磁电CoFe2O4/BaTiO3纳米管的溶胶-凝胶模板法合成和表征

用溶胶-凝胶模板法合成了CoFe2O4/BaTiO3(CFO/BTO)复合纳米管, 管的直径约为100、200和300 nm, 其长度约为100 μm. X射线衍射(XRD)和选区电子衍射(SAED)都显示复合纳米管中同时存在尖晶石相的CoFe2O4 (CFO)和钙钛矿相的BaTiO3(BTO), 进一步的透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究证实合成的纳米复合物具有明显的管状结构. 磁、电研究表明, 该复合纳米管的磁性与纯CFO纳米管的磁性相当; 而铁电性与纯BTO纳米管的铁电性相当.     

聚3-甲基噻吩及聚3-己基噻吩修饰钛酸盐纳米管的光电化学性能研究

采用水热法制备了钛酸盐纳米管, 并将钛酸盐纳米管制备成纳米结构电极进行光电化学研究. 钛酸盐纳米管产生阳极光电流, 具有n-型半导体特性. 结果表明, 聚3-甲基噻吩[poly(3-methylthiophene), PMeT]、聚3-己基噻吩[poly(3-hexylthiophene), P3HT]修饰钛酸盐纳米管后产生的光电流均较纯钛酸盐纳米管的光电流高, 且使产生光电流的波长向长波区移动. 钛酸盐纳米管/PMeT、钛酸盐纳米管/P3HT的光电转换效率分别达11.40%, 0.91%(未校正光子损失). 钛酸盐纳米管/PMeT的光电转换效率较钛酸盐纳米管/P3HT的光电转换效率高10.5%. 钛酸盐纳米管/PMeT、钛酸盐纳米管/P3HT中存在p-n异质结, 在一定条件下p-n异质结的存在有利于光生电子/空穴的分离.     

磁电CoFe2O4/BaTiO3纳米管的溶胶-凝胶模板法合成和表征

用溶胶-凝胶模板法合成了 CoFe2O4)/BaTiO3(CFO/BTO)复合纳米管,管的直径约为 100、200 和 300 nm,其长度约为100 μm.x射线衍射(xRD)和选区电子衍射(sAED)都显示复合纳米管中同时存在尖晶石相的CoFe2O4(CFO)和钙钛矿相的 BaTiO3(BTO),进一步的透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究证实合成的纳米复合物具有明显的管状结构.磁、电研究表明,该复合纳米管的磁性与纯 CFO 纳米管的磁性相当;而铁电性与纯BTO纳米管的铁电性相当.     

单晶CaSO4纳米管的制备——非片状结构化合物形成纳米管的新途径

以Ti-O-Ti油酸偶合体作为结构引导生长剂,采用溶剂热技术成功地制备了单晶无水硫酸钙纳米管,并通过XRD、X射线能谱(EDX)、TEM、选区电子衍射(CBED)对CaSO₄纳米管进行了表征.其晶格常数与JCPDS标准卡单斜相CaSO₄晶体数值一致,属P3m1(164)空间群.纳米管呈均匀的直管形,直径约为30nm,内径约为10nm,长度达到3.0μm.并对硫酸钙纳米管的形成机理进行了浅析,提出了非片状结构的离子晶体,通过结构引导生长剂诱导生长成为片状结构,在溶剂热条件下弯曲、旋转、卷拢形成纳米管的新方法.     

自组装的氢氟酸掺杂的聚苯胺微/纳米管

以氢氟酸为掺杂剂,采用无模板法制得了高电导率(10-2-10-1S/cm)聚苯胺微/纳米管(d=85-420nm).当[HF]/[An]=0.5时所得微/纳米管的形成机率高达100%.发现微/纳米管的直径和电导率均随[HF]/[An]比例的增加而增加.FTIR,UV-Vis,XRD结构表征证明所得的聚苯胺微/纳米管为掺杂态.     

Synthesis of Ni／Mg／Al Layered Double Hydroxides and Their Use as Catalyst Precursors in the Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes

Ni/Mg/Al layered double hydroxides(LDHs) with different n(Ni) : n(Mg) : n(Al) ratio values were prepared via a coprecipitation reaction. Then Ni/Mg/Al mixed oxides were obtained by calcination of these LDHs precursors. Carbon nanotubes were produced in the catalytic decomposition of propane over the Ni/Mg/Al mixed oxide catalysts. The quality of as-made nanotubes was investigated by SEM and TEM. The nanotubes were multiwall with a high length-diameter ratio and appeared to be flexible. The catalytic activities of these mixed oxides increased with increasing the Ni content. The Ni/Mg/Al mixed oxide with the highest Ni content [ n( Ni)/n( Mg)/n(Al) = 1/1/1 ] showed the highest activity and the carbon nanotubes grown on its surface had the best quality.     

Controlled synthesis of double- and multiwall silver nanotubes with template organogel from a bolaamphiphile

Double- and multiwall silver nanotubes were synthesized by using the uniform low-molecular-mass organogel nanotubes self-assembled from an L-glutamic-acid-based bolaamphiphile, N,N-eicosanedioyl-di-L-glutamic acid (EDGA). The EDGA could gel a mixed water/ethanol solvent and form helical nanotubes. When the gel thus formed was mixed with AgNO3 in water/ethanol, the silver(I) cations could be coordinated with both the inner and outer surfaces of the EDGA nanotubes. The reduction of the silver cation under the photoirradiation yielded double-wall silver nanotubes, where two silver layers were separated by one EDGA layer. Elongations of the reduction time of the mixed gels and AgNO3 in the solution lead to the formation of three-, four-, and five-wall silver nanotubes. In these multiwall silver nanotubes, each wall was separated at a distance of about 2.7 nm, which was just the molecular length of the bolaamphiphile. It was suggested that the dissolved EDGA molecules and excess Ag(I) cations were further assembled onto the surface of the formed double-wall silver nanotubes and, as a consequence, the photoreduction caused the formation of the third-wall silver nanotubes. The multiwall silver nanotubes were further formed in a similar way. The factors affecting the formation of the silver wall nanotubes such as the relative amount of AgNO3 to EDGA and the synthetic conditions were discussed.     

负载Cu氧化铝纳米管合成及在NO+CH4反应中催化性能研究

采用过氧化氢调节反应条件,在水热体系中合成了新型的勃姆石纳米管,经520℃焙烧2h后,晶型由AlOOH转化为γ-Al2O3;采用XRD、氮吸附、TEM等对合成的纳米管进行表征.结果表明,合成的γ-Al2O3纳米管长约300nm,外径20nm,比表面积达到230m2/g以上.以此为载体,采用等体积浸渍法用Cu(NO3)2...     

Nanotubes as polymer composite reinforcing additive materials – A comparative study

Nitrogen-doped bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes (N-BCNTs) and their non-doped conventional counterparts, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were compared as polymer reinforcing additives in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) matrix. The nanotubes were synthetized by catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) method. The purity of both nanotubes was measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and found to be >91%. Further analysis on the morphology and size of the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were performed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The PVC powder was impregnated with CNTs in ethanol by using tip ultrasonicator. The dispersion media was evaporated, and the CNT/PVC powder was used to produce polymer fibers. The orientation of carbon nanotubes in the PVC matrix was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the presence of nanotubes were confirmed in case of all PVC samples. It can be observed on the SEM images that the nanotubes are fully covered with PVC. The tensile strength of the nanotube containing samples was tested and the N-BCNT/PVC composite was found to be better in this sense, thanks to the extraordinary structure of the nanotube. In case of the N-BCNT/PVC composite the measured young modulus was 39.7% higher, while the elongation at brake decreased by 33.6% compare to the MWCNT/PVC composite. These significant differences in the mechanical properties of the composites can be explained with the stronger interaction between N-BCNTs and PVC.     

Attachment of ferrocene nanotubes on beta-cyclodextrin self-assembled monolayers with molecular recognitions

Ferrocene nanotubes were fabricated by binding carboxylic acid-derivatized ferrocenes onto template peptide nanotubes via hydrogen bonding. When these ferrocene-functionalized nanotubes were incubated with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) coated on patterned Au substrates in solution, the ferrocene nanotubes recognized and attached onto the beta-CD SAMs via host-guest molecular recognition. The ferrocene nanotubes were also observed to recognize the certain cavity size of CD. The attachment/detachment of nanotubes on the beta-CD SAMs was controlled electrochemically by tuning the redox states of ferrocene nanotubes. This electric field-responsive building block may be applied to build nanometer-sized switching components in electronics and sensors.     

单壁AlAs(111)纳米管结构和电子性质的密度泛函理论研究

通过卷曲立方AlAs(111)单层片(sheets)构造了一系列(n,0)和(n,m)一维单壁纳米管。用周期性密度泛函理论(DFT)计算并比较了不同类型AlAs纳米管在几何结构、能量及电子性质等方面的差别。计算结果表明锯齿型和椅型纳米管应变能均为负值,并随着管径变大而逐渐变小。然而,它们的带隙相当不同:椅型纳米管为间接带隙,随着管径的增大而带隙减小;锯齿型纳米管为直接带隙,管径为1.87 nm时存在着一个极大带隙值(2.11 eV)。这种不同主要源于锯齿型纳米管铝原子间3p轨道的耦合贡献。     

Influence of acid treatments of carbon nanotube precursors on Ni/CNT in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes

The Ni/CNT catalyst was fabricated by directly dipping carbon nanotube precursors refluxed in 4 M of nitric acid into Ni electroless plating bath, and used to synthesize new carbon nanotubes. The experimental results indicate that the duration of acid-treatment of carbon nanotubes precursors exerts a great influence on the catalysis of Ni/CNT in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes and hence the structures of the new carbon nanotubes. When the carbon nanotubes precursors were refluxed for 0.5 h in 4 M of nitric acid, bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes (BSCNT) or Y junction carbon nanotubes in the carbon products were obtained. As the duration of acid-treatment of carbon nanotubes precursors increased to 6 h, the as-prepared Ni/CNT displayed higher activity, and the carbon nanotube products were high pure without any Y junction structure or any separation layers in hollow.     

Growth and surface properties of boehmite nanofibers and nanotubes at low temperatures using a hydrothermal synthesis route

The growth of boehmite nanostructures at low temperature using a soft chemistry route with and without (PEO) surfactant is presented. Remarkably long boehmite 1D nanotubes/nanofibers were formed within a significantly short time by changing the reaction mechanism of aluminum hydroxide. By using the PEO surfactant as a templating agent, boehmite nanotubes up to 170 nm in length with internal and external diameters of 2-5 and 3-7 nm, respectively, were formed at 100 degrees C. A slightly higher temperature (120 degrees C) resulted in the formation of lath-like nanofibers with an average length of 250 nm. Using the cationic surfactant CTAB, nanotubes rather than nanofibers were formed at 120 degrees C. Without surfactant, nanotubes counted for around 20% of the entire sample. A regular interval supply of fresh boehmite precipitate resulted in a larger crystallite size distribution of nanotubes. The morphology of nanotubes was more uniform in samples without the regular addition of aluminum hydroxide. Moreover, for the same hydrothermal time, the final nanotubes for nanomaterials without a regular interval supply of fresh aluminum hydroxide precipitate were longer than those with a regular aluminum hydroxide precipitate supply, which is in contrast to previously published results. Higher Al/PEO concentrations resulted in the formation of shorter nanotubes. A detailed characterization and mechanism are presented.     

