Optical absorption of Ar and H ion beam irradiated multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) sheets at various doses in the visible and terahertz spectral ranges was investigated.It was found that the optical absorption of...Optical absorption of Ar and H ion beam irradiated multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) sheets at various doses in the visible and terahertz spectral ranges was investigated.It was found that the optical absorption of MWCNT sheets in the visible range was decreased with increasing ion irradiation dose.Similar behavior was observed in terahertz range,where the optical absorption of MWCNT sheets in the range of 0 to 1.5 THz was also decreased with increasing ion irradiation dose.The optical absorption decreases in irradiated MWCNT sheets can be ascribed to the increase of defects in the irradiated MWCNTs.展开更多
Graphene nanoribbons(GNRs) have been synthesized by unzipping oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes.The thickness of the GNRs synthesized is ranged from mono-layer to four layers.The morphology of prepared GNRs is str...Graphene nanoribbons(GNRs) have been synthesized by unzipping oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes.The thickness of the GNRs synthesized is ranged from mono-layer to four layers.The morphology of prepared GNRs is strongly dependent on structure and defects of the MWCNTs.The synchrotron radiation X-ray diffractions show the d(002) spacing of the GNRs decreases with the increase of the annealing temperature.This may be caused by the removing of water molecules and oxygen-containing functional groups in the GNRs.展开更多
基金Supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences Knowledge Innovation Program(No.KJCX3.SYW.N10)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10775171)
文摘Optical absorption of Ar and H ion beam irradiated multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) sheets at various doses in the visible and terahertz spectral ranges was investigated.It was found that the optical absorption of MWCNT sheets in the visible range was decreased with increasing ion irradiation dose.Similar behavior was observed in terahertz range,where the optical absorption of MWCNT sheets in the range of 0 to 1.5 THz was also decreased with increasing ion irradiation dose.The optical absorption decreases in irradiated MWCNT sheets can be ascribed to the increase of defects in the irradiated MWCNTs.
基金Supported by National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB832903)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50902147)
文摘Graphene nanoribbons(GNRs) have been synthesized by unzipping oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes.The thickness of the GNRs synthesized is ranged from mono-layer to four layers.The morphology of prepared GNRs is strongly dependent on structure and defects of the MWCNTs.The synchrotron radiation X-ray diffractions show the d(002) spacing of the GNRs decreases with the increase of the annealing temperature.This may be caused by the removing of water molecules and oxygen-containing functional groups in the GNRs.
基金Supported by National Basic Research Program of China(973 program 2010CB934500)National Nature Science Foundation of China(Grant No: 51072127)supported by the NSERC,NRC,CIHR,the Province of Saskatchewan, Western Economic Diversification Canada,and the University of Saskatchewan