单壁碳纳米管上毒性苯气体净化的分子模拟(英文)

采用巨正则系综蒙特卡罗(GCMC)方法研究了空气中微量苯组分在单臂碳纳米管(SWNTs)上的吸附净化.模拟表明,具有较大孔径的(20,20)纳米管比较适合吸附纯苯蒸汽,而对于移除空气中的毒性苯物质,苯的吸附选择性分别在(12,12)纳米管及4.0 MPa时和(18,18)纳米管及0.1 MPa时出现最小值和最大值.为了解释这一异常行为,我们进一步分析了N2-O2-C6H6混合物的局部密度分布、吸附分子构型和概率密度分布,发现(18,18)纳米管内外完全被苯分子占据,而对于(12,12)纳米管,由于存在更强的吸附质-吸附剂相互作用,空气分子更倾向于吸附在管与管之间的间隙.此外,吸附分子的空间有序参数表明大多数苯分子采取"平躺"在纳米管表面的定位,而线性的N2和O2分子则多数平行于孔轴方向.最后研究了温度和苯分子主体相浓度对分离效果的影响.我们发现较大孔中的选择性随着温度的增加比小孔下降更加明显.与此对比,主体相苯浓度对小孔中的选择性起到更加重要的作用.     

氮掺杂碳纳米管负载的Ru和Pd催化剂上异丙醇的转化(英文)

Ru and Pd (2 wt%) loaded on pure and on Ndoped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) were prepared and tested using the isopropyl alcohol decomposition reaction as probe reaction. The presence of nitrogen functionalities (pyridinic, pyrrolic, and quaternary nitrogen) on the nitrogen doped support induced a higher metal dispersion: Pd/NCNT (1.8 nm) Pd/CNT (4.9 nm), and Ru/NCNT (2.4 nm) Ru/CNT (3.0 nm). The catalytic activity of the supports was determined first. Isopropyl alcohol conversion produces acetone on CNTs while on NCNTs it led to both dehydration and dehydrogenation products. At 210 °C and in the presence of air, the isopropyl alcohol conversion was higher on the NCNTs (25%) than on the CNTs (11%). The Pd loaded catalysts were more active and more selective than the Ru ones. At 115 °C, the Pd catalysts were 100% selective towards acetone for a conversion of 100%, whereas the Ru catalysts led to dehydration and dehydrogenation products. The nitrogen doping induced the appearance of redox properties when oxygen is present in the reaction mixture.     

尿酸和叶酸存在下改性碳纳米管糊电极上多巴胺电催化氧化(英文)

A chemically modified carbon paste electrode (CPE), consisting of 2,2'-[ (1E)- (1,2- phenylenebis (azanylylidene)] bis (methanylylidene)]bis (benzene-1,4-diol) (PBD) and multiwalled carbon nano-tubes (CNTs), was used to study the electrocatalytic oxidation of dopamine using cyclic voltamme-try, chronoamperometry, and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). First, the electrochemical be-havior of the modified electrode was investigated in buffer solution. Then the diffusion coefficient, electrocatalytic rate constant, and electron-transfer coefficient for dopamine oxidation at the sur-face of the PBD-modified CNT paste electrode were determined using electrochemical approaches. It was found that under optimum conditions (pH = 7.0), the oxidation of dopamine at the surface of such an electrode occurred at about 200 mV, lower than that of an unmodified CPE. DPV of dopa-mine at the modified electrode exhibited two linear dynamic ranges, with a detection limit of 1.0 μmol/L. Finally, DPV was used successfully for the simultaneous determination of dopamine, uric acid, and folic acid at the modified electrode, and detection limits of 1.0, 1.2, and 2.7 μmol/L were obtained for dopamine, uric acid, and folic acid, respectively. This method was also used for the determination of dopamine in a pharmaceutical preparation using the standard addition method.     

碱性介质中碳纳米管FeNi复合物上电催化析氧反应(英文)

Non-noble metals such as Fe and Ni have comparable electrocatalytic activity and stability to that of Ir and Ru in an oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this study, we synthesized carbon nanofibers with embedded FeNi composites (FeNi-CNFs) as OER electrocatalysts by a facile route comprising electrospinning and the pyrolysis of a mixture of metal precursors and a polymer solution. FeNi-CNFs demonstrated catalytic activity and stability that were better than that of 20 wt% Ir on Vulcan carbon black in oxidizing water to produce oxygen in an alkaline media. Physicochemical and electrochemical characterization revealed that Fe and Ni had synergistic roles that enhanced OER activity by the uniform formation and widening of pores in the carbon structure, while the CNF matrix also contributed to the increased stability of the catalyst.     

