Controlled evolution of carbon nanotubes coated by nanodiamond: The realization of a new class of hybrid nanomaterials

M. L. Terranova; S. Orlanducci; A. Fiori; E. Tamburri; V. Sessa; M. Rossi; A. S. Barnard

doi:10.1021/cm0502018

Controlled evolution of carbon nanotubes coated by nanodiamond: The realization of a new class of hybrid nanomaterials

M. L. Terranova^*, S. Orlanducci, A. Fiori, E. Tamburri, V. Sessa, M. Rossi, A. S. Barnard

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We report a new class of nanostructured carbon materials, which couple nanosized diamond with single-walled carbon nanotubes. This exciting material is being produced in our laboratories in a modified CVD reactor by means of reactions between carbon nanopowders and atomic H. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, and reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) have been used to study samples grown for various deposition times. The information achieved by combined use of these characterization techniques has enabled the construction of a time-growth sequence for the two carbon nanophases and has enlightened the peculiar growth of such hybrid carbon systems. The tubular inner structures are found to be bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) up to 15 μm long, and the outer deposits consist of well-shaped diamond crystallites with diameters in the 20-100 nm range. The one-step synthesis approach described here provides an experimental route to the production of ordered arrays of rigid nanotubes coated by diamond nanocrystallites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3214-3220
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chemistry of Materials
Volume	17
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/cm0502018
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2005
Externally published	Yes

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