水平阵列碳纳米管的可控制备及优异性能

水平阵列状碳纳米管是指利用化学气相沉积法在平整基底上制备的沿基底形貌或气流定向、平行排列、能够达到毫米级甚至厘米级以上长度的碳纳米管类型.水平阵列碳纳米管遵循自由生长的模式,缺陷很少,能够体现出碳纳米管本征的优异性能,是透明显示、微电子、超强纤维以及航空航天等领域的尖端基础材料.本文总结了水平阵列碳纳米管近年来的相关进展,并对其生长机理、结构可控制备、光学可视化技术、可控操纵技术、力学、电学及热学方面的优异性能,以及管壁间的超润滑现象等方面的进展进行了评述.目前,水平阵列碳纳米管可以达到半米以上的长度,并且具有完美的结构和优异性能,从而使其具有广阔的应用前景.同时,本文也对碳纳米管水平阵列密度过低的机理进行了分析,并对实现其批量制备的方法和未来发展进行了展望.     

碳纳米管可控制备的过去、现在和未来

碳纳米管独特的几何和电子结构使其具有丰富优异的性质,因此在过去的二十余年备受研究者的关注。然而,碳纳米管结构的多样性成为其从实验室走到产业化的最大阻碍,结构决定性质,制备决定未来,完善的结构控制制备技术将成为碳纳米管基础研究和产业化应用中至关重要的一环。本文首先对碳纳米管的结构进行描述,然后综述了碳纳米管的结构可控制备方法和溶液纯化分离技术,提出未来理想的碳纳米管制备之路是将碳纳米管精细结构控制方法与宏量制备技术相结合,在降低碳纳米管生产成本的同时,提高其纯度,并建立碳纳米管产品的标准。最后,展望了碳纳米管的杀手锏级应用和该领域的机遇和挑战。     

单壁碳纳米管的结构控制生长方法

单壁碳纳米管在原子尺度的结构变化即可导致其电学、光学方面等性质的多样性和非连续的变化——如电学性质上可呈现半导体性或金属性。然而,在单壁碳纳米管表现出诸多优异性能的同时,如何实现碳纳米管的结构控制制备仍面临严峻的挑战。本文以单壁碳纳米管的管径、导电属性和手性控制为目标,介绍单壁碳纳米管的结构控制生长方法,主要包括温度扰动法、金属催化剂结构设计法、生长气氛调控法、外场辅助法、基底诱导法、非金属粒子催化法和sp2碳结构模板法等。并在此基础上总结了单壁碳纳米管结构控制生长的基本思路及实现途径,以期为后续单壁碳纳米管的规模化应用奠定基础。     

碳纳米管在防腐涂料中的研究进展

碳纳米管(Carbon nanotubes,CNTs)因其独特的一维纳米结构和优异的物理、化学性质,将其掺杂于聚合物基体中制备防腐涂料,可显著提升涂层的防腐性能。本文综述碳纳米管掺杂于不同聚合物基体制备防腐涂料的最新研究进展,主要概述了聚苯胺复合型、聚吡咯复合型、聚氨酯复合型和环氧树脂复合型四大类,总结了碳纳米管掺杂不同聚合物制备防腐涂料的特点,分析了碳纳米管复合制备防腐涂料当前所面临的问题与挑战,并展望其今后在防腐涂料工业化生产的应用前景。     

碳纳米管的宏量制备及产业化

作为纳米材料的代表之一,碳纳米管因其独特的一维结构具备了优异的力学、电学、热学、光学和反应性能,使其在能源存储与转化、复合材料、多相催化、环境保护及生物医药等领域具有大量的应用潜力.本文总结了多种类型碳纳米管宏量制备的化学及工程原理,并对多壁碳纳米管、单壁碳纳米管、双壁碳纳米管、定向碳纳米管、超顺排碳纳米管、水平超长碳纳米管、掺杂碳纳米管、螺旋碳纳米管、碳纳米管结及碳纳米管/石墨烯杂化物的宏量制备方法进行了评述.同时,对碳纳米管产业化中新的工程问题,如工业标准、环境评估以及产业化进展进行了分析.目前,碳纳米管已经具有成千吨的产能,并广泛应用于锂离子电池电极、导电复合材料、汽车配件和体育用品等领域.尽管如此,高性能的碳纳米管的宏量制备及其配套产业化技术仍有待深入开发,产品需要进一步丰富、市场需要进一步拓展,以望形成大规模纳米产业,促进社会的可持续发展.     

