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Structural and morphological variations of encapsulated metal oxides in single walled carbon nanotubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Pedro MFJ Costa ,
Narun Thamavaranukup ,
Thomas Rutherford ,
Steffi Friedrichs ,
Jeremy Sloan  and
Malcolm Green
Pedro MFJ Costa
Affiliation:
pmfjc2@cam.ac.uk, University of Cambridge, Materials Science and Metallurgy, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, N/A, CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
Narun Thamavaranukup
Affiliation:
narun.thamavaranukup@sthughs.ox.ac.uk, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Thomas Rutherford
Affiliation:
thomas.rutherford@university.ox.ac.uk, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Steffi Friedrichs
Affiliation:
steffi.friedrichs@chem.ox.ac.uk, University of Oxford
Jeremy Sloan
Affiliation:
jeremy.sloan@chem.ox.ac.uk, University of Oxford
Malcolm Green
Affiliation:
malcolm.green@chem.ox.ac.uk, University of Oxford
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Abstract

Single walled carbon nanotubes have been filled with a variety of metal oxides and the structural and morphological characteristics of the metal_oxide@SWNT composites studied. Advanced techniques of software aberrations correction for transmission electron microscopy were used for characterisation. This research shows that, despite their higher reactivity compared to salts such as halides, oxides can be encapsulated within SWNTs with some compounds attaining remarkable filling yields.

Keywords

oxidenanostructuretransmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 901: Symposium R – Assembly at the Nanoscale – Toward Functional Nanostructured Materials , 2005 , 0901-Ra22-45-Rb22-45
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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