ZnO纳米柱状阵列表面AgX等离子基元修饰及其可见光光催化活性

采用浸渍法制备了表面AgX（X=I,Br）等离子基元修饰的ZnO纳米柱状阵列,研究了浸渍浓度和时间以及紫外光光照预处理对ZnO纳米柱状阵列可见光光催化活性的影响.采用场发射扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪、紫外可见漫反射吸收光谱以及X射线光电子能谱仪等手段对ZnO纳米柱状阵列的形貌、相组成、禁带宽度及其表面特性进行了表征.结果显示,AgBr颗粒分布于ZnO纳米柱状阵列的顶端及顶端侧面,同时AgBr颗粒之间相互接触而形成网状结构.通过紫外光光照预处理,AgBr表面出现细小颗粒,形成Ag/AgBr/ZnO纳米复合结构.可见光光催化降解甲基橙结果表明,在相同工艺条件下所制AgBr/ZnO的可见光光催化活性明显优于AgI/ZnO,且与浸渍浓度及时间有关.由于ZnO纳米柱状阵列的比表面积大,AgBr的可见光响应特性以及Ag/AgBr纳米结构的表面等离子效应,经过紫外光光照预处理形成的Ag/AgBr/ZnO纳米复合结构表现出最好的可见光光催化活性.     

铂/酞菁/碳纳米管复合纳米催化剂的构建及其甲醇氧化性能

本文报道了一种方便地构建铂/酞菁/碳纳米管(Pt/Pc/CNTs)复合纳米催化剂的新方法：先通过简单的超声处理将酞菁分子(Pc)修饰至碳纳米管表面,随后采用乙二醇还原法将铂纳米粒子固载到酞菁修饰的碳纳米管表面,形成Pt/Pc/CNTs复合纳米催化剂。X射线衍射(XRD)和透射电镜(TEM)结果表明金属铂纳米颗粒均匀地分散在碳纳米管表面,尺寸约5 nm。采用UV-Vis、FTIR和Raman等手段研究了这种复合纳米催化剂的构建过程,结果表明酞菁分子与碳纳米管之间存在较强的π-π相互作用,使其能牢固地吸附于碳     

钯纳米颗粒形貌控制合成及其SPR／SERS性质

在水溶液中分别以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）和CTAB／柠檬酸钠混合剂为包覆剂合成钯纳米颗粒,并研究其形貌演变．钯纳米颗粒在成核阶段会形成具有不同孪晶结构的晶核,在生长阶段又会选择性的放大某一组晶面,这两个因素导致了钯纳米颗粒形貌的多样性．在合成中CTAB既会影响钯纳米颗粒的成核,也会影响颗粒晶面的选择性生长．通过改变CTAB和还原剂的量可以调控钯纳米颗粒的形貌．溶液中CTAB和还原剂浓度的改变,非常明显地影响合成产物中不同形貌钯纳米颗粒的产率．通过向溶液中引入柠檬酸离子调控纳米颗粒的成核与生长过程,首次合成出了星状钯二十面体和截面为五角星形的钯纳米棒．这些不同形貌的钯纳米颗粒有着不同的表面等离子体共振和表面增强拉曼散射性质．     

氧化石墨烯纳米带-碳纳米管/TPU复合材料薄膜的制备及表征

将不同维度纳米填料同时复合,采用纵向氧化切割MWCNTs法制得不同含量比的氧化石墨烯纳米带-碳纳米管(GONRs-CNTs)2种维度纳米材料复合体,随后将上述填料加入到TPU基体中制得GONRsCNTs/TPU复合材料薄膜.采用FTIR、XRD、TG、XPS、TEM和FE-SEM研究了不同反应条件下所得GONRsCNTs复合体的结构及性能,并结合复合材料薄膜的氧气透过率和拉伸测试以及表面形貌观察,研究了GONRs与CNTs的协同作用、二者的含量比对TPU复合材料薄膜阻隔和力学性能的影响.研究表明,GONRs与CNTs的协同效应明显优于MWCNTs,同时当所加GONRs-CNTs复合体中GONRs与CNTs的含量比约为67∶33时,GONRs-CNTs/TPU复合材料薄膜的氧气透过率和拉伸强度相比纯TPU薄膜分别降低51.3%和提高29.3%,阻隔性能和力学性能均得到明显改善.     

