Premium
A Catalytic Reaction Inside a Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube
Author(s) -
Shiozawa Hidetsugu,
Pichler Thomas,
Grüneis Alexander,
Pfeiffer Rudolf,
Kuzmany Hans,
Liu Zheng,
Suenaga Kazu,
Kataura Hiromichi
Publication year - 2008
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.200701466
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , catalysis , ferrocene , nanotechnology , nanotube , chemical engineering , selective chemistry of single walled nanotubes , molecule , carbon fibers , carbon nanotube supported catalyst , carbon nanobud , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , composite material , organic chemistry , carbon nanofiber , electrochemistry , electrode , chemistry , composite number , engineering
A catalytic reaction inside a single‐walled carbon nanotube is demonstrated by using encapsulated ferrocene molecules as precursors. A combined spectroscopic and microscopic study unravels the mechanism of catalytic inner tube growth. This confined process provides for the controlled iron growing of double‐walled carbon nanotubes and represents a new route for materials design.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom