单层碳纳米管的化学修饰

单层碳纳米管 (SWNT)是 Iijima博士 [1]于 1 993年首次发现的 .它具有非常独特的物理和化学性质 ,因而成为近年来研究的热点问题 .随着单层碳纳米管的合成技术和纯化研究的不断完善 [2～ 5] ,关于它的研究方向开始转向化学反应和应用研究 .由于单层碳纳米管不溶于水或有机溶剂而限制了对其化学性质的研究 .单层碳纳米管的端头是由碳的五元环和六元环组成的半球形 .氧化作用可将该端头打开并转化为羧基 ,从而与其它的化学试剂发生反应 .Liu Jie等 [6] 用浓硫酸和浓硝酸的混合物氧化单层碳纳米管 ,将之裁剪成 1 50～ 80 0 nm的“短管”.在…     

功能化碳纳米管的电化学性质及在6-巯基嘌呤分析检测中的应用

采用修饰单壁碳纳米管(SWNT、SWNT.COOH或SWNT-OH)及多壁碳纳米管(MwNT、MWNT-COOH或MWNT-OH)的石墨电极研究配位阴离子[Fe(CN)6]3-和配位阳离子[Co(phen)3]3+的电化学行为与吸附性能,借助[Co(phen)3]3+在碳纳米管(CNT)的强吸附特性制备[Co(phen)3]3+/CNT/C修饰电极,以其应用于6-MP的分析检测.结果表明:1)在CNT修饰电极上[Fe(CN)6]3-/4-.呈现很好的氧化还原可逆性,而[Co(phen)3]3+则显示明显的吸附控制特征.2)[Co(phen)3]3+在多壁碳纳米管修饰电极上的吸附量较单壁碳纳米管大,但经羧基化或羟基化后,吸附量减小,而且在羧基化表面的吸附量较羟基化的大.3)[Co(phen)3]3+与6-MP间存在明显的相互作用,其配位产物的还原峰电流与6-MP浓度呈线性关系.     

新型聚N，N-二甲基苯胺/多壁碳纳米管修饰电极的制备、表征与应用

采用多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)改性聚N,N-二甲基苯胺(PDMA)膜,制备了新型复合膜修饰玻碳电极,并用SEM、电化学方法对修饰电极进行表征。结果表明,无论MWNT是以掺杂还是先滴涂MWNT再聚合DMA多层修饰方式,均会改变PDMA膜的形貌和电化学性能。复合膜修饰电极比单一PDMA膜修饰电极大幅度提高了比表面积和电活化面积,同时使PDMA和MWNT更好地协同发挥其优良的电化学特性。实验结果表明,层层修饰制备的聚N,N-二甲基苯胺/多壁碳纳米管复合膜修饰电极对香草醛的电化学响应远大于基体电极和其它方法制备的修饰电极,电催化作用显著提高,其过电位降低了148 mV,氧化峰电流约增加了6倍;其电极反应是吸附控制的不可逆氧化过程,转移电子数n为2,质子数m为1,传递系数α为0.4062,吸附量为Γ=3.527×10-9mol/cm2;检出下限为8.0×10-7mol/L,样品平均回收率为99.87%。     

Fe修饰多壁碳纳米管电极高效产H2O2

为提高电芬顿(Electro-Fenton)体系H2O2的产率, 制备了多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)电极, 并与石墨/气体扩散(GDC)电极进行了比较. 结果表明, MWNT电极H2O2产率高于GDC电极. 采用电沉积方法, 制备了Fe修饰MWNT(Fe-MWNT)电极, 发现Fe对MWNT电极的修饰不仅可以提高体系的H2O2产率, 而且电流效率可以提高8%左右, 与GDC电极的电流效率接近. Fe-MWNT电极有望成为一种新型的阴极材料应用于Electro-Fenton体系中.     

