Controlling the dimensions, reactivity and crystallinity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes using low ethanol concentrations

Andrés Botello-Méndez; Jessica Campos-Delgado; Aarón Morelos-Gómez; José M. Romo-Herrera; Ángel G. Rodríguez; Hugo Navarro; Miguel A. Vidal; Humberto Terrones; Mauricio Terrones

doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2007.12.073

Controlling the dimensions, reactivity and crystallinity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes using low ethanol concentrations

Andrés Botello-Méndez
, Jessica Campos-Delgado
, Aarón Morelos-Gómez
, José M. Romo-Herrera
, Ángel G. Rodríguez
, Hugo Navarro
, Miguel A. Vidal
, Humberto Terrones
, Mauricio Terrones^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We study the role of ethanol in the thermolytic synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. We show that low concentrations of ethanol control the length and diameter, as well as the crystalline quality of the produced nanotubes. We statistically evaluated the dimensions of the tubes as the concentration of ethanol is increased. The quality of the samples results in more crystalline products when low concentrations of ethanol (∼1-2%) are used in the experiments. In addition, the introduction of ethanol during the synthesis seems to incorporate coordination groups on the surface of nanotubes that cause an enhanced reactivity and a better solubility.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-61
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	453
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2007.12.073
Publication status	Published - 20 Aug 2008
Externally published	Yes

Funding

This work was sponsored by CONACYT-Mexico Grants: J36909 (FLU), 45762 (HT), 45772 (MT), 41464-Inter American Collaboration (MT), 42428-Inter American Collaboration (HT), 42428-Inter American Collaboration (HT), 2004-01-013/SALUD-CONACYT (MT), PUE-2004-CO2-9 Fondo Mixto de Puebla, PhD. Scholarship (JMRH), and M.Sc. Scholarship (ABM, AMG, JCD).

Funders	Funder number
41464-Inter American Collaboration
42428-Inter American Collaboration	2004-01-013/SALUD-CONACYT
CONACYT-Mexico	J36909
FLU	45772, 45762

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Botello-Méndez, A., Campos-Delgado, J., Morelos-Gómez, A., Romo-Herrera, J. M., Rodríguez, Á. G., Navarro, H., Vidal, M. A., Terrones, H., & Terrones, M. (2008). Controlling the dimensions, reactivity and crystallinity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes using low ethanol concentrations. Chemical Physics Letters, 453(1-3), 55-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2007.12.073

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