裂解酞菁铁和乙烯制备取向碳纳米管阵列

采用热化学气相沉积(TCVD)法裂解酞菁铁(FePc)和乙烯(C2H4)制备出高210 μm的取向碳纳米管阵列(ACNTA). 用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、拉曼光谱和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对制备的样品进行了表征, 系统研究了反应温度、反应时间、C2H4流量对ACNTA生长的影响. 结果表明, 样品具有高取向性且纯度高. 800 ℃是裂解FePc和C2H4制备ACNTA的最优温度, 催化剂的活性可以保持较长时间(60 min), 通入C2H4促进了ACNTA的快速生长, 最适合流量为50 cm3/min.     

催化裂解CH4制备碳纳米管的影响因素

以柠檬酸法制备的Fe-MgO、Co-MgO和Ni-MgO为催化剂,CH4为碳源气,H2为还原气,在873、973和1073 K制备出碳纳米管,通过TEM和拉曼光谱表征,讨论了催化剂、制备温度、反应时间等因素对碳纳米管形貌、产率和内部结构的影响.结果表明:不同的催化剂在相同的温度下制备的碳纳米管的形态和内部结构有很大的差异.其中Fe-MgO催化剂制备的碳纳米管管径粗,且大小不均匀,而Ni-MgO催化剂制备的碳纳米管管径较细、较均匀.碳纳米管的产率随着裂解温度的变化而改变.Fe-MgO催化剂制备碳纳米管的产率随制备温度的升高而提高,而Ni-MgO催化剂制备碳纳米管的产率随制备温度的升高而降低.Fe-MgO催化剂制备碳纳米管,在1073K甚至更高的制备温度才能达到其最高产率.Co-MgO催化剂制备碳纳米管的产率在973 K左右产率较高,而用Ni-MgO催化剂制备碳纳米管,则在873 K甚至更低的制备温度就能达到最高产率.反应时间与碳纳米管的产率不成正比,有一最佳反应时间,如Ni-MgO催化剂的最佳反应时间为2 h.     

大面积N-掺杂定向碳纳米管阵列的制备与表征

采用无模板的化学气相沉积(chemical vapour deposition，CVD)法，以二甲苯和乙二胺为反应物，二茂铁为催化剂，以石英玻璃为衬底，制备了大面积、垂直于石英衬底生长、掺杂N的定向碳纳米管阵列。扫描电镜检测表明制备的定向碳纳米管阵列具有很好的定向性，而且管身平直。高分辨透射电镜的检测表明制备的碳纳米管具有较好的石墨化程度和较高的纯度，首次在碳纳米管内腔中发现了原位生长的“类富勒烯”结构。拉曼光谱的检测表明制备的定向碳纳米管阵列中含有大量的单壁碳纳米管。X射线光电子能谱检测表明N原子成功地被掺进了碳纳米管中，而且N原子的百分比随着碳源中N原子浓度的增加而增加，当碳源中n_C∶n_N比为1∶1的时候，在掺杂的碳纳米管中N原子的物质的量分数可以达到2.51%。     

碳纳米管阵列的气相沉积制备及场发射特性

运用酞菁铁热解法气相沉积制备了碳纳米管阵列.所得碳纳米管呈多壁结构.单根碳纳米管的平均直径约为25 nm，长度约4～5 μm，且具有很好的准直性.研究了碳纳米管阵列的平面场发射特性，相应的开启电压和阈值电压分别为1.28和2.3 V•μm－1，表明碳纳米管具有很强的场发射能力.利用场发射显微镜观察了碳纳米管阵列的场发射像，发现碳纳米管阵列的场发射主要集中在样品薄膜的边缘部位.这是由于碳纳米管密度过大而产生的屏蔽效应所致.     

三步升温法合成阵列碳纳米管

本文使用结构简单的单温炉设备, 以二茂铁/三聚氰胺混合物为原料, 采用独特的三步升温方法于光滑的SiO₂衬底上合成出了大面积的阵列碳纳米管, 并对碳纳米管的形貌和结构进行了研究.     

碳纳米管的定向操作

由于呈现独特的一维结构特征、机械及电子性能,碳纳米管已引起广泛的兴趣,然而涉及到具体的应用就不可避免碳纳米管的定位、定向,这也已成为非常富有挑战性的课题。本文中笔者主要介绍碳纳米管定向操作的最新进展,重点介绍后生长的平面有序定向操作。     

低温催化裂解烷烃法制备碳纳米管

低温催化裂解烷烃法制备碳纳米管陈萍，王培峰，林国栋，张鸿斌，蔡启瑞（厦门大学化学系固体表面物理化学国家重点实验室，厦门，３６１００５）关键词碳纳米管，催化裂解，甲烷碳纳米管的制备与研究是国际上新材料领域的探索热点［１］．由于具有纳米级的管径，碳纳米管...     