咖啡酸在多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为及其测定

制备了多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)修饰玻碳电极,并研究了咖啡酸在该电极上的电化学行为及其测定方法,与裸玻碳电极(GCE)相比,MWNT膜修饰电极(MWNT/GCE)能显著提高咖啡酸的氧化峰电流.在pH=3.29的B-R缓冲溶液中,咖啡酸在MWNT/GCE电极上出现1对准可逆的氧化还原峰,Epa=0.47 V,Epc=0.32 V,峰电流与其浓度在5.0×10-7～2.0×10-5 mol/L范围内成线性关系,检出限为5.0×10-7mol/L.实际样品测定的相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.82％(n=5),平均回收率为100.7％.MWNT膜对咖啡酸的电化学氧化有明显的催化作用.该法是一种快捷、可靠、灵敏的检测方法,可以用于咖啡酸含量的测定.     

碳纳米管修饰电极上沙丁胺醇电催化氧化研究

将多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)分散在疏水性表面活性剂双十六烷基磷酸(DHP)溶液中形成稳定、均相的分散液,然后制备多壁碳纳米管.DHP复合膜修饰玻碳电极(MWNT-DHP/GCE).应用方波伏安法研究了沙丁胺醇在修饰电极上的电化学行为,结果表明,碳纳米管复合膜修饰电极对沙丁胺醇的氧化有良好的电催化活性,其氧化反应为一电子一质子过程,氧化电位比裸玻碳电极负移40 mV,峰电流增加了4.5倍.在最佳测试条件下,氧化峰电流与沙丁胺醇浓度在8.3×10-7～3.3×10-6 mol/L范围内呈良好线性关系,开路富集2min,检出限达1.8×10～mol/L.该修饰电极具有良好的重现性、稳定性.     

掺杂多壁碳纳米管改性聚溴甲酚绿膜修饰电极的制备、表征与应用研究

研究了掺杂多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)改性聚溴甲酚绿膜(PBG),以不同修饰方法制备了4种修饰电极,用扫描电镜、交流阻抗及循环伏安法等对电极进行表征。结果表明:4种修饰电极的电活化面积均得到明显提高,其中以层层修饰制备的聚溴甲酚绿膜/多壁碳纳米管复合膜(PBG/MWNT/GC)电极最能发挥MWNT和PBG的电活性。将电极用于8-羟基喹啉(8-HQ)电化学行为的研究,结果表明:4种修饰电极的伏安响应明显提高,且8-HQ在PBG/MWNT/GC上的氧化峰电位负移最多,峰电流最大,约为裸玻碳电极的4.5倍,电催化作用显著增强。8-HQ在PBG/MWNT/GC上电极反应的电子转移数和质子数均为1,是吸附控制的不可逆电氧化过程,氧化峰电流Ip与浓度c在4.0×10-6～3.5×10-4mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,r=-0.997 2,检出限(S/N=3)为1.96×10-8mol/L。PBG/MWNT/GC修饰电极可实现8-HQ的快捷、简便测定。     

碳纳米管尺寸对电化学反应活性的影响

制备不同尺寸的多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)修饰电极,应用循环伏安法研究了相同管径、不同管长和相同管长、不同管径的多壁碳纳米管修饰电极在K3Fe(CN)6溶液中的电化学行为及其对尿酸、多巴胺等生物分子的电催化作用,以及尺寸效应对碳纳米管修饰电极电化学活性的影响规律.结果显示,在同一条件下,短管的MWNT比长管的更能有效促进K3Fe(CN)6的电子传递,更有利于对生物分子的电催化;管径对它的电化学行为及生物电催化活性影响较小,无明显规律.主要原因在于碳纳米管管端、管壁的不同电化学活性.     

