Issue 35, 2008
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Tearing open nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Mark S. Meier,*ab   Rodney Andrews,b   David Jacques,b   Kelby B. Cassityab  and  Dali Qianb  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
E-mail: meier@uky.edu

b Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

Abstract

Reductive alkylation of N-MWNTs with Li/NH3 results in fracturing of the nanotubes, ripping channels that breach the central core and generating significant new pore volume.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B809348B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Jun 2008
Accepted
25 Jul 2008
First published
05 Aug 2008

J. Mater. Chem., 2008,18, 4143-4145

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Tearing open nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes

M. S. Meier, R. Andrews, D. Jacques, K. B. Cassity and D. Qian, J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 4143 DOI: 10.1039/B809348B

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