Demonstration of the importance of oxygenated species at the ends of carbon nanotubes for their favourable electrochemical properties.
Definitive evidence is presented for the favourable electrochemical properties of carbon nanotube modified electrodes arising from the ends of SWNTs due to oxygenated carbon species in general, and carboxylic acid moieties in particular, produced during acid purification.
Chou
Alison
A
School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Bocking
Till
T
Singh
Nagindar K
NK
Gooding
J Justin
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