In:
Journal of Materials Research, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 30, No. 18 ( 2015-09-28), p. 2679-2687
Abstract:
Single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and liquid-phase exfoliated multilayer graphene (MLG) material thin films were assembled at a polarizable organic/water interface. A simple, spontaneous route to functionalize/decorate the interfacial assembly of MLG and SWCNTs with noble metal nanoparticles, at the interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (ITIES), is reported. The formation of MLG- or SWCNT-based metal nanocomposites was confirmed using various microscopic (scanning electron, transmission electron, and atomic force microscopy) and several spectroscopic (energy dispersive x-ray and Raman spectroscopy) techniques. Increasing the interfacial deposition time of the metal nanoparticles on the assembled low-dimensional carbon material increased the amount of the metal particles/structures, resulting in greater coverage of the MLG or SWCNTs with metal nanoparticles. This low-cost and convenient solution chemistry based impregnation method can serve as a means to prepare nanoscale carbonaceous material-based metal nanocomposites for their potential exploitation as electro-active materials, e.g. , new generation catalysts or electrode materials.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0884-2914
,
2044-5326
DOI:
10.1557/jmr.2015.250
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2015
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54876-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2015297-8
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