In situ synthesis of carbon nanotubes decorated with palladium nanoparticles using arc-discharge in solution method
Creators
- 1. Lake Highland Preparatory School, 901 North Highland Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32803 (United States)
- 2. Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC), and Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Eng 1, no. 381, Orlando, Florida 32816 (United States)
- 3. Surface Engineering and Nanotechnology Facility (SNF), Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC), and Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering - MMAE, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Eng 1, no. 381, Orlando, Florida 32816 (United States)
Description
A unique, simple, inexpensive, and one-step synthesis route to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) decorated with palladium nanoparticles using a simplified dc arc-discharge in solution is reported. Zero-loss energy filtered transmission electron microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy confirm the presence of 3 nm palladium nanoparticles. Such palladium nanoparticles form during the reduction of palladium tetra-chloro-square-planar complex. The deconvoluted x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy envelope shows the presence of palladium on the decorated CNTs. The energy dispersive spectroscopy suggests no functionalization of atomic chlorine to the sidewall of the CNTs. The presence of dislodged graphene sheets with wavy morphology supports the formation of CNTs through the 'scroll mechanism'
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1786347;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Journal Volume
- 96
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5152-5157
- ISSN
- 0021-8979
- CODEN
- JAPIAU
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36100701
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PALLADIUM; SOLUTIONS; SURFACES; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
- Descriptors DEC
- DISPERSIONS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; HALOGENS; HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES; METALS; MICROSCOPY; MIXTURES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONMETALS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PLATINUM METALS; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics