Decorating multiwalled carbon nanotubes with zinc oxide nano-crystallines through hydrothermal growth process

Multiwalled-carbon nanotubes coated with nano-crystalline zinc oxide （ZnO） was prepared by in situ growth of nano zinc oxide on the surfaces of carbon nanotubes through hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy analysis techniques were...

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Published in:Science China. Technological sciences 2012-05, Vol.55 (5), p.1365-1370
Main Authors: Li, ChenSha, Qiao, YingJie, Li, YuMing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon nanotubes
Decoration
Engineering
Nanocrystals
Nanomaterials
Nanostructure
Nanotubes
Scanning electron microscopy
Zinc oxide
多壁碳纳米管
扫描电子显微镜分析
水热法
生长过程
纳米晶ZnO
纳米氧化锌
装饰
透射电子显微镜
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Summary:Multiwalled-carbon nanotubes coated with nano-crystalline zinc oxide （ZnO） was prepared by in situ growth of nano zinc oxide on the surfaces of carbon nanotubes through hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy analysis techniques were used to characterize the samples. It was observed that a layer of nano-crystalline ZnO with the wurtzite hexagonal crystal structure was uniformly coated on the nanotube surfaces with good adhesion, which resulted in the formation of a novel ZnO-nanotuhe nano composite. In this work, the carbon nanotubes decorated by metal oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple chemical-solution route which is suitable for the large-scale production with low cost.
ISSN:1674-7321
1869-1900
DOI:10.1007/s11431-012-4787-8