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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes decorated with titanium nanoparticles: synthesis and characterization

Corrias, Anna, Mountjoy, Gavin, Gozzi, Daniele, Latini, Alessandro (2007) Multi-walled carbon nanotubes decorated with titanium nanoparticles: synthesis and characterization. Nanotechnology, 18 (48). Article Number 485610. ISSN 0957-4484. (doi:10.1088/0957-4484/18/48/485610) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:9920)

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Abstract

A chemical route to decorate MWCNTs by titanium nanoparticles has been developed. MWCNTs, grown by catalytic decomposition of propane, have been used to prepare intercalated K-MWCNTs, which are then reacted with Ti(IV) isopropoxide. The amount of Ti present in the nanostructure is 8.7 wt%. Several techniques have been used for a detailed characterization of MWCNTs decorated by Ti nanoparticles, such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected-area electron diffraction (SAED), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HREM) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) as well as Raman spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction (XRD). Titanium is found to be present as alpha-Ti(hcp) dispersed in very small particles, the size of the largest being similar to 2 nm. The Ti-containing phase appears to be fairly homogeneously distributed in the space between the two sides of a MWCNT. No intercalation of Ti between the CNT walls has been detected.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/48/485610
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Anna Corrias
Date Deposited: 03 Jul 2008 14:53 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:48 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/9920 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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