碳纳米管向金刚石纳米晶粒的转变

在碳60（C60）[1]和碳纳米管(CNTs)[2]发现之前,人们知道碳通常显示石墨和金刚石两种晶体结构.自从C60和碳纳米管发现后,由于其独特的纳米结构而具有广泛的应用前景,国内外许多学者致力于研究它们的物理和化学特性,而C60、巴基葱（多层碳纳米球）、碳纳米管和金刚石之间的转变是所研究的焦点之一.目前,由碳的其他形式向金刚石转变的主要方法有：Meilunas等人[3]以C60和C70薄膜为基底气相生长多晶金刚石,C60和C70的稳定性和微平面结构在外界条件下,有利于金刚石成核和外延生长;Banhart[4]小组研究了在电子束辐射作用下巴基葱转变…     

四铁取代的夹心型钨砷酸盐的合成及玻碳电极表面多层膜组装与电催化性质研究

碳电极表面的修饰在电化学和材料科学中很重要 .最近 ,通过层与层电子间的相互作用来自组装修饰玻碳电极已引起人们的关注 [1] .运用这种方法可将一些功能团修饰到电极表面 ,赋予电极一些新的功能 [2 ] .过渡金属取代的多金属氧酸盐不仅在配位环境 ,而且在催化活性方面都类似于金属卟啉和其它大环配体金属配合物 [3] .将其修饰到玻碳电极表面已有文献报道 [4 ] .由于修饰电极的厚度可控、成分可调及具有良好的电催化活性 ,在生物传感器和电子器件等方面具有潜在的应用前景 .取代型夹心型多金属氧酸盐具有大摩尔质量和高电荷密度 ,表现出优秀…     

Electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid on platinum particles dispersed in SWNT/PANI composite film

Single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT)/Polyaniline (PANI) composite film with good dispersion was prepared by electropolymerization of aniline containing well-dissolved SWNTs. Platinum (Pt) particles were electrodeposited on the SWNT/PANI composite film subsequently. The presence of SWNTs and platinum in the composite film was confirmed by XRD analysis. Four-point probe investigation exhibits that the electrical conductivity of SWNT/PANI composite film is significantly higher than that of pure PANI film. Cyclic voltammogram and Chronoamperogram show that Pt-modified SWNT/PANI electrode performs higher electrocatalytic activity than Pt-modified pure PANI electrode toward formic acid oxidation.     

Chemical Adsorption onto an ITO Substrate of Single‐Wall Carbon Nanotube Functionalized by Carboxylic Groups as an Efficient Support for Electrocatalyst

A single‐wall carbon nanotube functionalized by carboxylic groups (SWNT‐CA) was found to be adsorbed on an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode by chemical interaction between carboxylic groups and the ITO surface. The adsorption experiments indicated that the narrow pH conditions (around pH 3.0) exist for its adsorption which is restricted by preparation of stable fluid dispersion (favorable at higher pH) and by the chemical interaction (favorable at lower pH). Atomic force microscopic (AFM) measurements suggest that fragmented SWNT‐CA are adsorbed, primarily lying on the surface. Electrochemical impedance analysis indicated that an electrochemical double layer capacitance of the SWNT‐CA/ITO electrode is considerably higher than that for the ITO electrode, suggesting that the interfacial area between the electrode surface and the electrolyte solution is enlarged by the SWNT‐CA layer. Pt particles were deposited as a catalyst on the bare ITO and SWNT‐CA‐coated ITO (SWNT‐CA/ITO) electrodes to give respective Pt‐modified electrodes (denoted as a Pt/ITO electrode and a Pt/SWNT‐CA/ITO electrode, respectively). The cathodic current for the Pt/SWNT‐CA/ITO electrode was 1.7 times higher than that for the Pt/ITO electrode at 0.0 V, showing that the Pt/SWNT‐CA/ITO electrode works more efficiently for O₂ reduction at 0.0 V due to the SWNT‐CA layer. The enhancement by the SWNT‐CA layer is also effective for electrocatalytic proton reduction. It could be ascribable to the enlarged interfacial area between the electrode surface and the electrolyte solution.     

