Temperature-Dependent Growth of 36 Inner Nanotubes inside Nickelocene, Cobaltocene and Ferrocene-Filled Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. SEM and TEM Studies
3.2. Multifrequency Raman Spectroscopy Studies on Inner Tube Growth
3.3. Evaluation of Growth Temperatures of Inner Tubes
3.4. Dependence of Growth Temperatures of Inner Tubes on Their Diameter and Metal Type
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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dt, nm | (n,m) | RBM, cm−1 | λex, nm | T(I1/2), °C | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Precursor | ||||||
NiCp2 | CoCp2 | FeCp2 | ||||
0.703 | (7,3) | 325 | 1064 | 405 | 500 | 500 |
0.778 | (8,3) | 295 | 647 | 515 | 500 | 555 |
0.823 | (7,5) | 279 | 647 | 510 | 515 | 550 |
0.834 | (8,4) | 279 | 458 | 440 | 500 | 565 |
0.853 | (9,3) | 267 | 514 | 480 | 530 | 567 |
0.853 | (9,3) | 265 | 531 | 473 | 540 | 577 |
0.853 | (9,3) | 269 | 568 | 520 | 560 | 550 |
0.878 | (10,2) | 264 | 1064 | 530 | 520 | 560 |
0.887 | (7,6) | 260 | 1064 | 490 | 520 | 554 |
0.895 | (8,5) | 258 | 514 | 500 | 564 | 570 |
0.895 | (8,5) | 255 | 531 | 490 | 530 | 570 |
0.909 | (11,1) | 253 | 458 | 530 | 548 | 600 |
0.909 | (11,1) | 254 | 633 | 520 | 535 | 565 |
0.909 | (11,1) | 256 | 647 | 550 | 570 | 565 |
0.928 | (10,3) | 251 | 647 | 540 | 530 | 565 |
0.954 | (7,7) | 245 | 514 | 515 | 590 | 590 |
0.954 | (7,7) | 247 | 531 | 538 | 576 | 580 |
0.983 | (10,4) | 235 | 568 | 540 | 580 | 600 |
1.023 | (13,0) | 230 | 488 | 594 | 650 | 650 |
1.028 | (9,6) | 226 | 568 | 550 | 580 | 640 |
1.031 | (12,2) | 225 | 488 | 564 | 660 | 660 |
1.058 | (11,4) | 221 | 458 | 560 | 572 | 625 |
1.064 | (13,1) | 219 | 633 | 600 | 595 | 635 |
1.064 | (13,1) | 219 | 647 | 605 | 620 | 640 |
1.081 | (12,3) | 214 | 633 | 540 | 600 | 640 |
1.081 | (12,3) | 216 | 647 | 560 | 600 | 645 |
1.089 | (8,8) | 215 | 568 | 610 | 600 | 650 |
1.100 | (10,6) | 212 | 458 | 595 | 605 | 640 |
1.142 | (14,1) | 207 | 514 | 620 | 667 | 675 |
1.157 | (9,8) | 202 | 458 | 675 | 677 | 650 |
1.157 | (13,3) | 202 | 514 | 630 | 644 | 685 |
1.187 | (14,2) | 196 | 647 | 605 | 620 | 670 |
1.188 | (12,5) | 200 | 488 | 616 | 697 | 700 |
1.247 | (12,6) | 190 | 647 | 600 | 670 | 690 |
1.256 | (16,0) | 186 | 531 | 673 | 730 | 770 |
1.264 | (15,2) | 184 | 531 | 693 | 720 | 760 |
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Kharlamova, M.V.; Kramberger, C. Temperature-Dependent Growth of 36 Inner Nanotubes inside Nickelocene, Cobaltocene and Ferrocene-Filled Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2984. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112984
Kharlamova MV, Kramberger C. Temperature-Dependent Growth of 36 Inner Nanotubes inside Nickelocene, Cobaltocene and Ferrocene-Filled Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):2984. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112984
Chicago/Turabian StyleKharlamova, Marianna V., and Christian Kramberger. 2021. "Temperature-Dependent Growth of 36 Inner Nanotubes inside Nickelocene, Cobaltocene and Ferrocene-Filled Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 2984. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112984