原位还原类钙钛型复合氧化物上碳纳米管的制备(英文)

在流动床反应器上利用原位还原类钙钛复合氧化物所得纳米金属颗粒（Ｆｅ、Ｃｕ）催化裂解ＣＨ４可大量制备尺寸均一的碳纳米管。制备的碳纳米管形貌通过透射电镜（ＴＥＭ）来观察表征。电镜观察结果表明,利用不同的类钙钛型复合氧化物可以合成具有不同结构的碳纳米管。     

单根(7,5)蛇形单壁碳纳米管的拉曼光谱(英文)

研究了单根(7,5)蛇形单壁碳纳米管的拉曼光谱特征,观察到了环呼吸振动峰(RBM)、环呼吸振动的倍频峰(2RBM)、介于中间频率的振动峰(IMF)、无规振动峰(D)、剪切振动峰(G)、中间频率振动峰(M)、剪切振动和环呼吸振动的和频峰(G+RBM)、面内横向光学声子和纵向声学声子的和频峰(iTOLA)、无规振动的二次共振峰(G′或者2D)以及其它一些归属不清楚的拉曼峰.不同激发波长和不同激发偏振拉曼光谱研究表明,这些拉曼光谱峰显示出了非常强的激发能量和激发偏振的选择性.     

一种确定具有相似晶体结构材料介电常数的简单方法(英文)

作者将前人推导出来的理论推广到计算和预测材料的介电常数上面来 ,提出了一个很实用的指导性方法。此法仅仅从其相应组成原子的平均原子序数与其介电常数间的定量关系出发 ,使人们可以轻松地处理材料的介电常数问题。对广大的材料学工作者来说 ,此方法是很有帮助的。     

一种聚芳醚酮齐聚物的合成和晶体结构(英文)

合成了一种聚芳醚酮齐聚物 4 ,4′-双 (对氟苯甲酰基 )二苯醚 ,并以IR ,DSC ,13CNMR等技术对其进行了表征。运用多晶粉末X射线衍射方法 ,对其晶体结构进行了确定 ,其晶体结构为首次报道。     

一种移动化学反应界面的实验装置(英文)

描述了一种移动化学反应界面的实验装置．这一装置备有二台恒流泵用于连续性地驱动阴极液和阳极液，备有二根连接于计录仪的电极用于测定反应管两端的电压．用0．005mol·L-1CoCl_2和0.01mol·L－1NaOH（同时含有0．1mol·L－1背景电解质KCl）形成的移动化学反应界面实验了这一装置．结果表明：（1）能很好地避免电解时产生的氢离子和氢氧根离子的干扰；（2）在单根凝胶柱上可进行多次移动化学反应界面实验；（3）不论是在实验进行中还是在实验后都能很方便地测定沉淀区带的长度；（4）能节省大量的阴极液和阳极液；（5）具有较好的稳定性．     

Surface properties of fluorinated single-walled carbon nanotubes

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were fluorinated at several different temperatures. The change of atomic and electronic structures of fluorinated SWCNTs was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electrical resistivity measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The amount of doped fluorine increases with increasing doping temperature, and the fluorine atoms are covalently attached to the side-wall of the SWCNTs. From Raman spectra and HRTEM study, the strong fluorination on the SWCNTs leads to the breaking of carbon–carbon bonds and the disintegration of tube structure. Several intermediate phases of fluorinated SWCNTs are observed during e-beam irradiation in HRTEM.     

Fluorination of single walled carbon nanotubes at low temperature: Towards the reversible fluorine storage into carbon nanotubes

Fluorination of single walled carbon nanotubes was carried out at low temperature in the −191/25 °C range under 1 atm pure fluorine gas. In such conditions, the resulting C–F bonding is significantly weaker than for samples fluorinated at 280 °C. If the fluorination is performed at low temperature, fluorine atoms can be then removed from the host structure by moderated heating until 300 °C or by vacuum without strong damage on the tubes. After thermal defluorination, the resulting sample can be refluorinated similarly than the pristine tubes.     

Preparation and photocatalytic ability of highly defective carbon nanotubes

The highly defective carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared using a heat-treatment technique and their photocatalytic ability was reported for the first time. The results showed that the highly defective CNTs had the photocatalytic ability in the range of visible light. The results also indicated that the electrical properties of CNTs were dependent not only on the diameter and helicity but also on the defect number of tubes. The defects of CNTs might be produced from vacancies, local lattice reordering and intertube reorientation during the course of the desorption of oxygen atoms, which could initiate defect states in the band gap. Absorption of visible light led to the formation of electron/hole pairs and hence caused photocatalytic oxidation. Consequently, the highly defective CNTs having the photocatalytic ability would be promising as a new photocatalytic material in the visible light.     

