A simple method for coating carbon nanotubes with Co-B amorphous alloy

被引:45
作者
Liu, ZJ
Xu, Z [1 ]
Yuan, ZY
Chen, WX
Zhou, WZ
Peng, LM
机构
[1] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Chem, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Beijing Lab Electron Microscopy, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Condensed Matter Phys, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
[4] Univ St Andrews, Sch Chem, St Andrews KY16 9ST, Fife, Scotland
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
carbon nanotubes; chemical treatment; Co-B amorphous alloy; transmission electron microscopy;
D O I
10.1016/S0167-577X(02)00984-9
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
A simple chemical method was employed to coat carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with a layer of Co-B amorphous alloy. This technique involved a redox reaction using KBH4 as reducing agent and Na-2[Co(OH)(4)] complex as cobalt precursor. The amorphous character of the Co-B alloy was confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and Xray diffractogram analysis (XRD). These coated carbon nanotubes may be of great interest in magnetic research and as highly active catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:1339 / 1344
页数:6
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