title: Metal oxide coating on carbon nanotubes by a methanol-thermal method.
abstract: A methanol-thermal method has been developed to fabricate one-dimensional composite nanowires by coating multiwalled carbon nanotubes with lanthanum oxide and iron oxide, respectively. The coating structure and composition have been investigated by transmission electron microscopy and the X-ray energy dispersive spectrum. Magnetic measurement for the iron oxide coatings indicated that the coercivity has been enhanced after coating. The method reported here provides a novel procedure for the fabrication of one-dimensional composite nanostructures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: X X
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Qi
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004559:Electric Wiring; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010087:Oxides / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D010087:Oxides; C000499:ferric oxide; C103829:lanthanum oxide; D007811:Lanthanum; D000432:Methanol