Purification and structural characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Authors
Bougrine, A Naji, A Ghanbaja, J Billaud, D
Citation
A. Bougrine et al., Purification and structural characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes, SYNTH METAL, 103(1-3), 1999, pp. 2480-2481
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
SYNTHETIC METALS
ISSN journal
03796779 → ACNP
Volume
103
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2480 - 2481
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(199906)103:1-3<2480:PASCOS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The production of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) requires the use o f catalysts, so the as-obtained compounds can contain traces of iron and ni ckel. The characterization by XRD and TEM of the nanotubes-based compounds was carried out at different steps of their thermal and chemical purificati on. Prolongated electron beam exposure results in structural modifications of the nanotubes which were mainly studied by electron energy loss spectros copy (EELS).