ZnCl2、KOH和HNO3改性MWCNT对苯酚的吸附行为研究

通过扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪、N₂吸附分析仪及Boehm滴定法获得ZnCl₂、KOH和HNO₃化学处理对高纯多壁碳纳米管的结构和表面含氧官能团的影响,通过批处理实验考察吸附条件（吸附时间、初始浓度、温度）对处理前后的碳纳米管吸附苯酚行为的影响,并采用准一级、准二级、Evolich动力学模型和热力学方程拟合其吸附数据,分析其动力学行为、热力学行为和吸附机理。结果表明,虽然ZnCl₂、KOH和HNO₃化学处理法均未对碳纳米管BET比表面积产生显著影响,但会影响其表面化学性质（即,对于ZnCl₂和KOH化学处理降低表面羧基、内酯基含量和增大碱性官能团量,而对于HNO₃化学处理可以增大表面羧基、内酯基含量,而碱性官能团略有增加）;改性处理影响碳纳米管去除苯酚效率：由于ZnCl₂和KOH改性处理降低碳纳米管表面羧基量,故其提高了苯酚去除率,而HNO₃处理则略减小碳纳米管的苯酚去除率,可能是由于碳纳米管结构和表面化学性质共同影响所致;碳纳米管的苯酚去除率均随苯酚溶液初始浓度的增大而减小;高温不利于吸附;热力学研究发现碳纳米管吸附苯酚过程是自发的和放热的,属于物理吸附;动力学研究表明,吸附过程符合准二级动力学方程。通过ZnCl₂和KOH化学处理,可以显著提高碳纳米管对苯酚的吸附性能。     

Carbon nanotubes as adsorbent of solid-phase extraction and matrix for laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

A method with carbon nanotubes functioning both as the adsorbent of solid-phase extraction (SPE) and the matrix for matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) to analyze small molecules in solution has been developed. In this method, 10 microL suspensions of carbon nanotubes in 50% (vol/vol) methanol were added to the sample solution to extract analytes onto surface of carbon nanotubes because of their dramatic hydrophobicity. Carbon nanotubes in solution are deposited onto the bottom of tube with centrifugation. After removing the supernatant fluid, carbon nanotubes are suspended again with dispersant and pipetted directly onto the sample target of the MALDI-MS to perform a mass spectrometric analysis. It was demonstrated by analysis of a variety of small molecules that the resolution of peaks and the efficiency of desorption/ionization on the carbon nanotubes are better than those on the activated carbon. It is found that with the addition of glycerol and sucrose to the dispersant, the intensity, the ratio of signal to noise (S/N), and the resolution of peaks for analytes by mass spectrometry increased greatly. Compared with the previously reported method by depositing sample solution onto thin layer of carbon nanotubes, it is observed that the detection limit for analytes can be enhanced about 10 to 100 times due to solid-phase extraction of analytes in solution by carbon nanotubes. An acceptable result of simultaneously quantitative analysis of three analytes in solution has been achieved. The application in determining drugs spiked into urine has also been realized.     

Synthesis and characterization of ion-exchangeable titanate nanotubes

Titanate nanotubes were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The optimized synthesis (100-180 degrees C, longer than 48 h), thermal and hydrothermal stability, ion exchangeability and consequent magnetic and optical properties of the titanate nanotubes were systematically studied in this paper. First, nanotubes with monodisperse pore-size distribution were prepared. The formation mechanism of the titanate nanotubes was also studied. Second, the thermal and hydrothermal stability were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and Raman spectroscopy. Results showed that sodium ions played a significant role in the stability of the frameworks. Third, the selective ion exchangeability was demonstrated with a series of ions. The ion substitution also enlarged the BET surface area of the titanate nanotubes to 240 m(2) x g(-1). Combination of these two features implied that these nanotubes might be functionalized by substitution of different transitional-metal ions and consequently used for selective catalysis. Magnetism, photoluminescence, and UV/Vis spectra of the substituted titanate nanotubes revealed that the magnetic and optical properties of the nanotubes were modifiable.     

