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Lin D, Yu Y, Li L, Zou M, Zhang J. Growth of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Array by Precisely Inhibiting Metallic Tubes Using ZrO 2 Nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2006605. [PMID: 33522113 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Synthesis of high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes arrays with pure semiconducting type is crucial for the fabrication of integrated circuits in nanoscale. However, the naturally grown carbon nanotubes usually have diverse structures and properties. Here the bicomponent catalyst using Au and ZrO2 is designed and prepared. The Au nanoparticle serves as the catalysts for carbon feedstock cracking and facilitating the nucleation of carbon nanotubes, whereas the close-connected ZrO2 forms a localized etching zone around Au by releasing lattice oxygen and to inhibit the nucleation of metallic carbon nanotubes precisely. The obtained single-walled carbon nanotubes array show a high semiconducting content of >96%, on the basis of good performance of field-effect transistor devices. And such building of localized etching zone is compatible with other catalyst systems as a universal and efficient method for the scalable production of semiconducting carbon nanotubes.
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- Dewu Lin
- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- China Bluestar Chengrand Chemical Co. Ltd., 4th Xinghua Road, Xinjin Industry Zone B, Chengdu, 611430, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Qian L, Xie Y, Zou M, Zhang J. Building a Bridge for Carbon Nanotubes from Nanoscale Structure to Macroscopic Application. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:18805-18819. [PMID: 34714049 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Through 30 years of research, researchers have gained a deep understanding of the synthesis, characteristics, and applications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). However, up to now, there are still few industries using CNT as the leading material. The difficulty of CNTs to be applied in industry is the gap between the properties of CNT-based aggregates and those of a single carbon nanotube. Therefore, how to maintain the intrinsic properties of CNTs when they are assembled into aggregates is of great significance. Herein, we summarize and analyze the research status of CNT materials applied in different fields from proven techniques to potential industries, including energy storage, electronics, mechanical and other applications. For each application, the intrinsic properties of CNTs and the real performances of their aggregates are compared to figure out the key problems in CNT synthesis. Finally, we give an outlook for building a bridge for CNTs from nanoscale structure to macroscopic application, giving inspiration to researchers making efforts toward the real application of carbon nanotubes.
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- Liu Qian
- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Wang J, Ding C, Zhang H, Du R, Zhang S, Qian J, Hu Y, Huang S. Laser-induced phenylation reaction to prepare semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube arrays. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:14259-14262. [PMID: 33119006 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc06095j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) arrays are the key to making integrated circuits smaller than 10 nanometers. Herein, a brand-new approach is proposed to efficiently prepare semiconducting (s-) SWNT arrays by implementing a simple phenylation to modulate the metallic SWNT bandgap through the radical reaction between SWNTs and benzoyl peroxide molecules. Electrical measurement indicates that the percentage of s-SWNTs in the functionalized arrays could be higher than 97.8% after phenylation, promoting its exceptional performance as a field-effect transistor with an on-off ratio of 11 300. Our work paves a new avenue for the design and synthesis of high-purity s-SWNT arrays, which are highly important for future applications in carbon-based nano-electronic devices.
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- Ying Wang
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325000, P. R. China.
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He M, Zhang S, Zhang J. Horizontal Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Arrays: Controlled Synthesis, Characterizations, and Applications. Chem Rev 2020; 120:12592-12684. [PMID: 33064453 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) emerge as a promising material to advance carbon nanoelectronics. However, synthesizing or assembling pure metallic/semiconducting SWNTs required for interconnects/integrated circuits, respectively, by a conventional chemical vapor deposition method or by an assembly technique remains challenging. Recent studies have shown significant scientific breakthroughs in controlled SWNT synthesis/assembly and applications in scaled field effect transistors, which are a critical component in functional nanodevices, thereby rendering the horizontal SWNT array an important candidate for innovating nanotechnology. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the controlled synthesis, surface assembly, characterization techniques, and potential applications of horizontally aligned SWNT arrays. This review begins with the discussion of synthesis of horizontally aligned SWNTs with regulated direction, density, structure, and theoretical models applied to understand the growth results. Several traditional procedures applied for assembling SWNTs on target surface are also briefly discussed. It then discusses the techniques adopted to characterize SWNTs, ranging from electron/probe microscopy to various optical spectroscopy methods. Prototype applications based on the horizontally aligned SWNTs, such as interconnects, field effect transistors, integrated circuits, and even computers, are subsequently described. Finally, this review concludes with challenges and a brief outlook of the future development in this research field.
