High yield non destructive purification of single wall carbon nanotubes monitored by EPR measurements

L. Capes1, E. Valentin2,3, S. Esnouf4, A. Ribayrol2,3, O. Jost5, A. Filoramo2,3, J.-N. Patillon2,3
1Centre de Recherche, Motorola Inc., Paris, France
2CEA Saclay, DSM/DRECAM/SCM, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
3Laboratoire dE28099Elechonique Moléculaire,Centre de Recherche MOTOROLA Pans, MOTOROLA Laboratories, Espace Technologique Saint-Aubin, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
4DSMDRECAMLaboratoire des Solides Irradiés, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
5Institut für Werkstofhissenschafl der TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Tóm tắt

A chemical purification method has been developed which leads to highly pure and little damaged single wall nanotubes (SWNT) with a 55 to 65% overall yield. It combines a short and soft acid reflux with a hydrogen peroxide reflux. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements have been used to assess the residual amount of both catalyst and amorphous carbon. By this method, the acid treatment duration was minimized to 4 h, preserving the SWNT structure. EPR indicates a decrease of amorphous carbon content by up to a factor 3 with a 90 minutes peroxide treatment. As-purified SWNTs allow us to generate nanoscale electronic devices via self-assembling.

Từ khóa

#Purification #Carbon nanotubes #Monitoring #Paramagnetic resonance #Amorphous materials #Raw materials #Biomembranes #Chemical technology #Electrons #Laser ablation

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