Size-controllable fabrication of Cu nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes by simple heating

作者：Liu, Chun; Wu, Shujing; Zheng, He; Cao, Fan; Sheng, Huaping; Zhao, Dongshan; Wang, Jianbo^*

来源：Materials Research Bulletin, 2015, 61: 270-274.

DOI：10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.10.019

• Composites
• Vapor deposition
• Transmission electron microscopy
• Diffusion

In this paper, employing simple heating inside the transmission electron microscope, we demonstrated the decoration of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by Cu nanoparticles (NPs). More significantly, the particle sizes could be effectively controlled by simply controlling the temperature and duration. It is believed that the nucleation and growth of NPs results from the deposition of generated Cu vapor as well as the surface diffusion of Cu on the CNTs at elevated temperature.

• 出版日期2015-1
• 单位武汉大学