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- Maoshuai He
- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Yang F, Wang M, Zhang D, Yang J, Zheng M, Li Y. Chirality Pure Carbon Nanotubes: Growth, Sorting, and Characterization. Chem Rev 2020; 120:2693-2758. [PMID: 32039585 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been attracting tremendous attention owing to their structure (chirality) dependent outstanding properties, which endow them with great potential in a wide range of applications. The preparation of chirality-pure SWCNTs is not only a great scientific challenge but also a crucial requirement for many high-end applications. As such, research activities in this area over the last two decades have been very extensive. In this review, we summarize recent achievements and accumulated knowledge thus far and discuss future developments and remaining challenges from three aspects: controlled growth, postsynthesis sorting, and characterization techniques. In the growth part, we focus on the mechanism of chirality-controlled growth and catalyst design. In the sorting part, we organize and analyze existing literature based on sorting targets rather than methods. Since chirality assignment and quantification is essential in the study of selective preparation, we also include in the last part a comprehensive description and discussion of characterization techniques for SWCNTs. It is our view that even though progress made in this area is impressive, more efforts are still needed to develop both methodologies for preparing ultrapure (e.g., >99.99%) SWCNTs in large quantity and nondestructive fast characterization techniques with high spatial resolution for various nanotube samples.
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- Feng Yang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Fukuhara S, Misawa M, Shimojo F, Shibuta Y. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulation of ethanol dissociation reactions on alloy catalysts in carbon nanotube growth. Chem Phys Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.136619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lin D, Zhang S, Liu W, Yu Y, Zhang J. Carburization of Fe/Ni Catalyst for Efficient Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1902240. [PMID: 31264772 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201902240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Scale-up production of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with high quality and purity is in pursuit, since the subsequent post purification treatment of residual metal or amorphous carbon is complicated and restricts further applications. Here, a compatible method to efficiently synthesize pure SWNTs on various supporters by using the precarburized Fe/Ni catalysts is reported. The preparation of catalysts is achieved by gas phase deposition together with CO gas at proper temperature, and the carburization of metal particles occurring simultaneously contributes to the size limitation of catalysts. By using micro-quartz sand as a recyclable supporter, high-quality SWNTs with a yield of 50 mg h-1 are prepared with 60% metal precursor utilization, 81% carbon source utilization, and only 0.12% (m/m) metal residues. Taking advantage of carburized Fe/Ni catalysts and appropriate supports makes it possible to balance the quantity, purity, and quality among SWNTs growth. Furthermore, this method provides a straightforward pathway to strongly combine SWNTs and diverse composite materials for further potential applications.
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- Dewu Lin
- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Zhang S, Wang X, Yao F, He M, Lin D, Ma H, Sun Y, Zhao Q, Liu K, Ding F, Zhang J. Controllable Growth of (n, n −1) Family of Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes. Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lin D, Zhang S, Zheng Z, Hu W, Zhang J. Microwave-Assisted Regeneration of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Carbon Fragments. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1800033. [PMID: 29430828 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201800033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Direct growth of chirality-controlled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with metal catalyst free strategy, like cloning or epitaxial growth, has suffered from the low efficiency. The underlying problem is the activation of seed edge. Here an unexpectedly efficient microwave-assisted pathway to regenerate SWNTs from carbon fragments on SiO2 /Si substrate is demonstrated via Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscope (AFM) characterization. In this attempt, microwave irradiation provides fast heating to remove polar groups bonded to carbon nanotubes and reduce the spontaneous closure of tubes' open ends. The survived SWNT and carbon fragments connected to it after plasma treatment are simply microwaved and then they serve as the template for regeneration. Scanning electron microscope and AFM characterizations indicate that the efficiency of the regeneration can reach 100%. And the regenerated SWNT has been proved without any change in chirality compared to the original SWNT. Electrical measurements on regenerated carbon nanotube films indicate 1 and 2 times increase in on/off ratio and on-state current respectively than original carbon nanotube films obtained from solution-phase separation, confirming the improvement of SWNT's quality. The microwave-assisted regeneration is found to be highly effective and would be applied to improve the cloning efficiency of carbon nanotubes potentially.
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- Dewu Lin
- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Zheng Z, Fang H, Liu D, Tan Z, Gao X, Hu W, Peng H, Tong L, Hu W, Zhang J. Nonlocal Response in Infrared Detector with Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes and Graphdiyne. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2017; 4:1700472. [PMID: 29270354 PMCID: PMC5737326 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Revised: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWNTs) are regarded as an important candidate for infrared (IR) optical detection due to their excellent intrinsic properties. However, the strong binding energy of excitons in s-SWNTs seriously impedes the development of s-SWNTs IR photodetector. This Communication reports an IR photodetector with highly pure s-SWNTs and γ-graphdiyne. The heterojunctions between the two materials can efficiently separate the photogenerated excitons. In comparison to device fabricated only with s-SWNTs, this IR detector shows a uniform response in the whole channel of the device. The response time is demonstrated to be below 1 ms. The optimal responsivity and detectivity approximately reach 0.4 mA W-1 and 5 × 106 cmHz1/2 W-1, respectively.
