Oxidation and thermal stability of linear carbon chains contained in thermally treated double-walled carbon nanotubes

Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Yoong Ahm Kim, Takuya Hayashi, Morinobu Endo, Mauricio Terrones, Mildred S. Dresselhaus

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Abstract

Raman spectroscopy studies of oxygen-treated and sulfuric-acid-doped double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNT) containing linear carbon chain were curried out. The results showed that the regularly developed triangle-like interstitial spaces in the bundled DWNTs with a specific area might act as a nanosized chemical container for the formation of linear carbons along the tube length or stabilize interstitial carbons. This would initiate the interconnection of the adjacent nanotube surfaces, forming short carbon chains circumferentially. Results suggested that there are other possibility for interstitially situated linear carbon chains in thermally treated, bundled DWNT papers. The interstitial spaces within large bundles of DWNTs were likely to be the most probable sites for the linear carbon chains, because thermally activated interstitial carbons were energetically lodged within the space.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)788-792
Number of pages5
JournalSmall
Volume3
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biotechnology
  • Biomaterials
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science

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