Electrochemistry of carboxylated nanodiamond films

The electrochemical behavior of nanodiamond (ND) film functionalized with carboxylic acid groups was studied systematically on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode. One stable redox couple corresponding to the carboxylic acid group was observed. At the scan rate of 0.1 V/s, the cathodic and anodic peak potentials were 0.093 V and 0.088 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), respectively. The carboxylic acid groups on the ND surface were reduced to CH 2 OH via a four electron redox process. The ND film modified electrode showed favorable electrocatalytic behavior toward the oxidation as well as the reduction of biomolecules, such as tryptophan and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.     

Electrochemical detection of amino acids at carbon nanotube and nickel-carbon nanotube modified electrodes

The oxidation and enhanced detection of traditionally 'non-electroactive' amino acids at a single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) surface and at a nickel hydroxide film electrochemically deposited and generated upon the SWNT layer is reported. Different CNT are compared, with Nafion-dispersed SWNT offering the most favorable layer for constant-potential amperometric detection. Factors affecting the oxidation process, including the pH or applied potential, are assessed. The response of the SWNT-Nafion coated electrode compares favorably with that of copper and nickel disk electrodes under flow injection analysis (FIA) conditions. The electrodeposition of nickel onto the SWNT-Nafion layer (Ni-CNT) led to a dramatic enhancement of the analytical response (vs. that observed at the SWNT or nickel electrodes alone). The oxidative process at the Ni(OH)(2) layer has been studied and the increase in sensitivity rationalized. In the presence of amino acid the Ni-CNT layer undergoes an electrocatalytic process in which the amino acid reduces the newly formed NiO(OH) species. Furthermore, the attractive response of both the CNT and Ni-CNT layers has allowed these electrodes to be used for constant-potential FIA of various amino acids and indicates great promise for monitoring chromatographic effluents. Once again an improved signal was observed at the Ni-CNT electrode compared to nickel deposited upon a bare glassy carbon electrode (Ni-GC).     

Patterning of single-wall carbon nanotubes via a combined technique (chemical anchoring and photolithography) on patterned substrates

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have been chemically attached with high density onto a patterned substrate. To form the SWNT pattern, the substrate was treated with acid-labile group protected amine, and an amine prepattern was formed using a photolithographic process with a novel polymeric photoacid generator (PAG). The polymeric PAG contains a triphenylsulfonium salt on its backbone and was synthesized to obtain a PAG with enhanced efficiency and ease of spin-coating onto the amine-modified glass substrate. The SWNT monolayer pattern was then formed through the amidation reaction between the carboxylic acid groups of carboxylated SWNTs (ca-SWNTs) and the prepatterned amino groups. A high-density multilayer was fabricated via further repeated reaction between the carboxylic acid groups of the ca-SWNTs and the amino groups of the linker with the aid of a condensation agent. The formation of covalent amide bonding was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. Scanning electron microscopy and UV-vis-near-IR results show that the patterned SWNT films have uniform coverage with high surface density. Unlike previously reported patterned SWNT arrays, this ca-SWNT patterned layer has high surface density and excellent surface adhesion due to its direct chemical bonding to the substrate.     

Chemical engineering of the single-walled carbon nanotube-nylon 6 interface

We report an approach to the chemical engineering of the single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT)-polymer interfacial interaction in a nylon 6 graft copolymer composite which is based on the degree of SWNT functionality. Continuous fibers are drawn from composites fabricated from the in situ polymerization of caprolactam with SWNTs possessing a range of carboxylic acid (SWNT-COOH) and amide (SWNT-CONH(2)) functionalities. Mechanical performance evaluation of the composite fibers shows that a high concentration of the carboxylic acid functional groups leads to a stronger SWNT-nylon interfacial interaction, as reflected in greater values of the Young's modulus and mechanical strength. Replacement of the COOH group by CONH(2) in the SWNT starting material changes the grafting polymerization chemistry, thereby leading to the covalent attachment of longer graft copolymer chains to the SWNTs, and alters the composite morphology while increasing the composite flexibility and toughness.     