The preparation of functionalized single walled carbon nanotubes as high efficiency DNA carriers

The positively charged single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs~ ) were prepared by conjugating with-CONH-C_6H_(12)-NH_3~ . The double strand DNA(dsDNA) chains were loaded onto SWNTs~ via the electrostatic interactions.SWNTs~ shows improved loading efficiency (353.5μg/mg) toward dsDNA compared with that of charged free single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) (82.9μg/mg).     

Using carbon nanotubes to detect polymer transitions

Raman spectral shifts of single‐wall carbon nanotubes embedded in polymer systems were used to measure transitions in polymers. Glass‐transition temperatures and secondary transitions were observed, and Raman spectroscopic data were compared with dynamic mechanical tests for a thermosetting and a thermoplastic polymer. The data confirm that the Raman spectral response of carbon nanotubes embedded in polymers is sensitive to polymer transitions. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 39: 1492–1495, 2001     

Probing charge transfer between shells of double-walled carbon nanotubes sorted by outer-wall electronic type

Double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) with outer metallic (M) or semiconducting (S) shells were sorted by density-gradient ultracentrifugation and examined by Raman spectroscopy and in situ Raman spectroelectrochemistry. The combination of sorting and the selection of appropriate laser excitation energies allowed the disentanglement of the effects of different variations of the electronic type (M or S) of the inner and outer tubes in DWCNTs on the doping behavior and charge transfer between the inner and outer walls. Charge transfer from the outer tube to the inner tube occurs only if the electronic states of the outer tube are filled with electrons or holes, and if these filled states are higher in energy than those of the inner tube. Therefore, each combination of inner and outer tube (i.e., inner@outer: M@M, M@S, S@M, and S@S) exhibits a distinct behavior. The potential needed to observe the effects of charge transfer between the inner and outer tubes is found to increase in the following order: M@M < S@M < M@S < S@S.     

Grafting of aldehyde structures to single‐walled carbon nanotubes for application in phenolic resin‐based composites

Grafting of aldehyde structures to single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) has been carried out to endow the nanotubes with appropriate wettability. The results of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, ultraviolin‐visible‐near infrared (UV‐VIS‐NIR) spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy provide the supporting evidence of aldehyde structures covalently attached to SWNTs. The improved wettability of aldehyde‐functionalized SWNTs (f‐SWNTs) was demonstrated by their good dispersion in organic medium, namely, ethanol and phenolic resin. The prospective covalent bonding between aldehyde structures on the surfaces of f‐SWNTs and phenolic resin makes it possible to prepare an integrated composite with the enhanced‐interfacial adhesion. The f‐SWNT composites, therefore, show much higher average values of dσ/dW_CNT and dE/dW_CNT (i.e., tensile strength and Young's modulus per unit weight fraction) compared with the composites filled with pristine SWNTs or MWNTs. The respective maxima are 9680 MPa and 320 GPa. It is thus feasible for f‐SWNTs to prepare the moderately enhanced but lightweight phenolic composites. Furthermore, the incorporation of f‐SWNTs does not limit the application of phenolic resin as insulation material. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 6135–6144, 2009     

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 …     

Functionalization of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes by the baclofen drug to immobilize palladium nanoparticles and catalyze Sonogashira coupling reactions

The baclofen‐MWCNTs‐Pd nanocatalyst was synthesized through covalent grafting of baclofen molecules onto surface‐modified carbon nanotubes and immobilizing Pd nanoparticles by the baclofen ligands. The chemical structure of the produced nanocatalyst was studied by Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform‐infrared spectroscopy, energy‐dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), elemental mapping and inductively coupled plasma analysis. Also, its surface morphology was determined using the scanning and transmission electron microscopy techniques. Furthermore, the obtained baclofen‐MWCNTs‐Pd nanocatalyst is demonstrated to exhibit very high activity as a heterogeneous phosphine‐free catalyst in Sonogashira cross‐coupling of aryl halides by giving good to excellent yields of different products. In addition, the nanocatalyst can be reused four times without any significant leaching or loss of activity.     

Deformation of single‐walled carbon nanotubes by interaction with graphene: A first‐principles study

The interaction between single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and graphene were studied with first‐principles calculations. Both SWNTs and single‐layer graphene (SLG) or double‐layer graphene (DLG) display more remarkable deformations with the increase of SWNT diameter, which implies a stronger interaction between SWNTs and graphene. Besides, in DLG, deformation of the upper‐layer graphene is less than in SLG. Zigzag SWNTs show stronger interactions with SLG than armchair SWNTs, whereas the order is reversed for DLG, which can be interpreted by the mechanical properties of SWNTs and graphene. Density of states and band structures were also studied, and it was found that the interaction between a SWNT and graphene is not strong enough to bring about obvious influence on the electronic structures of SWNTs. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.