碳纳米管基气体传感器研究进展

碳纳米管具有灵敏度高、响应快和工作温度低等优异的气敏特性,近年来碳纳米管基气体传感器的研究成为研究热点.概述了碳纳米管基气体传感器的种类、结构特点、气敏性能和未来的发展方向,着重介绍了纯的碳纳米管包括单壁碳纳米管、多壁碳纳米管和碳纳米管阵列的气敏特性,以及碳纳米管的修饰或碳纳米管与高分子材料、氧化物等复合对其气敏性能的影响.     

改性多壁碳纳米管/聚乳酸复合材料的研究

制备了改性多壁碳纳米管/聚乳酸复合材料,研究了改性多壁碳纳米管对聚乳酸的增强作用.通过拉曼光谱分析、热重分析证实了多壁碳纳米管酸化酯化反应的发生.通过溶液法制备了聚乳酸/改性多壁碳纳米管复合物.考察了聚乳酸和改性多壁碳纳米管复合体系的相容性.扫描电镜分析结果说明了聚乳酸和改性多壁碳纳米管复合物相容性的变化.随着改性多壁碳纳米管在复合物中含量的增加,体系的分散效果也越好,相容性也有提高.实验结果表明,在聚乳酸材料中添加改性碳纳米管材料到一定值对,可以提高材料的力学性能,且当改性碳纳米管添加量达到1.5％的时候材料力学性能达到了一个最大值,拉伸强度可达120.4MPa.     

取向碳纳米管制备方法及其应用进展*

碳纳米管有广阔的应用前景,但很多应用是以碳纳米管定向的取向排列为前提.本文全面介绍了制备取向碳纳米管的各种方法和研究进展,综合阐述了各种制备方法的特点,并初步讨论了制备取向生长碳纳米管各种方法的机理.最后,对取向碳纳米管的应用进行了展望,提出了碳纳米管应用的新思路.     

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.     

基于碳纳米管－聚苯胺纳米复合物的超级电容器研究

为了提高碳纳米管的比容, 采用化学原位聚合的方法在碳纳米管的表面包覆聚苯胺, 制备碳纳米管-聚苯胺纳米复合物. 运用TEM和IR对样品进行了表征. 通过循环伏安研究样品的电化学特性. 利用恒流充放电考察基于碳纳米管-聚苯胺复合物超级电容器的性能. 在相同实验条件下, 对碳纳米管进行了比较分析. 实验结果表明, 在电流密度为10 mA/cm²时, 碳纳米管和碳纳米管-聚苯胺复合物的比容分别为52和201 F/g. 基于碳纳米管-聚苯胺纳米复合物的超级电容器的能量密度达到6.97 Wh/kg, 并且具有良好的功率特性.     

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.     

碳纳米管阵列的气相沉积制备及场发射特性

运用酞菁铁热解法气相沉积制备了碳纳米管阵列.所得碳纳米管呈多壁结构.单根碳纳米管的平均直径约为25 nm，长度约4～5 μm，且具有很好的准直性.研究了碳纳米管阵列的平面场发射特性，相应的开启电压和阈值电压分别为1.28和2.3 V•μm－1，表明碳纳米管具有很强的场发射能力.利用场发射显微镜观察了碳纳米管阵列的场发射像，发现碳纳米管阵列的场发射主要集中在样品薄膜的边缘部位.这是由于碳纳米管密度过大而产生的屏蔽效应所致.     

碳纳米管在接枝二元胺过程中微结构的变化

通过对酸化的多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)进行酰氯化, 在碳纳米管表面接枝己二胺. 用红外光谱、热重分析、拉曼光谱和场发射扫描电镜对处理前后的碳纳米管进行分析表征. 结果表明, 经过酰氯活化, 己二胺比较容易被接枝到碳纳米管上. 而且还发现碳纳米管在酸化后形成紧密块状结构, 在接枝胺后重新变得蓬松, 其表观比容甚至大于原始碳纳米管. 从理论上分析了碳纳米管的反应过程, 对碳纳米管在接枝胺过程中微结构的变化机理进行推测, 认为通过接枝, 己二胺插入碳纳米管之间, 改变了碳纳米管之间的相互作用, 使得酸化后因形成氢键而导致的紧密堆砌结构被破坏.     

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.     

