SiOx -coating of carbon nanotubes at room temperature

  • T. Seeger
  • , Ph Redlich
  • , N. Grobert
  • , M. Terrones
  • , D. R.M. Walton
  • , H. W. Kroto
  • , M. Rühle

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Abstract

A room temperature colloidal method for coating carbon nanotubes with silicon oxide is described. For the first time, the morphology, chemical composition and SiOx/C interfaces of the coatings were investigated using state-of-the-art transmission electron microscopy and highly spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy. The amorphous SiOx coatings are <10 nm thick. Electron energy-loss fine structure analyses indicate that the SiOx is partly substoichiometric. In addition, coatings were also created by a high-temperature route. However, they tend to be more unstable and defoliate when compared to coatings deposited at room temperature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)41-46
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume339
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 4 2001

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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