1D lanthanide halide crystals inserted into single-walled carbon nanotubes

Xu, CG; Sloan, J; Brown, G; Bailey, S; Williams, VC; Friedrichs, S; Coleman, KS; Flahaut, E; Hutchison, JL; Dunin-Borkowski, RE; Green, MLH

Abstract

1D crystals of lanthanide halides of the form LnCl(3) (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb or Yb) have been inserted into single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) using the molten salt capillary filling method; ca. 20-40% of all the observed SWNTs were filled with melts in the range 650-910 degreesC with no observable damage to the carbon tubules; high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) studies showed that the nanostructures of the encapsulated crystals varied with tubule diameter.

Citation

Xu, C., Sloan, J., Brown, G., Bailey, S., Williams, V., Friedrichs, S., Coleman, K., Flahaut, E., Hutchison, J., Dunin-Borkowski, R., & Green, M. (online). 1D lanthanide halide crystals inserted into single-walled carbon nanotubes. Chemical Communications, 2427-2428

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Journal: Chemical Communications
• Print ISSN: 1359-7345
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-548X
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Issue: 24
• Pages: 2427-2428
• Keywords: TUBULES
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1552811