Issue 39, 2013

Electroless reductions on carbon nanotubes: how critical is the diameter of a nanotube

Abstract

Detailed experimental and theoretical studies have been performed to investigate the influence of the diameter of multi-walled carboxy-functionalized carbon nanotubes (CFCNTs) on their ability to reduce PdCl42− salt to Pd nanoparticles on their surface at room temperature. The obtained results (inductively-coupled plasmaspectrometry and cyclic voltammetry) show that the reduction ability of CFCNTs with 5 nm diameter (CFCNT5) is stronger than that of CFCNTs with 15 nm diameter (CFCNT15). Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations suggest that a more negative charge distribution exists on CFCNT5, which makes it a better electron donor to PdCl42−.

Graphical abstract: Electroless reductions on carbon nanotubes: how critical is the diameter of a nanotube

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 May 2013
Accepted
05 Aug 2013
First published
07 Aug 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 17693-17695

Electroless reductions on carbon nanotubes: how critical is the diameter of a nanotube

Y. Guo, K. Fhayli, S. Li, Y. Yang, A. Mashat and N. M. Khashab, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 17693 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42350F

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