Spectroscopic characterization of N-doped single-walled carbon nanotube strands: an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman study.
We have studied in detail the carbon and nitrogen bonding environments in nitrogen-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The samples consisting of long strands of N-doped SWCNTs were synthesized using an aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition method involving benzylamine-ethanol-ferrocene solutions. The studied samples were produced using different benzylamine concentrations in the solutions, and exhibited a maximum concentration of ca. 0.3%at of N, determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In general, we observed that the ratio between substitutional nitrogen and the pyridine-like bonded nitrogen varied upon the precursor composition. Moreover, we have observed that the sp2-like substitutional configuration of the C-N bond does not exceed the 50% of the total N atomic incorporation. In addition, we have characterized all these samples using Raman spectroscopy and electron microscopy.
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Laboratory for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research (LINAN) and Advanced Materials Department, IPICyT, Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Col. Lomas 4a. sección, San Luis Potosí 78216, SLP, México.
Ayala
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Zamudio
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Grobosch
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Cruz-Silva
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Romo-Herrera
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Campos-Delgado
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Terrones
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Pichler
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Terrones
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