Institution: | aDepartment of Chemistry, Research Institute of Natural Science, Environmental Biotechnology, National Core Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea bDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Konkuk University, 322 Danwol-dong, Chungju-Shi, Chungbuk-do 380-701, Republic of Korea |
Abstract: | A new solution-phase method for synthesis of metal nanoparticles–carbon nanotubes (CNTs) assemblies is described. By injection of CNTs solution into the diethyl ether/aqueous solution of metal salt biphasic mixture, metal (Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt) nanoparticles–decorated CNTs composite materials can be prepared. Metal nanoparticles have spontaneously and selectively formed on the sidewalls of CNTs through redox reaction between CNTs and metal ions. This phenomenon has been probed by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and Raman spectroscopy. |