催化剂性质对碳纳米管可控生长的影响

碳纳米管独特的物理化学性质与其结构密切相关。目前,化学气相沉积法已成为低成本制备碳纳米管的常用方法,其中催化剂性质是实现碳纳米管可控生长的关键。催化剂作为碳纳米管成核生长的核心位点,对碳纳米管的结构起着决定性的作用。本文从适宜于化学气相沉积法生长碳纳米管的催化剂的结构与性质入手,综述了近几年催化剂在碳纳米管长度、管径、管壁数及手性控制等方面的研究进展。     

单壁碳纳米管的控制生长与生长动力学

正结构决定性能,作为典型一维碳材料的单壁碳纳米管具有非常独特的光电性质,因而,单壁碳纳米管的结构控制制备一直是人们关注的热点问题,也成为该领域最具挑战的课题之一~(1,2)。目前,化学气相沉积方法是可控制备碳纳米管的主要方法,在化学气相沉积反应过程中,碳源在催化剂表面裂解成核,进而生长出结构不同、长度各异的单壁碳纳米管。为深入探索碳纳米管的生     

高温煅烧Mo改性的Fe／MgO催化剂用于制备管径分布均一的单壁碳纳米管

研究了在以甲烷化学气相沉积法制备单壁碳纳米管的过程中高温煅烧预处理(900℃煅烧10h)对Mo改性Fe/MgO催化剂的作用.发现这种预处理有利于Fe在催化剂中的稳定和分散,从而制备出管径均一的单壁碳纳米管.采用能谱元素分析、高分辨透射电镜、X射线衍射、比表面积测量、拉曼光谱和热重分析对样品进行了表征.结果表明,在碳纳米管生长的过程中,铁元素在催化剂表面富集,单壁碳纳米管生长于富集铁的纳米颗粒上,并存在碳管直径与铁颗粒尺寸的依赖关系.Mo存在时可煅烧形成FeMoO4复合氧化物,后者比MgFe2O4相更加稳定.Mo/Fe比例对提高单壁碳纳米管的生长密度、纯度与管径均一性等均有明显影响.上述研究对进一步精确控制制备单壁碳纳米管有重要意义.     

单壁碳纳米管的结构控制生长方法

单壁碳纳米管在原子尺度的结构变化即可导致其电学、光学方面等性质的多样性和非连续的变化——如电学性质上可呈现半导体性或金属性。然而,在单壁碳纳米管表现出诸多优异性能的同时,如何实现碳纳米管的结构控制制备仍面临严峻的挑战。本文以单壁碳纳米管的管径、导电属性和手性控制为目标,介绍单壁碳纳米管的结构控制生长方法,主要包括温度扰动法、金属催化剂结构设计法、生长气氛调控法、外场辅助法、基底诱导法、非金属粒子催化法和sp2碳结构模板法等。并在此基础上总结了单壁碳纳米管结构控制生长的基本思路及实现途径,以期为后续单壁碳纳米管的规模化应用奠定基础。     

在不同激发波长下的单壁碳纳米管的拉曼光谱研究

采用直流电弧法制备单壁碳纳米管样品,用457.5和632.8nm两种不同的激发光分别测得单壁碳纳米管的正常拉曼光谱和共振拉曼光谱.通过理论分析得到了单壁碳纳米管的直径分布,进一步推测了其类型及结构参数;对单壁碳纳米管的正切拉伸模的成分进行了归属.在632.8nm激发波长下得到了IG/ID值随激光功率变化的曲线,认为在2.5mW时,单壁碳纳米管缺陷的结构可能发生了改变.在用457.5nm波长激发的单壁碳纳米管的拉曼光谱中,首次发现了1421cm-1的拉曼谱峰.     