易分散碳纳米管阵列可控制备及其衍生超级电容器性能

采用浮动催化剂化学气相沉积(FCCVD)的方法制备碳纳米管(CNT)阵列,通过优化温度、注射速率、生长基底等实验条件,得到高度达到3mm的超长CNTs阵列。选用间甲酚为分散剂,实现了CNT阵列的超大浓度分散,最大分散浓度可以达到120 mg/mL,良好的分散性可以使分散体形成紧密团聚的面团状。选用40 mg/mL的浓糊状分散体,用刮涂的方法得到了大面积的CNTs纸,测试了CNTs的电容性能,表现出稳定的电容器性能。     

超疏水多孔阵列碳纳米管薄膜

碳纳米管由于具有特异的力学[1] 、光学[2 ] 、电学[3,4 ] 和磁学性质[5] ,使其在锂离子电池[6 ] 和平板展示器[7] 等方面呈现出广泛的应用前景 .Ebbesen等[8] 对无序碳纳米管材料的浸润性进行了详细研究 ,发现其很容易被水润湿 .然而 ,阵列碳纳米管膜的浸润性研究尚未见报道 .固体表面的浸润性主要由表面化学组分和几何结构两方面控制 .通常 ,加大表面粗糙度可以增强其浸润性 [9～ 16 ] .近来 ,超疏水表面 (即与水的接触角大于 1 5 0°的表面 )的研究显示了广泛的应用背景[13～ 16 ] .这种表面通常可由增加表面粗糙度和降低表面能来制备[1…     

微波等离子体辅助化学气相沉积法低温合成定向碳纳米管阵列

自碳纳米管被发现以来[1] ,这种准一维纳米新材料由于其优异的力学、电学、储氢等理化性质而显示出非常重要的理论研究与实际应用价值[2 ,3] .碳纳米管阵列更可作为场致发射器件 ,有望应用于冷阴极平板显示器或纳米电子学等前沿领域[4 ] ,成为碳纳米管研究中的热点 .在已有报道的多种制备碳纳米管阵列的方法中 ,以孔性硅或孔性 Al2 O3作为模板剂 ,通过化学气相沉积制备的方法较为普遍[5～ 7] ,但此类方法往往需要在较高温度 (高于 70 0℃[6 ,7] )下进行 ,对于碳纳米管阵列最诱人的应用前景之一平板显示器而言 ,要求在显示玻璃表面直接生长…     

Electrochemical Characterization of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays Prepared by Hole‐mask Colloidal Lithography

Nanoelectrode arrays consisting of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers were prepared through plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition and patterned using hole‐mask colloidal lithography (HCL), a simple fabrication method employed as a cost‐effective patterning alternative to the conventional electron beam lithography. The density of the carbon nanofibers was easily altered by changing the concentration of the polystyrene spheres employed in HCL. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were used to electrochemically characterize the arrays of different density. Results indicate that the density of the carbon nanofibers leads to differences in the macro/micro electroactive surface areas.     

直立碳纳米管超级电容器的研究

在石英玻璃基底上,以酞菁裂解法低压气相沉积制备大面积管径均匀、长度一致的直立碳纳米管.分别应用电解质溶液浸润、酸处理和循环伏安扫描等3种不同方法纯化活化该直立碳纳米管,并以活化后的碳纳米管作为原型超级电容器的电极.循环伏安扫描和交流阻抗测试表明,CV曲线呈近似矩形,交流阻抗最大相位角超过80°,该直立碳纳米管的比电容为16~32F/g,乃超级电容器理想的电极材料.     

具有平整表面的定向纳米碳管膜的制备

为了获得表面平整的定向纳米碳管，通过化学及物理的方法将纳米碳管膜进行反转，使其原来的AAO模板底面成为新的表面，用溶液逐步去除表面的铝和氧化铝后，获得了平整的定向纳米碳管膜表面，从而可将其作为工作面使用. 还比较了5％NaOH和6%H₃PO₄＋1.8%H₂CrO₄溶液去除氧化铝的效果.     

Growth Mechanism of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays

Vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube arrays grown on quartz substrate are obtained by co-pyrolysis of xylene and ferrocene at 850 oC in a tube furnace. Raman spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy measurements show that the single-walled carbon nanotubes are only present on top of vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube arrays. It has been revealed that isolated single-walled carbon nanotubes are only present in those floating catalyst generated materials. It thus suggests that the single-walled carbon nanotubes here are also generated by floating catalyst. Vertically alignedcarbon nanotube arrays on the quartz substrate have shown good orientation and good graphitization. Meanwhile, to investigate the growth mechanism, two bi-layers carbon nan-otube films with di erent thickness have been synthesized and analyzed by Raman spectroscopy. The results show that the two-layer vertically aligned carbon nanotube films grow “bottom-up”. There are distinguished Raman scattering signals for the second layer itself, surface of the first layer, interface between the first and second layer, side wall and bottom surface. It indicates that the obtained carbon nanotubes follow the base-growth mechanism, and the single-walled carbon nanotubes grow from their base at the growth beginning when iron catalyst particles have small size. Those carbon nanotubes with few walls (typically <5 walls) have similar properties, which also agree with the base-growth mechanism.     