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- Zhe Zheng
- Center for NanochemistryBeijing Science and Engineering Center for NanocarbonsBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceTianjin UniversityTianjin300072P. R. China
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- National Laboratory for Infrared PhysicsShanghai Institute of Technical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences500 Yutian RoadShanghai200083P. R. China
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- Center for NanochemistryBeijing Science and Engineering Center for NanocarbonsBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871P. R. China
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- Center for NanochemistryBeijing Science and Engineering Center for NanocarbonsBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871P. R. China
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- Center for NanochemistryBeijing Science and Engineering Center for NanocarbonsBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871P. R. China
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- National Laboratory for Infrared PhysicsShanghai Institute of Technical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences500 Yutian RoadShanghai200083P. R. China
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- Center for NanochemistryBeijing Science and Engineering Center for NanocarbonsBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871P. R. China
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- Center for NanochemistryBeijing Science and Engineering Center for NanocarbonsBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceTianjin UniversityTianjin300072P. R. China
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- Center for NanochemistryBeijing Science and Engineering Center for NanocarbonsBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871P. R. China
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Wei L, Flavel BS, Li W, Krupke R, Chen Y. Exploring the upper limit of single-walled carbon nanotube purity by multiple-cycle aqueous two-phase separation. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:11640-11646. [PMID: 28770923 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr03302h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Ultrahigh purity semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (S-SWCNTs) are required for high-performance transistors. Aqueous two-phase (ATP) separation is an attractive method to obtain such SWCNTs due to its simplicity and scalability. This work targeted two questions; namely what is the upper limit of S-SWCNT purity that can be achieved by multiple cycles of ATP separation from the most commonly used polyethylene glycol and dextran system and how accurately can commonly used methods characterize the improvement in purity? SWCNT purity in nanotube dispersions obtained by multi-cycle ATP separation (2, 4, 6 and 8 cycles) was evaluated by three methods, including UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy analysis, performance of thin-film field effect transistors (FETs) prepared by drop casting and short-channel FET devices prepared by dielectrophoresis deposition. Absorption spectroscopic analysis and the performance of the thin-film FET devices can hardly differentiate metallic SWCNT residues in the dispersions obtained after 4 cycles with the purity above 99.5%, and the short channel FET devices prepared by dielectrophoresis deposition are more sensitive towards tiny metallic SWCNT residues. A new method was also demonstrated to visualize the minor metallic content in the nanotube suspension using voltage contrast imaging in a scanning electron microscope, which enables rapid screening of many devices and the accurate obtainment of metallic content without performing a large number of individual transconductance measurements.
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- Li Wei
- The University of Sydney, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Fukuhara S, Shimojo F, Shibuta Y. Conformation and catalytic activity of nickel – carbon cluster for ethanol dissociation in carbon nanotube synthesis: Ab initio molecular dynamics simulation. Chem Phys Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.04.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li P, Zhang J. Preparation of Horizontal Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Arrays. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2016; 374:85. [DOI: 10.1007/s41061-016-0085-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang S, Peng D, Xie H, Zheng Q, Zhang Y. Investigation on the Formation Mechanism of Double-Layer Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays via Single-Step Chemical Vapour Deposition. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2016; 9:12. [PMID: 30460309 PMCID: PMC6223781 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-016-0113-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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ABSTRACT The mechanism for the formation of double-layer vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays (VACNTs) through single-step CVD growth is investigated. The evolution of the structures and defect concentration of the VACNTs are tracked by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. During the growth, the catalyst particles are stayed constantly on the substrate. The precipitation of the second CNT layer happens at around 30 min as proved by SEM. During the growth of the first layer, catalyst nanoparticles are deactivated with the accumulation of amorphous carbon coatings on their surfaces, which leads to the termination of the growth of the first layer CNTs. Then, the catalyst particles are reactivated by the hydrogen in the gas flow, leading to the precipitation of the second CNT layer. The growth of the second CNT layer lifts the amorphous carbon coatings on catalyst particles and substrates. The release of mechanical energy by CNTs provides big enough energy to lift up amorphous carbon flakes on catalyst particles and substrates which finally stay at the interfaces of the two layers simulated by finite element analysis. This study sheds light on the termination mechanism of CNTs during CVD process. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT The mechanism for the formation of double-layer vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays (VACNTs) through single-step CVD growth was investigated. The growth of the second CNT layer lifts the amorphous carbon coatings on catalyst particles and substrates.