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。     

光子晶体结构色材料的自组装制备与应用

光子晶体是由不同折射率材料周期性排列而成的结构,由于其独特的光学性质及优异的色彩饱和度,已经成为结构色材料中最重要的类型.过去几十年来,纳米粒子自组装制备光子晶体具有精准、成本低以及易大面积等优势,已经得到了广泛的研究和关注.综述了近期光子晶体结构色材料的研究进展,包括其基本的生色机制,制备方法以及在显示、色度传感和信息防伪加密等方面的实际应用.其中重点讨论了“自下而上”自组装的制备方式,并且强调了图案化和大面积结构色材料的制备方法.最后,对目前自组装制备光子晶体结构色材料所面临的挑战以及未来发展的方向进行了展望.     

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.     

碳纳米管分散研究进展

碳纳米管由于其独特的结构和性质受到了人们广泛的关注。但是目前制备的碳纳米管经常呈现团聚状态,这样就破坏了单根碳纳米管所具有的优异性能,严重影响了碳纳米管的应用。如何使碳纳米管能够有效地分散成为现在急需解决的问题。影响碳纳米管分散的因素有很多,本文主要综述了表面活性剂、超声振荡和离心这三个方面对碳纳米管分散的影响。     

碳纳米管共价功能化*

碳纳米管由于其独特的结构与优异的各项性能,在许多领域具有巨大的应用潜力,已引起了广泛的关注。由于碳纳米管不溶于水和有机溶剂,极大地制约了其性能应用,因此碳纳米管的功能化就成为目前研究的热点。本文侧重于碳纳米管的共价功能化,详细讨论了碳纳米管不同位置共价功能化的研究进展。     

Progress and Challenges for the Bottom-Up Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes with Discrete Chirality

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as some of the most promising materials for the technologies of the future. One of the most significant limitations to furthering the understanding and application of these fascinating systems is the lack of atomic-level structural control in their syntheses. Current synthetic methods produce mixtures of structures with varying physical properties. In this article, we describe the potential advantages, recent advances, and challenges that lie ahead for the bottom-up organic synthesis of homogeneous carbon nanotubes with well-defined structures.     

钙钛矿二维纳米材料的合成和发光研究进展

钙钛矿纳米材料的研究取得了飞速发展:一方面,合成方法不断涌现,已经可以实现从零维纳米晶、一维纳米线到二维纳米片的形貌精确控制,对其尺寸和维度依赖的光学性质认识也不断深入;另一方面,钙钛矿纳米材料的光学和光电子应用也得到了快速发展,其中,基于钙钛矿量子点的光致发光和电致发光技术最受关注。 由于钙钛矿的天然层状结构,通过配体调控很容易制备出二维纳米材料,其发光性能可以通过层数和组分进行调节,最高量子产率超过85%,且具有偏振发光特性,有望成为一类新型发光材料。 本文从制备方法、光致发光和电致发光应用等方面综述了基于钙钛矿二维纳米材料的进展,并对其未来的发展方向进行讨论。     

Carbon nanotube dielectrophoresis: Theory and applications

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are one of the most extensively studied nanomaterials in the 21st century. Since their discovery in 1991, many studies have been reported advancing our knowledge in terms of their structure, properties, synthesis, and applications. CNTs exhibit unique electrothermal and conductive properties which, combined with their mechanical strength, have led to tremendous attention of CNTs as a nanoscale material in the past two decades. To introduce the various types of CNTs, we first provide basic information on their structure followed by some intriguing properties and a brief overview of synthesis methods. Although impressive advances have been demonstrated with CNTs, critical applications require purification, positioning, and separation to yield desired properties and functional elements. Here, we review a versatile technique to manipulate CNTs based on their dielectric properties, namely dielectrophoresis (DEP). A detailed discussion on the DEP aspects of CNTs including the theory and various technical microfluidic realizations is provided. Various advancements in DEP-based manipulations of single-walled and multiwalled CNTs are also discussed with special emphasis on applications involving separation, purification, sensing, and nanofabrication.     

