碳纳米管纤维是一种碳纳米管的宏观聚集体,是由碳纳米管及管束组装而成的连续纱线,具有高强、高韧、高导电等特性,在结构功能一体化复合材料、纤维状能源器件、人工肌肉以及轻质导电线缆等领域具有非常广泛的应用前景。经过近二十年的发展,碳纳米管纤维材料在连续制备技术、高性能化以及应用探索等方面相继取得了突破性的研究进展。本文总结了碳纳米管纤维材料的发展历程,对比介绍了碳纳米管纤维的不同连续制备与组装技术,重点讨论了碳纳米管纤维结构与性能之间的关联规律,并对目前碳纳米管纤维的高性能化方法进行了综述。在此基础上,对碳纳米管纤维材料的发展思路以及未来的应用方向进行了展望。     

针尖化学方法研究单壁碳纳米管末端羧基的解离性质

针尖化学利用化学手段对扫描探针显微镜 ( SPM)的针尖进行功能化修饰 ,将其作为化学反应的“探针”用于研究表面的局域化学反应性质、跟踪表面发生的化学反应过程等 [1] .用针尖化学技术来研究自组装膜 ( SAMs)表面酸碱基团的局域解离性质 ,称之为化学力滴定 [2～ 8] .利用表面缩合方法将单壁碳纳米管短管组装到 AFM针尖上 ,通过测定针尖上碳纳米管的末端基团与羟基自组装膜表面之间的粘滞力 ,研究碳纳米管末端羧基的解离性质 ,可得到碳纳米管结构与化学性质的信息 .1　实验部分1 .1　碳纳米管针尖和羟基末端自组装膜的制备　基底 [Si( …     

碳纳米管薄膜的制备及其在柔性电子器件中的应用

近年来,柔性电子器件的发展日新月异。以碳纳米管为代表的碳纳米材料,尤其是其组装成的宏观结构碳纳米管薄膜具有良好的柔性和优异的导电性,且具有化学稳定、热稳定、光学透明性等优点,在柔性电子领域展现了极大的应用潜力。本文简要综述了近年来碳纳米管薄膜在柔性电子器件领域的研究进展。首先详细介绍了碳纳米管薄膜的两类主要制备方法,分别为干法制备和湿法制备;继而介绍了碳纳米管薄膜在多种柔性电子器件的组装、性能与应用方面的最新研究进展;最后总结了碳纳米管薄膜基柔性电子领域的发展现状,并讨论了该领域所面临的挑战及其未来前景。     

Zigzag Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes inside Au Microtrenches

We report the self-assembly of zigzag patterns consisting of aligned carbon nanotubes inside Au microtrenches by chemical vapor deposition using ferrocene/xylene solution as the precursor. The zigzag nanotubes have uniform size and constant interpattern distance, which can be controlled by simply changing the width of the Au trenches. We demonstrated the tunable length and orientation of nanotubes during self-assembly, leading to a predictable motion of zigzag patterns. A growth model was proposed for the zigzag assembly of nanotubes, including the formation and subsequent splitting of an amorphous carbon layer on the pattern top. Rows of nanotube micropatterns regularly distributed along the Au trench are potential candidates as integrated arrays of thermal or mechanical detectors and actuators.     

Persistence length control of the polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer self-assembly on carbon nanotubes

We have studied layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte self-assembly on pristine individual single-wall carbon nanotubes as a function of solution ionic strength. We report the existence of an ionic strength threshold for the deposition, below which the majority of nanotubes remain uncoated. Once the ionic strength reaches the threshold value, the majority of the individual nanotubes become coated with polyelectrolytes. Our results indicate that the self-assembly process likely involves wrapping of polymer chains around nanotubes and that the polymer chain's ability to bend in order to accommodate the nanotube curvature is one of the critical parameters controlling layer-by-layer electrostatic self-assembly on these one-dimensional templates.     