纳米SiO2与阳离子表面活性剂的相互作用及其诱导的正辛烷-水乳状液的双重相转变

研究了3种不同结构的水溶性阳离子表面活性剂对纳米二氧化硅颗粒的原位表面活性化作用, 它们分别是单头单尾的十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)、单头双尾的双十二烷基二甲基溴化铵(di-C12DMAB)和双头双尾的Gemini型阳离子三亚甲基-二(十四酰氧乙基溴化铵)(II-14-3), 并通过测定Zeta电位、吸附等温线及接触角等参数对相关机理进行了阐述. 结果表明, 阳离子表面活性剂吸附到颗粒/水界面形成以疏水基朝向水的单分子层, 从而增强了颗粒表面的疏水性是原位表面活性化的基础. 通过吸附CTAB和II-14-3, 颗粒的疏水性适当增强, 能吸附到正辛烷/水界面稳定O/W(1)型乳状液; 而通过吸附di-C12DMAB所形成的单分子层更加致密, 颗粒的疏水性进一步增强, 进而使乳状液从O/W(1)型转变为W/O型; 当表面活性剂浓度较高时, 由于链-链相互作用, 表面活性剂分子将在颗粒/水界面形成双层吸附, 使颗粒表面变得亲水而失去活性, 但此时体系中游离表面活性剂的浓度已增加到足以单独稳定O/W(2)型乳状液的程度. 因此当采用纳米二氧化硅和di-C12DMAB的混合物作乳化剂时, 通过增加di-C12DMAB的浓度即可诱导乳状液发生O/W(1)→W/O→O/W(2)双重相转变.     

金修饰ZnO纳米棒阵列制备及对甲醛气敏性能

通过两步溶液法在氧化铝陶瓷管上先制备出ZnO纳米棒阵列,再用真空蒸镀法在ZnO纳米棒表面形成一层均匀Au膜,于500℃下热处理得到Au纳米颗粒修饰的ZnO(Au-ZnO)纳米棒阵列体系。通过场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)和X射线衍射仪(XRD)对ZnO纳米棒阵列和Au-ZnO纳米复合体系进行表面形貌表征和结构分析。气敏性能测试结果表明,Au-ZnO纳米复合体系在300℃下对1000μL·L-1甲醛的灵敏度为41.5,而在200℃下灵敏度仍能达到10.3,表明可以制备低工作温度下气敏性能良好的甲醛气敏传感器。     

一种制备高长径比金纳米棒的新方法

报道了一种制备高长径比金纳米棒的新方法. 在25 ℃条件下, 采用种子介导生长法, 通过优化表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)的浓度, 制备了长度(200±18.62) nm, 长径比大于10的金纳米棒, 并讨论了金纳米棒的形成机制. 结果表明, 金纳米棒的长径比和纵向吸收波长与CTAB的浓度有关. 此外, 通过提高反应液的离子强度, 利用制备的金纳米棒与球形颗粒不同的静电作用将金纳米棒分离纯化. 运用透射电子显微镜(TEM)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对金纳米棒的表面形貌进行表征.     

高能Zn离子注入CaF2基质形成ZnO纳米粒子的机制、构型及电子结构

将高能Zn2+注入到CaF2介电基质中,在CaF2的表面下注入Zn2+浓度呈近似高斯分布,通过氧气氛后经热退火形成ZnO量子点.采用MaterialsStudio和Gaussian98W程序,结合实验结果计算分析了CaF2基质中ZnO纳米粒子的电子结构和光学性质.选取由4个ZnO原胞组成的超晶胞模型计算了ZnO纳米粒子的吸收光谱,理论结果与实验结果相符.对ZnO纳米粒子电子结构的研究结果表明,ZnO纳米粒子与CaF2基质的相互作用主要是ZnO表面的O与基质中Ca之间的作用,这种作用使ZnO纳米晶体的Fermi能级变窄,带隙相应减小;ZnO纳米粒子表面构型的变化对其本征吸收光谱没有影响,理论计算结果与实验值一致.     

纳米ZnO/聚合物器件的制备及应用

近年来,氧化锌(ZnO)由于依赖于尺寸、形状的光电特性而备受关注。纳米ZnO尺寸较小、表面能高,易团聚,使其在光电、生物等方面的应用受到限制。将其与聚合物复合或组装,不但能稳定纳米ZnO,而且可以使纳米ZnO/聚合物复合材料具有优良性能。本文综述了近年来纳米ZnO/聚合物复合材料的制备方法(聚合物辅助、表面接枝、转移分散等法)及纳米ZnO/聚合物器件在电致发光、光伏电池、荧光成像等方面的应用,并对纳米ZnO/聚合物复合材料的发展做了展望。     

聚苯乙炔衍生物对碳纳米管的溶解作用与表面巯基官能化

设计合成了带巯基的聚苯乙炔衍生物,在产物的红外光谱上,3312和776 cm-1处炔氢特征吸收与2106 cm-1处碳碳三键的特征红外吸收消失;在产物的1H-NMR谱上,对应单体上炔氢的化学位移(δ=3.0)消失而对应共轭烯烃的化学位移(δ=6.4)出现;这些谱学特征变化证明了聚合反应的发生.巯基官能化的聚苯乙炔不仅能够发挥聚苯乙炔衍生物对碳纳米管的增溶作用,而且具有将碳纳米管表面巯基功能化的特殊性能.通过巯基与ZnO之间的强相互作用,ZnO纳米粒子被组装到巯基官能化的聚苯乙炔/碳纳米管杂化结构的外壳.本研究提供了制备新的多元复合纳米结构材料的方法.     

Efficient anchorage of Pd nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes as a catalyst for hydrazine oxidation

A simple method is devised to deposit well-dispersed Pd nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Pd nanoparticles (1–3 nm) prepared in ethanol were transferred to toluene solution and modified by organic molecule benzyl mercaptan which acts as a cross linker between Pd nanoparticles and CNTs. The morphology and structure of the resulting Pd/CNT nanocomposite were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results show that Pd nanoparticles were highly dispersed and effectively anchored on CNTs. The excellent electrocatalytic activity of the Pd/CNT nanocomposite for the oxidation of hydrazine was demonstrated by cyclic voltammetry.     

溶胶凝胶法制备CNT／ZnO纳米复合材料及其光催化性研究

Chemistry and Chemical Engineer School, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China     

Surfactant-directed polypyrrole/CNT nanocables: synthesis, characterization, and enhanced electrical properties.

We describe here a new approach to the synthesis of size-controllable polypyrrole/carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocables by in situ chemical oxidative polymerization directed by the cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) or the nonionic surfactant polyethylene glycol mono-p-nonylphenyl ether (Opi-10). When carbon nanotubes are dispersed in a solution containing a certain concentration of CTAB or Opi-10, the surfactant molecules are adsorbed and arranged regularly on the CNT surfaces. On addition of pyrrole, some of the monomer is adsorbed at the surface of CNTs and/or wedged between the arranged CTAB or Opi-10 molecules. When ammonium persulfate (APS) is added, pyrrole is polymerized in situ at the surfaces of the CNTs (core layer) and ultimately forms the outer shell of the nanocables. Such polypyrrole/CNT nanocables show enhanced electrical properties; a negative temperature coefficient of resistance at 77-300 K and a negative magnetoresistance at 10-200 K were observed.     

Controllable pt nanoparticle deposition on carbon nanotubes as an anode catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells

We report a novel process to prepare well-dispersed Pt nanoparticles on CNTs. Pt nanoparticles, which were modified by the organic molecule triphenylphosphine, were deposited on multiwalled carbon nanotubes by the organic molecule, which acts as a cross linker. By manipulating the relative ratio of Pt nanoparticles and multiwalled carbon nanotubes in solution, Pt/CNT composites with different Pt content were achieved. The so-prepared Pt/CNT composite materials show higher electrocatalytic activity and better tolerance to poisoning species in methanol oxidation than the commercial E-TEK catalyst, which can be ascribed to the high dispersion of Pt nanoparticles on the multiwalled carbon nanotube surface.     

Novel in situ fabrication of chestnut-like carbon nanotube spheres from polypropylene and nickel formate

A novel in situ approach to mass fabrication of carbon nanotubes was reported. Composites of polypropylene (PP)/organomontmorillonite (OMMT)/nickel formate (NF) were prepared by mixing these components in a Brabender mixer at an elevated temperature. Chestnut-like carbon nanotube (CNT) spheres were in situ fabricated in high yields by heating the PP/OMMT/NF composites at 900 degrees C without adding any additional pre-synthesized nickel nanocatalysts. The products were studied by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, and N2 adsorption-desorption measurements. The results showed that nickel nanoparticles were in situ produced, which catalyzed the formation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in an autoclave-like microreactor formed by OMMT. These in situ formed nickel nanoparticles were found to be more catalytically active than pre-synthesized nickel nanocatalysts, resulting in higher yields of CNTs. The obtained CNT spheres have a high surface area, which makes them a good catalyst support. Loading of metal nanoparticles was preliminarily tried, and Pt nanoparticles of ca. 2.65 nm in size were successfully deposited on CNTs. The applications of these nanocatalysts in chemical reactions are currently being studied in our laboratory.     

