Decoration of activated carbon nanotubes by assembling nano-silver

作     者：Chen-sha Li Bin-song Wang Ying-jie Qiao Wei-zhe Lu Ji Liang 

作者机构：Department of Materials Science Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 China Department of Mechanical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China School of Chemistry and Materials Science Heilongjiang University Harbin 150080 China 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》 (矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第16卷第5期

页      面：598-602页

核心收录：

学科分类：0709[理学-地质学] 0819[工学-矿业工程] 07[理学] 08[工学] 070205[理学-凝聚态物理] 0806[工学-冶金工程] 0708[理学-地球物理学] 080501[工学-材料物理与化学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 080502[工学-材料学] 0703[理学-化学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0702[理学-物理学] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (No.10332020) 

主　　题：carbon nanotubes nano silver assembly surface activation 

摘      要：A facile solution processed strategy of synthesizing nano silver assembled on carbon nanotubes （CNTs） at room temperature was put forward. Activated carbon nanotubes were used as precursors for preparing silver-decorated nanotubes. The nature of the decorated nanotubes was studied using transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDX）. The inert surfaces of carbon nanotubes were activated by introducing catalytic nuclei via an oxidation-sensitization-activation approach. Activated carbon nanotubes catalyzed the metal deposition specifically onto their surfaces upon immersion in electroless plating baths. The method produced nanotubes decorated with silver. The extent of silver decoration was found to be dependent on fabrication conditions. Dense nano silver assembled on nanotube surfaces could be obtained by keeping a low reaction rate in the solution phase. The results here show that this method is an efficient and simple means of achieving carbon nanotubes being assembled by nano metal.