Single walled carbon nanotubes contain residual iron oxide impurities which can dominate their electrochemical activity

被引：90

作者：

Kruusma, Jaanus

Mould, Nigel

Jurkschat, Kerstin

Crossley, Alison

Banks, Craig E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Nottingham Trent Univ, Sch Biomed & Nat Sci, Nottingham NG11 8NS, England

[2] Univ Tartu, Inst Chem Phys, EE-51014 Tartu, Estonia

[3] Univ Oxford, Dept Mat, Oxford OX1 3PH, England

来源：

ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS | 2007年 / 9卷 / 09期

关键词：

single-walled carbon nanotubes; electrochemistry; hydrazine oxidation; electro-catalysis; hydrogen peroxide reduction;

D O I：

10.1016/j.elecom.2007.06.024

中图分类号：

O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];

学科分类号：

081704 ;

摘要：

We demonstrate with the electrochemical oxidation of hydrazine and the electrochemical reduction of hydrogen peroxide that residual iron impurities, likely in the form of Fe3O4, can dominate the electrochemical response of single-walled carbon nanotubes. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：2330 / 2333

页数：4

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