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- Shoumo Zhang
- Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology and Applied Mechanics Laboratory, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 People’s Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 People’s Republic of China
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Gu J, Han J, Liu D, Yu X, Kang L, Qiu S, Jin H, Li H, Li Q, Zhang J. Solution-Processable High-Purity Semiconducting SWCNTs for Large-Area Fabrication of High-Performance Thin-Film Transistors. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:4993-4999. [PMID: 27115426 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201600398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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For the large-area fabrication of thin-film transistors (TFTs), a new conjugated polymer poly[9-(1-octylonoyl)-9H-carbazole-2,7-diyl] is developed to harvest ultrahigh-purity semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes. Combined with spectral and nanodevice characterization, the purity is estimated up to 99.9%. High density and uniform network formed by dip-coating process is liable to fabricate high-performance TFTs on a wafer-scale and the as-fabricated TFTs exhibit a high degree of uniformity.
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- Jianting Gu
- Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215123, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215123, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Ibrahim I, Gemming T, Weber WM, Mikolajick T, Liu Z, Rümmeli MH. Current Progress in the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Type-Selected Horizontally Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. ACS NANO 2016; 10:7248-7266. [PMID: 27427780 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b03744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Exciting electrical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes show promise as a future class of electronic materials, yet the manufacturing challenges remain significant. The key challenges are to determine fabrication approaches for complex and flexible arrangements of nanotube devices that are reliable, rapid, and reproducible. Realizing regular array structures is an important step toward this goal. Considerable efforts have and are being made in this vein, although the progress to date is somewhat modest. However, there are reasons to be optimistic. Positive steps of being able to control not only the spatial location and diameter of the tubes but also their electronic type (chiral control) are being made. Two primary approaches are being exploited to address the challenges. Tube deposition techniques, on the one hand, and direct growth of the desired tube at the target location are being explored. While this review covers both approaches, the emphasis is on recent developments in the direct fabrication of type-selected horizontally aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition.
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Affiliation(s)
- Imad Ibrahim
- NaMLab gGmbH , Nöthnitzer Strasse 64, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- IFW Dresden , P.O. Box 270116, 01171 Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- NaMLab gGmbH , Nöthnitzer Strasse 64, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Dresden University of Technology , 01062 Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- NaMLab gGmbH , Nöthnitzer Strasse 64, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Dresden University of Technology , 01062 Dresden, Saxony, Germany
- Chair of Nanoelectronic Materials, TU Dresden , D-01062 Dresden, Germany
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- College of Physics Optoelectronics and Energy & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University , Suzhou 215006, China
- Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Centre for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Physics Optoelectronics and Energy & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University , Suzhou 215006, China
- IFW Dresden , P.O. Box 270116, 01171 Dresden, Saxony, Germany
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences , M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 34, Zabrze 41-819, Poland
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Sakurai S, Yamada M, Sakurai H, Sekiguchi A, Futaba DN, Hata K. A phenomenological model for selective growth of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes based on catalyst deactivation. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:1015-23. [PMID: 26660858 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr05673j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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A method for the selective semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) growth over a continuous range from 67% to 98%, within the diameter range of 0.8-1.2 nm, by the use of a "catalyst conditioning process" prior to growth is reported. Continuous control revealed an inverse relationship between the selectivity and the yield as evidenced by a 1000-times difference in yield between the highest selectivity and non-selectivity. Further, these results show that the selectivity is highly sensitive to the presence of a precise concentration of oxidative and reductive gases (i.e. water and hydrogen), and the highest selectivity occurred along the border between the conditions suitable for high yield and no-growth. Through these results, a phenomenological model has been constructed to explain the inverse relationship between yield and selectivity based on catalyst deactivation. We believe our model to be general, as the fundamental mechanisms limiting selective semiconducting SWCNT growth are common to the previous reports of limited yield.
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- Shunsuke Sakurai
- CNT-Application Research Center and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
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- CNT-Application Research Center and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
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- CNT-Application Research Center and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
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- CNT-Application Research Center and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
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- CNT-Application Research Center and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
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- CNT-Application Research Center and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
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Zhang S, Tong L, Hu Y, Kang L, Zhang J. Diameter-Specific Growth of Semiconducting SWNT Arrays Using Uniform Mo2C Solid Catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:8904-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b05384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shuchen Zhang
- Center
for Nanochemistry,
Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural
Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Center
for Nanochemistry,
Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural
Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Center
for Nanochemistry,
Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural
Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Center
for Nanochemistry,
Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural
Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Center
for Nanochemistry,
Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National
Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural
Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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