Hodge, SA, Tay, HH, Anthony, DB et al. (6 more authors) (2014) Probing the charging mechanisms of carbon nanomaterial polyelectrolytes. Faraday Discussions, 172. pp. 311-325. ISSN 1359-6640
Abstract
Chemical charging of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphenes to generate soluble salts shows great promise as a processing route for electronic applications, but raises fundamental questions. The reduction potentials of highly-charged nanocarbon polyelectrolyte ions were investigated by considering their chemical reactivity towards metal salts/complexes in forming metal nanoparticles. The redox activity, degree of functionalisation and charge utilisation were quantified via the relative metal nanoparticle content, established using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The fundamental relationship between the intrinsic nanocarbon electronic density of states and Coulombic effects during charging is highlighted as an important area for future research.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014, The Royal Society of Chemistry. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Faraday Discussions. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemistry (Leeds) > Inorganic Chemistry (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 May 2016 14:33 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2017 03:03 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4fd00043a |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/c4fd00043a |
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