Stable superhydrophobic surface via carbon nanotubes coated with a ZnO thin film

We report the formation of a stable superhydrophobic surface via aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) coated with a zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film. The CNT template was synthesized by chemical vapor deposition on an Fe-N catalyst layer. The ZnO film, with a low surface energy, was deposited on the CNT template by the filtered cathodic vacuum arc technique. Contact angle measurement reveals that the surface of the ZnO-coated CNTs is superhydrophobic with water contact angle of 159 degrees . Unlike the uncoated CNTs surface, the ZnO-coated CNTs surface shows no sign of water seepage even after a prolonged period of time. The wettability of the surface can be reversibly changed from superhydrophobicity to hydrophilicity by alternation of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and dark storage.     

Preparation and characterization of carbon nanotubes-polymer/CdSe hybrid nanocomposites through combining electrostatic adsorption and ATRP technique

This paper describes a new strategy through noncovalent functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) by a kind of new copolymer Polyethyleneimine-graft-Polyacrylonitrile for attaching CdSe nanoparticles onto the MWNTs to fabricate Carbon Nanotube/CdSe heterostructures. Polyethyleneimine (PEI), an amino-rich cationic polyelectrolyte, can interact with the MWNTs through electrostatic interaction. Then, CNT/PEI-g-PAN was successfully prepared by in situ atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), which did not introduce defects to the structure of CNTs. Thus, CdSe nanoparticles can be covalently coupled to functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a uniform and controllable manner. Moreover, this method ensures good dispersion and high stability in any commonly used organic or inorganic solvent. In this manner, our strategy allows the attachment of various colloidal nanoparticles to CNTs, independent of their surface properties, i.e. hydrophilic or hydrophobic. TEM, XRD, EDS and FT-IR are all used to characterize the CNT/CdSe composite materials. In addition, the optical properties are investigated by UV–vis spectrum.     

Electrochemical lithiation and de-lithiation of carbon nanotube-Sn2Sb nanocomposites

Nanocomposites of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with Sn₂Sb alloy nanoparticles were prepared by KBH₄ reduction of SnCl₂ and SbCl₃ precursors in the presence of CNTs. SEM and TEM examinations showed that most of the Sn–Sb alloy nanoparticles were present in high dispersion in the CNT web, while others were deposited directly on the outside surface of the carbon nanotubes. Constant current charge and discharge tests using the nanocomposites as Li⁺ storage compounds showed higher specific capacities than pristine CNTs and better cyclability than unsupported Sn₂Sb particles. The first cycle de-lithiation capacity of 580 mAh/g from a CNT–56 wt%Sn₂Sb nanocomposite was nevertheless reduced to 372 mAh/g after 80 deep charge and discharge cycles. The uniform dispersion of Sn₂Sb alloy in the CNT web and on the surface of CNTs have substantially improved the usability of the Sn₂Sb particles to the extent that the nanocomposites of CNTs and Sn₂Sb may be considered as a candidate anode material for Li-ion batteries.     

A direct route toward assembly of nanoparticle-carbon nanotube composite materials

The preparation of nanocomposite materials from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and metal or metal oxide nanoparticles has important implications to the development of advanced catalytic and sensory materials. This paper reports findings of an investigation of the preparation of nanoparticle-coated carbon nanotube composite materials. Our approach involves molecularly mediated assembly of monolayer-capped nanoparticles on multiwalled CNTs via a combination of hydrophobic and hydrogen-bonding interactions between the capping/mediating shell and the CNT surface. The advantage of this route is that it does not require tedious surface modification of CNTs. We have demonstrated its simplicity and effectiveness for assembling alkanethiolate-capped gold nanoparticles of 2-5 nm core sizes onto CNTs with controllable coverage and spatially isolated character. The loading and distribution of the nanoparticles on CNTs depend on the relative concentrations of gold nanoparticles, CNTs, and mediating or linking agents. The composite nanomaterials can be dispersed in organic solvent, and the capping/linking shells can be removed by thermal treatment to produce controllable nanocrystals on the CNT surfaces. The nanocomposite materials are characterized using transmission electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy techniques. The results will be discussed in terms of developing advanced catalytic and sensory nanomaterials.     

Chitosan‐Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Support for the High Dispersion of PtRu Nanoparticles and their Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were non‐covalently functionalized with chitosan (Chit) and then employed as the support for PtRu nanoparticles. The functionalization was carried out at room temperature without the use of corrosive acids, thereby preserving the integrity and the electronic conductivity of the CNTs. Transmission electron microscopy reveals that PtRu nanoparticles were highly dispersed on the surface of Chit‐functionalized CNTs (CNT‐Chit) with small particle‐size. Cyclic voltammetry studies indicated that the PtRu nanoparticle/CNT‐Chit nanohybrids have a higher electrochemical surface area, electrocatalytic performance, and stability towards methanol oxidation compared to PtRu nanoparticles supported on the pristine CNTs.