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Synthesis of SiCNO Nanowires Through Heat‐Treatment of Polymer‐Functionalized Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Duan R.G.,
Mukherjee A. K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200306564
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , nanowire , polymer , nanotechnology , selective chemistry of single walled nanotubes , surface modification , chemical engineering , nanotube , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , composite material , engineering
SiCNO nanowires (see Figure) have been successfully synthesized by heat‐treatment of polymer‐functionalized single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The tangled networks of SWNT ropes associate tightly and uniformly with the polymer precursor, most likely via chemical bonds between the polymer and the SWNT surface. The SWNTs act as a template to confine the reaction with the polymer in the synthesis of the nanowires.