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Wall‐ and Hybridisation‐Selective Synthesis of Nitrogen‐Doped Double‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Carini Marco,
Shi Lei,
Chamberlain Thomas W.,
Liu Meng,
Valenti Giovanni,
MelleFranco Manuel,
Paolucci Francesco,
Khlobystov Andrei N.,
Pichler Thomas,
MateoAlonso Aurelio
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201905559
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , electrocatalyst , carbon fibers , materials science , nanotechnology , nitrogen , doping , nanostructure , chemical engineering , catalysis , carbon nanobud , chemistry , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , electrochemistry , nanotube , electrode , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , composite material , composite number , engineering
Controlled nitrogen‐doping is a powerful methodology to modify the properties of carbon nanostructures and produce functional materials for electrocatalysis, energy conversion and storage, and sensing, among others. Herein, we report a wall‐ and hybridisation‐selective synthetic methodology to produce double‐walled carbon nanotubes with an inner tube doped exclusively with graphitic sp 2 ‐nitrogen atoms. Our measurements shed light on the fundamental properties of nitrogen‐doped nanocarbons opening the door for developing their potential applications.