新型碳纳米管色谱固定相制备的研究进展

碳纳米管（CNTs）作为一种新型的功能材料,具有优异的物理、化学和机械性能,已经在分析化学领域得到了广泛的关注和应用。通过填充法或原位化学气相沉积法,可制备CNTs气相色谱固定相;将CNTs沉积在硅胶微球或有机聚合物基质微球表面,可制备填充式CNTs液相色谱固定相;通过包埋共聚法将CNTs嵌入聚合物整体柱内,可制备毛细管CNTs液相色谱整体柱。本文主要综述了近年来CNTs（单壁碳纳米管和多壁碳纳米管）用于色谱固定相制备的研究现状,包括气相色谱及液相色谱,并对该领域今后的发展进行展望。     

单壁碳纳米管短管的制备

分别通过控制CVD生长时间的方法和在混合的硝酸硫酸中超声氧化碳纳米管的化学剪裁法制备了单壁碳纳米管短管.两种方法都能将大多数碳纳米管的长度控制在500 nm以下.拉曼光谱结果表明: 在化学剪裁过程中,单壁碳纳米管部分被破坏产生无定形碳杂质;用控制CVD反应时间得到的单壁碳纳米管短管样品比长时间反应得到的长管样品杂质少,且不存在后处理时碳纳米管的破损问题,其纯度比化学剪裁法得到的产品纯度高.     

MgO负载Fe基催化剂选择性合成单/双/多壁碳纳米管

通过浸渍及水热处理获得MgO负载的Fe基催化剂,并将其用于化学气相沉积过程裂解甲烷获得碳纳米管.结果表明,单/双/多壁碳纳米管可选择性地生长在Fe负载量不同的Fe/MgO催化剂上.当Fe负载量仅为0.5%时,铁原子在载体表面烧结为0.8～1.2nm的铁颗粒,碳在这种小颗粒上以表面扩散为主,导致单壁碳纳米管形成,并且单壁碳纳米管的选择性高达90%.当Fe负载量提高到3%时,铁原子聚集成约2.0nm的颗粒,在化学气相沉积中生长碳纳米管时,碳在Fe催化剂颗粒中的体相扩散的贡献增大,在表相扩散和体相扩散的共同作用下,双壁碳纳米管的选择性显著增高.当进一步增加Fe负载量时,铁原子烧结形成1～8nm的颗粒,经过化学气相沉积,在催化剂上生长了单、双、多壁碳纳米管.随着Fe在MgO载体上负载量的增加,管径、管壁数以及半导体管的含量都增加.本研究提供了一种适合大批量选择性生长单/双/多壁碳纳米管的方法.     

单壁碳纳米管在不同材质基片银膜上的表面增强拉曼光谱

在玻璃、白宝石和石英基片上,利用化学沉积法和溶胶法制备了纳米结构活性银膜,系统地研究了两种不同方法制备的单壁碳纳米管(SWNT)的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)的G带和D带.同一样品的G带,在不同基片上的峰移量不同,在白宝石基片上移动更大,峰强更高,可以更敏感地反映SERS效应.D带的峰形随基片不同而改变.金属性管的含量较高的样品,其D带光谱的峰移较半导体性管含量较高的样品更显著,表明金属性碳纳米管与SERS活性银膜的界面相互作用更强.     

封面介绍

<正>单壁碳纳米管可看作是由石墨烯沿一定方向卷曲而成的空心圆柱体,根据卷曲方式(通常称为"手性")的不同,可以是金属性导体或带隙不同的半导体。这是碳纳米管的一个独特而优异的性质,但也为碳纳米管的制备带来了巨大的挑战。用一般方法合成的样品均为不同结构的碳纳米管组成的混合物,单一手性单壁碳纳米管的选择性生长成为一个难题,经过国际上20余年的努力仍悬而未决,这已经成为碳纳米管研究和应用发展的瓶颈。针对这一难题,北京大学化学与分子工程学院李彦     

Dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes of narrow diameter distribution

The dispersibility and bundle defoliation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) of small diameter (<1 nm) have been evaluated on CoMoCAT samples with narrow distribution of diameters. As previously observed by photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy, the CoMoCAT sample exhibits a uniquely narrow distribution of (n,m) structures that remains unchanged after different dispersion conditions. This narrow distribution allowed us to develop a method for quantifying the dispersability of the samples from their optical absorption spectra in terms of two ratios: the "resonance ratio" and the "normalized width." The former is defined as the quotient of the resonant band area and its nonresonant background. The latter is defined as the ratio of the width of the band at half-height to the peak height on a spectrum that has been normalized at 900 nm, making this an intensive property, rather than varying with the path length. In this study of the CoMoCAT sample, we have used the S22 transition corresponding to the (6,5) nanotube to do these calculations, which is the most abundant species. These two ratios provide a quantitative tool to compare different dispersion parameters (time of sonication, degree of centrifugation, etc.) on the same type of sample. From this comparison, an optimal procedure that maximizes the spectral features was selected; this procedure allowed us to contrast various surfactants at different pH values and concentrations. Several surfactants were as good or even better than the one we have used in previous studies, dodecylbenesulfonic acid sodium salt (NaDDBS). Despite differences in their dispersion abilities, none of the surfactants investigated generated new features in the absorption spectra nor changed the distribution of nanotube types, which confirms that the high selectivity of the CoMoCAT sample is in the original sample rather than caused by selective suspension of specific (n,m) nanotubes.     

1,3-二(4-吡啶)丙烷-Cd(II)手性配合物的合成与晶体结构

利用室温挥发方法合成了手性化合物[Cd(bbp)2(H2O)2]·bbp·2NO3·H2O(bpp=1,3-二(4-吡啶基)丙烷);利用X射线单晶衍射分析了产物的分子结构,并测定了其荧光光谱和固体圆二色光谱.结果表明,合成产物具有含一维手性链[Cd(bbp)2(H2O)2]n的手性超分子结构;其在室温下表现出中等强度的倍频效应,其二阶非线性极化率为尿素的0.4倍,是潜在的二阶非线性光学材料.此外,合成的手性化合物呈现弱的荧光,其固体圆二色光谱则呈现正的Cotton效应.     

Infrared spectroscopy of single-walled carbon nanotubes

By using the spectral moments method, we calculate the infrared spectra of chiral and achiral single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) of different diameters and lengths. We show that the number of the infrared modes, their frequencies, and intensities depend on the length and chirality of the nanotubes. Furthermore, the dependence of the infrared spectrum as a function of the size of the SWCNT bundle is analyzed. These predictions are useful to interpret the experimental infrared spectra of SWCNTs.     

扁桃酸及其衍生物对映体的手性识别研究

以两种手性氨基醇作为主体,运用1H NMR分别考察其对客体7个扁桃酸衍生物对映异构体的手性识别能力。结果表明,主客体物质的量之比为1∶1时,主体诱导客体对叔丁基扁桃酸消旋体最高产生37.6 Hz的化学位移差值。     

单壁碳纳米管受压屈曲行为的数值模拟

The buckling behavior of single-wall carbon nanotubes（SWCNTs）under compression is simulated by using the molecular dynamics method with Tersoff-Brenner potential to describe the interactions between atoms in SWCNT. The results show that the Young's modulus of SWCNTs decreases as the radius of SWCNTs increases,and critical stress and critical strain when the buckling of SWCNTs occurs are related to the slender ratio of SWCNTs. The difference of slender ratio determines two different buckling modes. The global buckling first happens for SWCNTs with the smaller slender ratio,while the local buckling first occurs for those with the larger slender ratio. The critical stress in the global buckling is proportional to the inverse of length of SWCNTs,while the critical stress in the local buckling is inversely proportional to the radius and the square of length of SWCNTs,which shows that the buckling theory of circular cylindrical shell in continuum mechanics can not be directly applied to the buckling of SWCNTs.     

Unraveling the 13C NMR chemical shifts in single-walled carbon nanotubes: dependence on diameter and electronic structure

The atomic specificity afforded by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy could enable detailed mechanistic information about single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) functionalization as well as the noncovalent molecular interactions that dictate ground-state charge transfer and separation by electronic structure and diameter. However, to date, the polydispersity present in as-synthesized SWCNT populations has obscured the dependence of the SWCNT (13)C chemical shift on intrinsic parameters such as diameter and electronic structure, meaning that no information is gleaned for specific SWCNTs with unique chiral indices. In this article, we utilize a combination of (13)C labeling and density gradient ultracentrifugation (DGU) to produce an array of (13)C-labeled SWCNT populations with varying diameter, electronic structure, and chiral angle. We find that the SWCNT isotropic (13)C chemical shift decreases systematically with increasing diameter for semiconducting SWCNTs, in agreement with recent theoretical predictions that have heretofore gone unaddressed. Furthermore, we find that the (13)C chemical shifts for small diameter metallic and semiconducting SWCNTs differ significantly, and that the full-width of the isotropic peak for metallic SWCNTs is much larger than that of semiconducting nanotubes, irrespective of diameter.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of single-walled carbon nanotubes on silver-coated and gold-coated filter paper

