Anti-agglomerating effect in vertically aligned carbon nanotubes derived by antisolvent precipitation of naphthalene.
We developed a novel anti-agglomeration method that enables preservation of the vertical alignment of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) during desiccation of wet CNTs by utilizing antisolvent precipitation and sublimation of naphthalene (Nap). Moreover, we succeeded in depositing Pt nanoparticles onto CNTs without collapse of the vertically aligned morphology by this method.
Ohta
Riichiro
R
Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan. r-ohta@mosk.tytlabs.co.jp
Gunjishima
Itaru
I
Shinozaki
Kazuma
K
Hatanaka
Tatsuya
T
Okamoto
Atsuto
A
Nishikawa
Koichi
K