Growth of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes on Substrates Using Carbon Monoxide as Carbon Source

The growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs) on substrates has attracted great interests because of the potential applications in various fields. Carbon monoxide(CO) was used as the carbon source for the growth of SWCNTs on silicon substrates. Random or oriented SWCNTs can be produced by varying the CO flow rate. When the flow rate of CO was as low as 20 sccm(sccm:standard cubic centimeter per minute), dense SWCNT networks with clean surface were produced. When the flow rate was above 50 sccm, vertically aligned SWCNT(VA-SWCNT) arrays were grown. Well-aligned VA-SWCNT arrays were obtained in the temperature range of 650-800℃ and the content of large-diameter(above 1.7 nm) tubes in the array increased with the temperature. The height of the array was affected by the growth temperature, the CO flow rate, and the growth time. These findings indicate CO can be used as an efficient carbon source for the growth of SWCNTs on substrates under low flow rates.     

Growth of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes on Large Scale by Methane Decomposition with Deactivation Inhibitor

The effects of additives containing iron or nickel during chemical vapor deposition(CVD)on the growth of carbon nanotubes(CNTs)by methane decomposition on Mo/MgO catalyst were investigated. Ferrocene and nickel nitrate were introduced as deactivation inhibitors by in-situ evaporation during CVD. The precisely controlled in-situ introduction of these inhibitors increased the surface renewal of catalyst, and therefore prevented the catalyst from deactivation.Using this method,aligned multi-walled CNTs with parallel mesopores can be produced on a large scale.     

Dispersion Properties of Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composites can be prepared by post-growth alignment or through the use of CNT bundles. Post-growth alignment requires stringent processing conditions (high-voltage electric field/high-strength magnetic field). In this study, we focused on well-aligned multi-walled CNT bundles (AMWNTs). Achieving a balance between dispersion and required orientation was the main aim of this study. Ultrasonic dispersion will inevitably produce heat, which will adversely affect dispersion. Hence, we developed and attached a temperature-control system to a water bath ultrasonic dispersion device. Further, we studied effects of additional factors such as the type and amount of surfactant on dispersion.     

Antibiotic Detection in Urine Using Electrochemical Sensors Based on Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

A sensitive way to determine levofloxacin using a sensor based on vertical aligned carbon nanotubes is described. The morphology and the electrochemical performance of the electrodes were characterised by atomic force microscopy, cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry. A scan‐rate study and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy showed that the levofloxacin oxidation product is adsorbed on the electrode surface. Differential pulse voltammetry in phosphate‐buffer solution allowed the development of a method to determine levofloxacin levels in the range of 1.0–10.0 µmol L^?1, with a detection limit of 75.2 nmol L^?1. The proposed sensor was successfully applied in the determination of levofloxacin in urine, and the obtained results were in full agreement with those from the HPLC procedure.     

镍基板上低温合成定向纳米碳管

纳米碳管具有非常优异的场发射效应 ,亮度高、均匀且稳定的纳米碳管场效应发射器 ,例如平板显示器、阴极射线管以及信号灯等有着非常广阔的应用前景 [1] .由于纳米碳管的场发射效应与纳米碳管的方向性有关[2 ] ,因此定向纳米碳管的制备及其场发射性能研究是当前的一个研究热点     

Direct Electrochemistry of Hemoglobin on Vertically Aligned Carbon Hybrid TiO2 Nanotubes and Its Highly Sensitive Biosensor Performance

The present work is focused on developing a novel biomaterial platform to achieve enhanced direct electron transfer (DET) of hemoprotein and higher biosensor performance on vertically aligned carbon hybrid TiO₂ nanotubes (C‐TiO₂ NTs). Using a simple surfactant‐assisted method, controllable hybridization of TiO₂ NTs with conductive amorphous carbon species is realized. The obtained C‐TiO₂ NTs is ingeniously chosen to serve as an ideal "vessel" for protein immobilization and biosensor applications. Results show that the appropriate hybridization of C into TiO₂ NTs leads to a much better conductivity of TiO₂ NTs without destroying their preponderant tubular structures or damaging their excellent biocompatibility and hydrophilicity. When used in loading proteins, the C‐TiO₂ NTs can be used as a super vessel for rapid and substantive immobilization of hemoglobin (Hb), with a large surface electroactive Hb coverage ( Γ ??) of 3.3×10^?9 mol·cm^?2. Enhanced DET of Hb is commendably observed on the constructed Hb/C‐TiO₂ NTs biosensor with a couple of well‐defined redox peaks in a fast electron transfer process. The biosensor further exhibits fast response, high sensitivity and stability for the amperometric biosensing of H₂O₂ with the detection limit as low as 3.1×10^?8 mol/L.