Cl-assisted corrugation effects in the carbon layers of Fe 3 C-filled carbon nanotubes buckypapers

Jia Chen Xia, Omololu Odunmbaku, Ayoub Taallah, Shanling Wang, Filippo S. Boi*

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Abstract

Recent works have suggested that Cl-radicals can play a crucial role not only in the in-situ fabrication of filled CNTs buckypaper structures but also in post-synthesis surface modification methodologies for possible band gap manipulation. In this study we have probed the effect of in-situ chlorination of filled CNTs-buckypapers on the atomic characteristics and ordering of the CNTs graphitic layers. We report a detailed HRTEM and UV spectroscopy (Solid State and Liquid State) investigation of Cl-induced corrugation effects on the surface-layers of CNTs-buckypapers which could be at the origin of the band-gap formation recently reported in literature for graphene samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)76-79
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Today Communications
Volume19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Chlorine
  • Corrugation effect

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