The Stability of UV-Defluorination-Driven Crosslinked Carbon Nanotubes: A Raman Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Materials
2.2. UV-Defluorination of Fluorinated Carbon Nanotubes
2.3. Characterization
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Samples | Conditions | Composition (atom%) | |||
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C | O | F | N | ||
Untreated F-SWNTs | No UV | 68.23 | 3.98 | 27.79 | 0.00 |
UV-DeF-SWNTs | UV, 2 h | 92.66 | 5.11 | 2.23 | 0.00 |
HDZ-DeF-SWNTs | Hydrazine, 2 h | 85.37 | 4.43 | 5.71 | 4.50 |
Samples | Conditions | Composition (atom%) | ||
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C | O | F | ||
F-MWNTs | Untreated | 54.15 | 1.67 | 44.18 |
UV-DeF-MWNTs | UV, 16 h | 66.59 | 4.99 | 28.42 |
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Gao, Y.; Islam, M.T.; Otuokere, P.U.; Pulikkathara, M.; Liu, Y. The Stability of UV-Defluorination-Driven Crosslinked Carbon Nanotubes: A Raman Study. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171464
Gao Y, Islam MT, Otuokere PU, Pulikkathara M, Liu Y. The Stability of UV-Defluorination-Driven Crosslinked Carbon Nanotubes: A Raman Study. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(17):1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171464
Chicago/Turabian StyleGao, Yunxiang, Mohammad Tarequl Islam, Promise Uzoamaka Otuokere, Merlyn Pulikkathara, and Yuemin Liu. 2024. "The Stability of UV-Defluorination-Driven Crosslinked Carbon Nanotubes: A Raman Study" Nanomaterials 14, no. 17: 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171464