Protein nanotubes with an enzyme interior surface

This report describes the synthesis and enzyme activities of multilayered protein nanotubes with an α-glucosidase (αGluD) interior surface. The nanotubes were prepared by using an alternating layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of human serum albumin (HSA) and oppositely charged poly-L-arginine (PLA) into a track-etched polycarbonate (PC) membrane (pore size=400 nm) followed by addition of αGluD as the last layer of the wall. Subsequent dissolution of the PC template yielded (PLA/HSA)(2)PLA/αGluD nanotubes. SEM measurements revealed the formation of uniform hollow cylinders with (413±17) nm outer diameter and (52±3) nm wall thickness. In aqueous media, the nanotubes captured a fluorogenic glucopyranoside, 4-methyl-umbelliferyl-α-D-glucopyranoside (MUGlc), into their one-dimensional pore space and hydrolyzed the substrate efficiently to form α-D-glucose. We determined the enzyme parameters (Michaelis constant, K(M), and catalytic constant, k(cat), values) of the protein nanotubes. The several-micrometers-long cylinders were of sufficient length to be spun down by centrifugation at 4000 g, so the product could therefore be easily separated. Similar biocatalysts were prepared by complexation of biotinylated-αGluD into HSA-based nanotubes bearing a single avidin layer as an internal surface. The obtained hybrid nanotubes also exhibited the same enzyme activity for the MUGlc hydrolysis.     

尺寸效应对SiO2纳米管化学屏蔽张量的影响

运用密度泛函理论,对截面为三元环的有限长SiO2纳米管进行了研究.核磁共振(NMR)的结果表明,随着纳米管层数的增加,29Si和17O原子的各向同性化学屏蔽张量σiso和各向异性化学屏蔽张量△σ由两端向中间振荡直至趋于稳定值.对长度大于一定数值的有限长纳米管,中间层上原子的σiso和△σ值可作为更长的或无限长SiO2纳米管的理论预测值,这些结果对如何选取合理的有限长纳米管模型来研究无限长结构具有一定的指导意义.     

Gas barrier behavior of polyimide films filled with synthetic chrysotile nanotubes

Chrysotile nanotubes (ChNTs) were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. These synthetic nanotubes crystallographically and morphologically mimic the nanofibrils of natural white asbestos but they are considerably shorter. ChNTs containing polyimide nanocomposites were prepared by a solution mixing/casting method. Oxygen and water vapor barrier of the nanocomposite films were tested and related to the amount, dispersion, and orientation of the nanotubes. The dispersion and orientation of the nanotubes were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The nanotubes were nanodispersed and oriented in the plane of the film in the nanocomposites with up to 4.5% (vol/vol) of ChNTs leading to a gradual increase of the gas barrier. The lowest gas permeability was 60% smaller than that for the pristine polyimide film. However, with the onset of nanotube micro aggregation at larger ChNTs loadings the nanotube dispersion and orientation were compromised and oxygen barrier was reduced. The efficacy of nanotubes to enhance polymer gas barrier was discussed and compared with that by nanoplatelets. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2013, 51, 1184–1193     

Direct Synthesis of Polymer Nanotubes by Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization of a Cyclodextrin/Styrene Complex

A one‐step synthesis of nanotubes by RAFT dispersion polymerization of cyclodextrin/styrene (CD/St) complexes directly in water is presented. The resulted amphiphilic PEG‐b‐PS diblock copolymers self‐assemble in situ into nanoparticles with various morphologies. Spheres, worms, lamellae, and nanotubes were controllably obtained. Because of the complexation, the swelling degree of polystyrene (PS) blocks by free St is limited, resulting in limited mobility of PS chains. Consequently, kinetically trapped lamellae and nanotubes were obtained instead of spherical vesicles. During the formation of nanotubes, small vesicles first formed at the ends of the tape‐like lamellae, then grew and fused into nanotubes with a limited chain rearrangement. The introduction of a host–guest interaction based on CDs enables the aqueous dispersion polymerization of water‐immiscible monomers, and produces kinetically trapped nanostructures, which could be a powerful technique for nanomaterials synthesis.