Electrochemical studies of single-wall carbon nanotubes as nanometer-sized activators in enzyme-catalyzed reaction

Chronoamperometry based on the “controlling-diffusion layer” concept of the convective system was used to assay the activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) on a bare glassy carbon (GC) electrode and a GC electrode modified by a single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) film. The effects of lanthanum ion, oxalic acid, and nicotine on the LDH activity were monitored. Analysis of the experimental results revealed that the single-wall carbon nanotubes could markedly increase the activity of LDH. The activation and inhibition were characterized by three quantities: the real initial reaction rate (V₀) and the maximum reaction rate (V_max) of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction and the Michaelis-Menten constant (K_m). Tapping mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) images and the Raman spectra unambiguously demonstrated that the single-wall carbon nanotubes could interact with the enzyme LDH while the SWNT-modified electrode was under the potential control. In this case, the activation of SWNT was attributed to the interaction of SWNTs with the enzyme.     

Vertical alignment of single-walled carbon nanotube films formed by electrophoretic deposition

Films of chemically shortened and functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have been formed on a gold electrode by electrophoretic deposition. Applying ultrasonic energy resulted in dramatic changes of the film morphology; the deposited SWNT bundles reassembled and oriented normal to the electrode. Oriented SWNT bundles with high density (more than 250 bundles/microm (2)) not only presented narrow size distributions, but uniformly spread on the electrode. We discuss the mechanism of SWNT orientation by analyzing the variation in the film morphology with ultrasonication time. In addition, we suggest that the 3D displays of AFM images can lead to misjudgment of nanotube alignment. The method for aligning SWNTs normal to the electrode may be competitive with chemical vapor deposition or screen printing, the predominant methods by which vertically aligned SWNT films have been fabricated to date.     

Different methods of preparing electrode from single-wall carbon nanotubes and their effect on the Li ion insertion process

Single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) is processed in three different ways: (1) coating a film out of a slurry of SWNT with poly (vinilydene difluoride) (PVDF) binder on to a Cu substrate, (2) evaporating SWNT dispersion in methanol on to a Cu substrate, and (3) transferring a film on to a Cu substrate from the water–ethanol interface, to prepare the working electrode for studying the Li ion insertion process. The use of binder enhances irreversible capacity restricting the Coulomb efficiency to only 18% in the initial cycle. The electrode prepared by deposition of SWNT powder from a dispersion of methanol on the Cu substrate gives the best reversible capacity of 445 mA h g⁻¹ and Coulomb efficiency of 25% in the initial cycle. Use of the PVDF binder favors the formation of thicker solid electrolyte interface, which counts the large irreversible capacity.     

A PDDA/poly(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid)-CNTs composite film DNA electrochemical sensor and its application for the detection of specific sequences related to PAT gene and NOS gene

2,6-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDC) was electropolymerized on the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface combined with carboxylic group-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) by cyclic voltammetry (CV) to form PDC-SWNTs composite film, which was rich in negatively charged carboxylic group. Then, poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDDA), a linear cationic polyelectrolyte, was electrostatically adsorbed on the PDC-SWNTs/GCE surface. DNA probes with negatively charged phosphate group at the 5' end were immobilized on the PDDA/PDC-SWNTs/GCE due to the strong electrostatic attraction between PDDA and phosphate group of DNA. It has been found that modification of the electrode with PDC-SWNTs film has enhanced the effective electrode surface area and electron-transfer ability, in addition to providing negatively charged groups for the electrostatic assembly of cationic polyelectrolyte. PDDA plays a key role in the attachment of DNA probes to the PDC-SWNTs composite film and acts as a bridge to connect DNA with PDC-SWNTs film. The cathodic peak current of methylene blue (MB), an electroactive label, decreased obviously after the hybridization of DNA probe (ssDNA) with the complementary DNA (cDNA). This peak current change was used to monitor the recognition of the specific sequences related to PAT gene in the transgenic corn and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of NOS gene from the sample of transgenic soybean with satisfactory results. Under optimal conditions, the dynamic detection range of the sensor to PAT gene target sequence was from 1.0x10(-11) to 1.0x10(-6) mol/L with the detection limit of 2.6x10(-12) mol/L.