Recent advance in synthesis and application of heteroatom zeolites

Incorporation of heteroatoms into the framewo rk of zeolites has become a significant strategy to improve their performance in catalysis and adsorption,because the obtained heteroatom zeolites exhibit quite different properties from the conventional aluminosilicate zeolites in aspects of surface acidity,pore structures,particle size and so on.In this review,the progress on the heteroatom zeolites including their synthesis and application is highlighted.First,the recent advance on the design and synthesis of different heteroatom zeolites is summarized.Special emphasis is placed on the introduction and comparison of three typical methods,including the direct synthesis,post synthesis and improved direct synthesis,for the traditional heteroatom zeolites(such as TS-1,Sn-MFI,Sn-β) and newly-reported heteroatom zeolites(such as W-MFI,Mo-MFI).According to their intrinsic characteristics,the application of heteroatom zeolites in diverse fields,such as production of fine chemicals,air pollution control and biomass conversion is then discussed.Finally,the challenges and perspective on the future development of heteroatom zeolites in low-cost preparation and practical application are proposed.     

Controlled synthesis of multi-shelled transition metal oxide hollow structures through one-pot solution route

As one type of promising candidates for environmental and energy-related systems,multi-shelled transition metal oxide hollow structures(MS-TMOHSs) have drawn great scientific and technical interest in the past few years.This article highlights recent advances in one-pot solution synthesis of MSTMOHSs. We begin it with an overview of synthetic strategies that have been exploited to achieve these peculiar structures.We then focus on one-pot solution approaches in the following four sections:i) soft templates directed growth;ii) Ostwald ripening;iii) controlled etching;and iv) gas bubble assisted growth.After giving a brief discussion on the unique properties and applications of these multi-shelled hollow structures,we conclude this review with the general challenges and the potential future directions of this exciting area of research.     

Single-atom site catalysts supported on two-dimensional materials for energy applications

Single-atom site catalysts (SACs) and two-dimensional materials (2DM) have gradually become two hot topics in catalysis over the past decades. Their combination with each other can further endow the derived SACs with extraordinary properties such as high loading, identical active sites, uniform coordination environment, distinctive metal-support interaction, and enhanced catalytic activities. In this review, we highlight the recent development in this specific research topic according to the types of substrates and focus on their applications in energy conversion field. Additionally, we also make a brief introduction to the synthesis and characterization methods for SACs supported on 2DM (SACs/2DM). Finally, the challenges and perspectives are summarized based on the current development status. It is believed that this work will make contributions to the rational design and fabrication of novel SACs/2DM, promoting their practical energy applications in the future.     

On‐Surface Reactions

On‐surface synthesis constitutes a rapidly growing field of research due to its promising application for creating stable molecular structures on surfaces. While self‐assembled structures rely on reversible interactions, on‐surface synthesis provides the potential for creating long‐term stable structures with well‐controlled properties, for example superior electron transport for future molecular electronic devices. On‐surface synthesis holds the promise for preparing insoluble compounds that cannot be produced in solution. Another highly exciting aspect of on‐surface synthesis is the chance to discover new reaction pathways due to the two‐dimensional confinement of the reaction educts. In this review, we discuss the current state‐of‐the‐art and classify the reactions that have been successfully performed so far. Special emphasis is put on electrically insulating surfaces, as these substrates pose particular challenges for on‐surface synthesis while at the same time bearing high potential for future use, for example, in molecular electronics.     

Recent Advances in Transition Metal-Based Catalysts for Ethylene Copolymerization with Polar Comonomer

The synthesis of polar functionalized polyolefin (PFP) offers improvement in mixing properties, polymer surface, and rheological properties with the potential of upgraded polyolefins for modern and ingenious applications. The synthesis of PFP from metal-based catalyzed olefin (non-polar in nature) copolymerization with polar comonomers embodies energy-efficient, atom-efficient, and apparently an upfront methodology. Despite their outstanding success during conventional polymerization of olefin, 3^rd and 4^th group (early transition metal)-based catalysts, owing to their electrophilic nature, face challenges mainly due to Lewis basic sites of the polar monomers. On the contrary, late transition metal-based catalysts have also made progress, in recent years, for PFP synthesis. The recent past has also witnessed several advancements in the development of dominating palladium-based catalysts while their lower resistance towards ligand functional groups has limited the practical application of abundant and cheaper nickel-based catalysts. However, the relentless efforts of the scientific community, during the past half-decade, have indicated rigorous progress in the development of nickel-based catalysts for PFP synthesis. In this review, we have abridged the recent research trends in both early as well as late transition metal-based catalyst development. Furthermore, we have highlighted the role of transition metal-based catalysts in influencing the polymer properties.