Channeling of fast ions through the bent carbon nanotubes:The extended two-fluid hydrodynamic model

We investigate the interactions of charged particles with straight and bent single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs)under channeling conditions in the presence of dynamic polarization of the valence electrons in carbon. This polarization is described by a cylindrical, two-fluid hydrodynamic model with the parameters taken from the recent modelling of several independent experiments on electron energy loss spectroscopy of carbon nano-structures. We use the hydrodynamic model to calculate the image potential for protons moving through four types of SWNTs at a speed of 3 atomic units. The image potential is then combined with the Doyle–Turner atomic potential to obtain the total potential in the bent carbon nanotubes.Using that potential, we also compute the spatial and angular distributions of protons channeled through the bent carbon nanotubes, and compare the results with the distributions obtained without taking into account the image potential.     

Structural transitions of SWNT filled with C_(60) under high pressure

Raman spectra of C_(60) filled single-walled carbon nanotubes(C_(60)@SWNTs) with diameters of 1.3–1.5 nm have been studied under high pressure. A plateau in the pressure dependence of the G-band frequency at around 10 GPa was observed in both experiments with 514 nm and 830 nm excitation lasers, which is similar to the high pressure behaviors of pristine SWNTs. This structural transition has been assigned to the transformation into a peanut-like structure of the nanotubes. At pressure below 2 GPa, no obvious Raman signature related to the structural transition of nanotubes was observed, unlike what has been reported for C_(70) filled nanotubes. We discussed this point in terms of the arrangement differences of C_(60) and C_(70)molecules inside the nanotubes. At higher pressure up to 15 GPa, a graphite-like pressure evolution was observed in our C_(60)@SWNTs.     

Advantages of using gold hollow nanoshells in cancer photothermal therapy

Lots of studies have been conducted on the optical properties of gold nanoparticles in the first region of near infrared(650 nm–950 nm), however new findings show that the second region of near-infrared(1000 nm–1350 nm) penetrates to the deeper tissues of the human body. Therefore, using the above-mentioned region in photo-thermal therapy(PTT) of cancer will be more appropriate. In this paper, absorption efficiency is calculated for gold spherical and rod-shaped nanoshells by the finite element method(FEM). The results show that the surface plasmon frequency of these nanostructures is highly dependent on the dimension and thickness of shell and it can be adjusted to the second region of near-infrared. Thus, due to their optical tunability and their high absorption efficiency the hollow nanoshells are the most appropriate options for eradicating cancer tissues.     

聚乙二醇分子量对其分散多壁碳纳米管能力的影响

本文研究了聚乙二醇(PEG)分子量对其分散多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)能力的影响。PEG解团聚的能力与分子量的关系不是单调递增的,而是先降低后增加,存在一个最低点,这与其解团聚路线有关。PEG分散的MWNTs对时间和电解质的稳定性都随着分子量的增加而增加,但是对温度的稳定性却随着分子量的增加而减小。     

A sol-gel derived pH-responsive bovine serum albumin molecularly imprinted poly(ionic liquids) on the surface of multiwall carbon nanotubes

A pH-responsive surface molecularly imprinted poly(ionic liquids) (MIPILs) was prepared on the surface of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by a sol-gel technique. The material was synthesized using a 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane modified multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT-APTES) as the substrate, bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the template molecule, an alkoxy-functionalized IL 1-(3-trimethoxysilyl propyl)-3-methyl imidazolium chloride ([TMSPMIM]Cl) as both the functional monomer and the sol-gel catalyst, and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as the crosslinking agent. The molecular interaction between BSA and [TMSPMIM]Cl was quantitatively evaluated by UV–vis spectroscopy prior to polymerization so as to identify an optimal template/monomer ratio and the most suitable pH value for the preparation of the MWCNTs@BSA-MIPILs. This strategy was found to be effective to overcome the problems of trial-and-error protocol in molecular imprinting. The optimum synthesis conditions were as follows: template/monomer ratio 7:20, crosslinking agent content 2.0–2.5 mL, temperature 4 °C and pH 8.9 Tris–HCl buffer. The influence of incubation pH on adsorption was also studied. The result showed that the imprinting effect and selectivity improved significantly with increasing incubation pH from 7.7 to 9.9. This is mainly because the non-specific binding from electrostatic and hydrogen bonding interactions decreased greatly with the increase of pH value, which made the specific binding affinity from shape selectivity strengthened instead. The polymers synthesized under the optimal conditions were then characterized by BET surface area measurement, FTIR, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The adsorption capacity, imprinting effect, selective recognition and reusability were also evaluated. The as-prepared MWCNTs@BSA-MIPILs were also found to have a number of advantages including high surface area (134.2 m² g⁻¹), high adsorption capacity (55.52 mg g⁻¹), excellent imprinting effect (imprinting factor of up to 5.84), strong selectivity (selectivity factor of 2.61 and 5.63 for human serum albumin and bovine hemoglobin, respectively), and good reusability.     

硼磷掺杂小直径单壁碳纳米管的第一性原理研究简

利用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理计算方法,研究了小直径锯齿形单壁碳纳米管(3,0)的硼(B)、磷(P)单个原子掺杂和B/P共掺杂效应.计算了B、P单原子掺杂的形成能、能带结构和电子态密度,分析得出B、P掺杂(3,0)单壁碳纳米管是可行的,并且碳纳米管的导电性没有发生明显改变.本文还计算了在不同掺杂位点,(3,0)金属性碳纳米管的形成能和能带结构,发现B/P共掺杂也是可行的,B和P趋于形成B/P对,并且B/P的掺入使(3,0)金属性碳纳米管的能带打开,由金属性变成半导体性.     

聚吡咯/碳纳米管复合物的制备及电性能研究

用原位聚合法制备了聚吡咯／碳纳米管（ PPy／MWNTs）复合物．采用XRD、TGA、FT－IR、SEM、四探针测试仪和网络分析仪表征了PPy／MWNTs复合物的组成、结构、形貌和电性能．研究了不同制备条件,如质子酸及其浓度、MWNTs的质量分数（ωMWNTs ）、引发剂和单体的物质的量比（ nAPS／nPy ）和反应时间对PPy／MWNTs复合物电性能的影响．结果表明,当磷酸浓度为0．1 mol／L、nAPS／nPy为1：1、ωMWNTs等于45 wt％、反应时间12 h时,制备的PPy／MWNTs复合物的导电性和介电损耗性能最好．