Electric field induced transformation of carbon nanotube to graphene nanoribbons using Nafion as a solid polymer electrolyte
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Electric field induced transformation of carbon nanotube to graphene
nanoribbons using Nafion as a solid polymer electrolyte
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| Creator |
Jaison, M.J.
Narayanan, T.N. Vijayamohanan, K.Pillai |
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| Subject |
Functional Materials
Nanotechnology |
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| Description |
We report a remarkable transformation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs, average
diameter 40 nm) to graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) in response to a field gradient of 25 V/cm, in
a sandwich configuration using a solid state proton conducting polymer electrolyte like a thin
perfluorosulphonated membrane, Nafion. In response to the application of a constant voltage for
a sustained period of about 24 h at both room temperature and elevated temperatures, an
interesting transformation of MWCNTs to GNRs has been observed with reasonable yield. GNRs
prepared by this way are believed to be better for energy storage applications due to their
enhanced surface area with more active smooth edge planes. Moreover, possible morphological
changes in CNTs under electric field can impact on the performance and long term stability of
devices that use CNTs in their electronic circuitry
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American Institute of Physics
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| Date |
2014
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Article
PeerReviewed |
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application/pdf
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http://cecri.csircentral.net/3143/2/051-2014.pdf
Jaison, M.J. and Narayanan, T.N. and Vijayamohanan, K.Pillai (2014) Electric field induced transformation of carbon nanotube to graphene nanoribbons using Nafion as a solid polymer electrolyte. Applied Physics Letters, 104. pp. 153111-153112. ISSN 0003-6951 |
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http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/apl/104/15?ver=pdfcov
http://cecri.csircentral.net/3143/ |
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