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Metal Nanoparticles and Related Materials Supported on Carbon Nanotubes: Methods and Applications
Author(s) -
Wildgoose Gregory G.,
Banks Craig E.,
Compton Richard G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200500324
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , template , carbon fibers , composite material , composite number
Carbon nanotubes are one of the most intensively explored nanostructured materials. In particular, carbon nanotubes are unique and ideal templates onto which to immobilize nanoparticles allowing the construction of designed nanoarchitectures that are extremely attractive as supports for heterogeneous catalysts, for use in fuel cells, and in related technologies that exploit the inherent ‘smallness’ and hollow characteristics of the nanoparticles. Here we overview the recent developments in this area by exploring the various techniques in which nanotubes can be functionalized with metals and other nanoparticles and explore the diverse applications of the resulting materials.