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Carbon–Inorganic Hybrid Materials: The Carbon‐Nanotube/TiO 2 Interface
Author(s) -
Eder Dominik,
Windle Alan H.
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.200702835
Subject(s) - materials science , anatase , rutile , nanocrystal , nanotechnology , carbon nanotube , surface modification , carbon fibers , hybrid material , benzyl alcohol , pulmonary surfactant , interface (matter) , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , photocatalysis , catalysis , composite material , composite number , chemistry , capillary number , capillary action , engineering
A nondestructive, simple process for the synthesis of CNT–TiO 2 and various other hybrid materials, using benzyl alcohol as surfactant (see figure), is described. π − π interactions enable the use of pristine CNTs without the need of covalent functionalization. Furthermore, benzyl alcohol acts as a growth inhibitor to produce very small and uniform rutile nanocrystals without too great a reduction of the anatase to rutile transformation.