碳纳米管修饰电极在分析化学中的应用

综述了碳纳米管所特有的物理和化学性质,碳纳米管的制备、纯化和修饰,重点介绍了碳纳米管修饰电极及其在分析化学中的一些研究成果.引用文献73篇.     

Comparative study of hydrogen adsorption on carbon and BN nanotubes

The physisorption and chemisorption of hydrogen in BN nanotubes, investigated by density functional theory (DFT), were compared with carbon nanotubes. The physisorption of H2 on BN nanotubes is less favorable energetically than on carbon nanotubes; BN nanotubes cannot adsorb hydrogen molecules effectively in this manner. Chemisorption of H2 molecules on pristine BN nanotubes is endothermic. Consequently, perfect BN nanotubes are not good candidates for hydrogen storage by either mechanism. Other strategies must be utilized if BN nanotubes are to be employed as hydrogen storage media such as utilizing them as supporting media for hydrogen-absorbing metal nanoclusters.     

纳米碳管储能的化学原理与储存容量研究

通过在大温度、压力范围内系统地测定氢在纳米碳管粉末与压片上的吸附等温线和对所得等温线的理论分析,计算出吸附热,并用超临界气体的吸附模型充分地描述了氢在纳米碳管上的吸附行为,证明纳米碳管储氢的原理是超临界吸附;比表面积和储气温度控制着储气容量.甲烷在干纳米碳管上的吸附机理与氢气相同,但在湿纳米碳管中的存储机理在于甲烷水合物的生成,因此孔容控制储气容量.单位质量多壁管的湿储容量是干储容量的5.1倍 ,单壁管可能产生更大的增强存储作用.     

异型碳纳米管储氢性能的分子动力学模拟研究

采用分子动力学(MD)方法对三种理想的Y型碳纳米管[记为Y(4,4), Y(6,6), Y(10,0)]和三种L型碳纳米管[记为L(9,0), L(6,6), L(10,0)]之储氢性能进行了模拟研究, 并与相应的直线型碳纳米管的储氢能力进行了比较, 同时考察了温度、碳纳米管的直径和螺旋性以及缺陷的位置和大小对异型碳纳米管储氢性能的影响. 结果表明, 在室温和低温条件下, 异型碳纳米管的储氢量高于直线型碳纳米管的储氢量, 且其储氢量大小随温度的降低和碳管直径的增大而增加, 椅式碳纳米管的储氢性能优于齿式碳纳米管, 而缺陷的位置和大小对异型碳管之储氢性能的影响则因碳管的形貌和直径的大小不同而存在差异.     

Preparation and electrochemical hydrogen storage of boron nitride nanotubes

Boron nitride (BN) nanotubes were synthesized through chemical vapor deposition over a wafer made by a LaNi5/B mixture and nickel powder at 1473 K. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were performed to characterize the microstructure and composition of BN nanotubes. It was found that the obtained BN nanotubes were straight with a diameter of 30-50 nm and a length of up to several microns. We first verify that the BN nanotubes can storage hydrogen by means of an electrochemical method, though its capacity is low at present. The hydrogen desorption of nonelectrochemical recombination in cyclic voltammograms, which is considered as the slow reaction at BN nanotubes, suggests the possible existence of strong chemisorption of hydrogen, and it may lead to the lower discharge capacity of BN nanotubes. It is tentatively concluded that the improvement of the electrocatalytic activity by surface modification with metal or alloy would enhance the electrochemical hydrogen storage capacity of BN nanotubes.     

Derivated titanate nanotubes and their hydrogen storage properties

Titanate nanotubes and their derivates, Pd-loaded and Co²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺, and Ag⁺ ion-exchanged titanate nanotubes, were respectively prepared and characterized by XRD, HR-TEM, and EDS. Their hydrogen storage properties were investigated, and the results revealed that the derivated titanate nanotubes had better hydrogen storage characters. Pd-loaded titanate nanotubes exhibited the highest hydrogen storage capacity of 1.03 wt%, which is three times higher than that of raw titanate nanotubes. The ion-exchanged titanate nanotubes also showed enhanced capacity. Especially, Co-TiNT reached a storage capacity of 0.80 wt%. The reason why hydrogen storage capacity was enhanced in titanate nanotubes was a pilot study. These results indicated that oxide nanotubes provided some new opportunities for hydrogen energy applications.     