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on metal-coated filter paper are reported for the first time. Experimental results show that the metal-coated filter paper is very effective and active. The SERS spectrum not only shows that all Raman bands of SWCNTs in normal Raman scattering have been generally enhanced, but also shows many new bands, which characterize the structure of SWCNTs and the interaction between SWCNTs and silver/gold nanoparticles, arising from symmetry lowering and selection rule relaxing of SWCNTs induced by the silver/gold surface. In our case, it is difficult to separate the contributions of the electromagnetic and chemical mechanisms to the great enhancement of the Raman signal. The analysis shows that the SERS spectra of SWCNTs on the metal-coated filter paper provide convenience for probing the sample molecules with fine structures related to defects of SWCNTs, the diameter of SWCNTs, and the SERS mechanism of SWCNTs deposited on metal-coated filter paper. Moreover, this can be used as a probe technique for monitoring the synthesis quality of SWCNTs with significant higher sensitivity than other methods, which has promise of being a new technique for monitoring synthesis quality of SWCNTs.     

Enhanced adsorption affinity of anionic perylene-based surfactants towards smaller-diameter SWCNTs

We present evidence from multiple characterization methods, such as emission spectroscopy, zeta potential, and analytical ultracentrifugation, to shed light on the adsorption behavior of synthesized perylene surfactants on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). On comparing dispersions of smaller-diameter SWCNTs prepared by using cobalt-molybdenum catalysis (CoMoCAT) with the larger-diameter SWCNTs prepared by high-pressure carbon monoxide decomposition (HiPco), we find that the CoMoCAT-perylene surfactant dispersions are characterized by more negative zeta potentials, and higher anhydrous specific volumes (the latter determined from the sedimentation coefficients by analytical ultracentrifugation), which indicates an increased packing density of the perylene surfactants on nanotubes of smaller diameter. This conclusion is further supported by the subsequent replacement of the perylene derivatives from the nanotube sidewall by sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS), which first occurs on the larger-diameter nanotubes. The enhanced adsorption affinity of the perylene surfactants towards smaller-diameter SWCNTs can be understood in terms of a change in the supramolecular arrangement of the perylene derivatives on the scaffold of the SWCNTs. These findings represent a significant step forward in understanding the noncovalent interaction of π-surfactants with carbon nanotubes, which will enable the design of novel surfactants with enhanced selectivity for certain nanotube species.     

5-巯基-1, 3, 4-噻二唑-2-硫酮微溶剂团簇的光谱和理论计算研究

微溶剂作用(即溶剂化过程)广泛存在于所有物理、 化学和生命过程中. 在液相化学反应体系中, 几乎是一切化学反应的基础. 通过傅里叶变换拉曼光谱(FT-Raman)并结合密度泛函理论(DFT), 表征了固态5-巯基- 1, 3, 4-噻二唑-2-硫酮(MTT)的结构, 并进一步确认了MTT在乙腈、 甲醇和水中微溶剂团簇的大小和氢键位点. 通过探究MTT在不同溶剂及pH条件下的紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis), 结合含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)计算, 揭示了溶剂和pH对MTT电子跃迁带的影响, 进一步解释了其光谱位移. 结合能量计算可以得出, MTT分别与1个乙腈、 2个甲醇和2个水分子形成MTT(CH₃CN), MTT(CH₃OH)₂ 和MTT(H₂O)₂团簇.     

Single chirality extraction of single-wall carbon nanotubes for the encapsulation of organic molecules

The hollow inner spaces of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) can confine various types of molecules. Many remarkable phenomena have been observed inside SWCNTs while encapsulating organic molecules (peapods). However, a mixed electronic structure state of the surrounding SWCNTs has impeded a detailed understanding of the physical/chemical properties of peapods and their device applications. We present a single-chirality purification method for SWCNTs that can encapsulate organic molecules. A single-chiral state of (11,10) SWCNTs with a diameter of 1.44 nm, which is large enough for molecular encapsulation, was obtained after a two-step purification method: metal-semiconductor sorting and cesium-chloride sorting. The encapsulation of C(60) to the (11,10) SWCNTs was also succeeded, promising a route toward single-chirality peapod devices.