石墨烯/碳纳米管复合薄膜的制备进展

石墨烯/碳纳米管复合材料具有石墨烯和碳纳米管的共同特性,它弥补了石墨烯不连续和碳纳米管网存在间隙这两方面缺点。 本文探讨了石墨烯/碳纳米管复合薄膜的制备新进展,阐述了利用自组装合成、非原位合成以及非化学合成等方法制备厚度薄、强度高和比电容高等特点的石墨烯/碳纳米管复合薄膜的方法,对石墨烯/碳纳米管复合薄膜在传感器、锂电池和超级电容器等方面的应用前景进行了展望。     

Welding of gold nanoparticles on graphitic templates for chemical sensing

Controlled self-assembly of zero-dimensional gold nanoparticles and construction of complex gold nanostructures from these building blocks could significantly extend their applications in many fields. Carbon nanotubes are one of the most promising inorganic templates for this strategy because of their unique physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, which translate into numerous potential applications. Here we report the bottom-up synthesis of gold nanowires in aqueous solution through self-assembly of gold nanoparticles on single-walled carbon nanotubes followed by thermal-heating-induced nanowelding. We investigate the mechanism of this process by exploring different graphitic templates. The experimental work is assisted by computational studies that provide additional insight into the self-assembly and nanowelding mechanism. We also demonstrate the chemical sensitivity of the nanomaterial to parts-per-billion concentrations of hydrogen sulfide with potential applications in industrial safety and personal healthcare.     

Highly dispersed MoO(x) on carbon nanotube as support for high performance Pt catalyst towards methanol oxidation

HPMo self-assembly on carbon nanotubes followed by decomposition is used to fabricate highly dispersed MoO(x)/CNTs as a support for high performance of a Pt catalyst towards methanol oxidation.     

Functionalized multiwall carbon nanotube/gold nanoparticle composites

Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were chemically oxidized in a mixture of sulfuric acid and nitric acid (3:1) while being ultrasonicated. The effect of oxidative ultrasonication at room temperature on development of functional groups on the carbon nanotubes was investigated. The dispersability and the carboxylic acid group concentration of functionalized MWCNTs (fMWNTs) varied with reaction time. The concentration of carboxylic acid groups on fMWNTs increased from 4 x 10(-4) mol/g of fMWNTs to 1.1 x 10(-3) mol/g by doubling the treatment period from 4 to 8 h. The colloidal stability of aqueous fMWCNTs dispersions was enhanced through elongated oxidation. fMWCNTs that were reacted longer than 4 h did not precipitate in aqueous media for at least 24 h. The layer-by-layer self-assembly of polyelectrolytes on fMWCNTs was characterized by zeta potential measurements. The zeta potential of fMWCNTs changed from negative charge to positive charge when cationic polyelectrolytes were self-assembled on their surface. With addition of anionic polyelectrolytes, cationic polyelectrolyte coated fMWCNTs showed the expected charge reversal as expected for multilayer self-assembly. Complex formation of positively charged gold nanoparticles and negatively charged fMWCNTs was achieved with and without polyelectrolyte coatings by electrostatic interaction. The complex formation was characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The here found complex formation of positively charged colloidal gold and defect sites on fMWNTs indicates the location of functional groups on carbon nanotubes. It is suggested that positively charged colloids such as gold nanoparticles could be used for detection of defect sites on carbon nanotubes.     

Water-assisted fabrication of aligned microsized carbon tubes made of self-assembled multi-wall carbon nanotubes

Aligned micro-sized carbon tubes have been successfully synthesized on silicon substrate by pyrolysis of cyclohexane/ferrocene in the presence of water, a spectacular feature of which is that the multi-wall carbon nanotubes formed in situ act as the basic building blocks for the construction of micro-tubes via a "multi-scale" self-assembly process.     

Stable sequestration of single-walled carbon nanotubes in self-assembled aqueous nanopores

We demonstrate the ability to stably sequester individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) within self-contained nanometer-scale aqueous volumes arrayed in an organic continuum. Large areal densities of 4 × 10(9) cm(-2) are readily achieved. SWNTs are incorporated into a surfactant mesophase which forms 2.3 nm diameter water channels by lyotropic self-assembly. Near-infrared fluorescence spectroscopy demonstrates that the SWNTs exist as well-dispersed tubes that are stable over several months and through multiple cycles of heating and cooling. Absence of physical distortion of the mesophase suggests that the SWNTs are stabilized by adsorbed surfactants that do not extend considerably from the surface. Our findings have important implications for templated assembly of carbon nanotubes using soft mesophases and the development of functional nanocomposites.     

Hybridization of graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes at the liquid/air interface

The liquid/air interface provides an ideal platform for the uniform hybridization of multi-components in a thin graphene-based membrane through self-assembly. This study presents the first example for such a hybrid membrane which combines chemically active GO layers with highly conductive carbon nanotubes.