Monte Carlo simulations of hydrogen adsorption in alkali-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes

Monte Carlo simulations and Widom's test particle insertion method have been used to calculate the solubility coefficients (S) and the adsorption equilibrium constants (K) in single-walled (10,10) armchair carbon nanotubes including single nanotubes, and nanotube bundles with various configurations with and without alkali dopants. The hydrogen adsorption isotherms at room temperature were predicted by following the Langmuir adsorption model using the calculated constants S and K. The simulation results were in good agreement with experimental data as well as the grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation results reported in the literature. The simulations of nanotube bundle configurations suggest that the gravimetric hydrogen adsorption increases with internanotube gap size. It may be attributed to favorable hydrogen-nanotube interactions outside the nanotubes. The effect of alkali doping on hydrogen adsorption was studied by incorporating K+ or Li+ ions into nanotube arrays using a Monte Carlo simulation. The results on hydrogen adsorption isotherms indicate hydrogen adsorption of 3.95 wt% for K-doping, and 4.21 wt% for Li-doping, in reasonable agreement with the experimental results obtained at 100 atm and room temperature.     

Adsorption model of atomic hydrogen on the surfaces of carbon nanotubes

A model for the adsorption of atomic hydrogen on the surfaces of single-walled zig-zag and armchair carbon nanotubes is constructed on the basis of the single-impurity periodic Anderson model. Features of the bands caused by the adsorption of hydrogen atoms in the structure of carbon nanotubes are studied. A reduction in the forbidden gap as a result of adsorption is revealed, and its dependence on the diameter of the semiconducting nanotubes is established. It is concluded that the model can be used to study the adsorption of other monovalent atoms on the surfaces of carbon particles.     

Effect of chemical potential on the computer simulation of hydrogen storage in single walled carbon nanotubes

Hydrogen is a kind of clean, sustainable and renewable energy carrier. Of the problems to be solved for the utilization of hydrogen energy, how to store and transport hydrogen has been given high priority on the research agenda. Recently, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were reported to be very promising candidates for hydrogen uptake[1], which may have possibility to satisfy the benchmark set by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Plan for fuel cell powered vehicles: a gravimetric density …     

Cryogenic separation of hydrogen isotopes in single-walled carbon and boron-nitride nanotubes: insight into the mechanism of equilibrium quantum sieving in quasi-one-dimensional pores

Quasi-one-dimensional cylindrical pores of single-walled boron nitride and carbon nanotubes efficiently differentiate adsorbed hydrogen isotopes at 33 K. Extensive path integral Monte Carlo simulations revealed that the mechanisms of quantum sieving for both types of nanotubes are quantitatively similar; however, the stronger and heterogeneous external solid-fluid potential generated from single-walled boron nitride nanotubes enhanced the selectivity of deuterium over hydrogen both at zero coverage and at finite pressures. We showed that this enhancement of the D(2)/H(2) equilibrium selectivity results from larger localization of hydrogen isotopes in the interior space of single-walled boron nitride nanotubes in comparison to that of equivalent single-walled carbon nanotubes. The operating pressures for efficient quantum sieving of hydrogen isotopes are strongly depending on both the type as well as the size of the nanotube. For all investigated nanotubes, we predicted the occurrence of the minima of the D(2)/H(2) equilibrium selectivity at finite pressure. Moreover, we showed that those well-defined minima are gradually shifted upon increasing of the nanotube pore diameter. We related the nonmonotonic shape of the D(2)/H(2) equilibrium selectivity at finite pressures to the variation of the difference between the average kinetic energy computed from single-component adsorption isotherms of H(2) and D(2). In the interior space of both kinds of nanotubes hydrogen isotopes formed solid-like structures (plastic crystals) at 33 K and 10 Pa with densities above the compressed bulk para-hydrogen at 30 K and 30 MPa.     

H2与C,BN和GaN纳米管的相互作用势能

基于C,B,N和Ga与H原子间的L-J势函数,系统计算了H2处于(n,n)(n=8,10,12)单壁C,BN和GaN纳米管内部及外部不同处的势能.根据势能变化曲线,分析了3种纳米管氢物理吸附能力的差异,给出了H2在3种纳米管外部的势能表达式.研究结果表明:3种纳米管内部的氢吸附力均分别高于管外;随着纳米管直径的增加,各纳米管管内的氢吸附力均略有下降,而管外变化不明显;GaN,BN和C纳米管依次具有更好的储氢能力.