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Metal coating on suspended carbon nanotubes and its implication to metal–tube interaction

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: Coating of various metals on suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) is carried out by electron-beam evaporation. Transmission electron microscopy studies reveal that Ti, Ni and Pd coatings on the suspended tubes are continuous and quasi-continuous, resulting in nanotube-supported metal nanowire structures. In strong contrast, Au, Al, and Fe coatings on the suspended SWNTs only form isolated discrete particles on the nanotubes. These results shed light into the nature of metal–tube interaction, an important topic to many fundamental and practical aspects of nanotubes.

Source: Chemical Physics Letters

DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2614(00)01162-3

Authors: Y Zhang, Nathan W Franklin, Robert J Chen, Hongjie Dai

Institution: Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Carbon Nanotubes in Composites

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,270

Funders: National Science Foundation, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation