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Processing method for electrochemically modifying carbon nano tube

A technology of carbon nanotubes and treatment methods, applied in chemical instruments and methods, inorganic pigment treatment, fibrous fillers, etc., can solve the problems of reducing the catalytic activity of carbon nanotubes, achieve good electron transfer rate, good hydrophilicity, improve The effect of charge capacity

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-21
SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH
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However, the adsorption and aggregation of organic molecules on the outer wall of the carbon tube will inevitably lead to the covering of the active center on the surface of the carbon tube, thereby reducing the catalytic activity of the carbon tube and the electron transfer rate.

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[0033] Using metal as the substrate, first spraying iron on the substrate as a catalyst, and then growing carbon nanotubes on the substrate by chemical vapor deposition, figure 1 It is a scanning electron microscope picture of carbon nanotubes grown on a metal substrate, and the diameter of carbon nanotubes is about 80nm. The metal substrate grown with carbon nanotubes is cut into small metal sheets to prepare electrodes. In a 1mol / L potassium hydroxide solution in an electroplating tank, carbon nanotubes were used as the working electrode, and a constant voltage of 0.8V was applied to the working electrode for 5 minutes through a CHI660A electrochemical workstation. figure 2 It is the scanning electron microscope picture after treatment modification. from figure 2 It can be seen that the carbon nanotubes are cut into many small segments, and the defects of the walls and ends of the carbon nanotubes are significantly increased, resulting in a significant increase in the sp...

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[0035] Preparation of carbon nanotube electrodes As described in Example 1, the metal substrate grown with carbon nanotubes was cut into small metal sheets to prepare electrodes. In a 1mol / L potassium hydroxide solution, carbon nanotubes were used as the working electrode, and a constant voltage of 5 V was applied to the working electrode for 3 minutes through a CHI660A electrochemical workstation. image 3 It is the scanning electron microscope picture after treatment modification. from image 3 It can be seen from the figure that after being treated by this method, the original carbon nanotubes are cut into many small segments, and the defects of the tube walls and ends of the carbon nanotubes are significantly increased, resulting in a significant increase in the specific surface area and an increase in catalytic efficiency.

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[0037] Preparation of carbon nanotube electrodes As described in Example 1, the metal substrate grown with carbon nanotubes was cut into small metal sheets to prepare electrodes. In a 1mol / L potassium hydroxide solution, carbon nanotubes were used as the working electrode, and a constant voltage of 1V was applied to the working electrode for 4 minutes through a CHI660A electrochemical workstation. Figure 4 It is the test picture of the water drop contact angle on the surface of untreated carbon nanotubes, and the contact angle of the water drop in the figure is 141°. It can be seen from the figure that water droplets do not spread on the surface of carbon nanotubes at all, and the surface of carbon nanotubes is superhydrophobic. Figure 5 It is the test picture of the water drop contact angle on the surface of the treated carbon nanotube, and the contact angle of the water drop in the figure is 53°. It can be seen from the figure that water droplets can spread on the surface...

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The invention discloses a processing method for electrochemically modifying a carbon nano tube, belonging to the field of modifying nano functional materials. The invention has the steps that the carbon nano tube is used as an electrode material in electrolytic solution, and various electrochemical methods are used for applying voltage or current to the carbon nano tube by an electromechanical instrument so as to modify the carbon nano tube. After the carbon nano tube is modified by the method of the invention, the area of the specific surface of the carbon nano tube is enlarged, the hydrophilicity is obviously enhanced, and the capacitive properties, such as charge volume, charge-discharge current density, cycle number and the like, are also obviously improved. Besides, the modified carbon nano tube can still maintain the original unique and efficient electron transfer characteristic. The carbon nano tube modified by the method of the invention can be used as an efficient electro-catalysis material, a supercapacitor material, a novel carrier of surface functional compound materials, and the like in the field of nano functional materials.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of modification of nanometer functional materials, and in particular relates to an electrochemical modification treatment method of carbon nanotubes. Background technique [0002] Since Iijima reported the discovery of carbon nanotubes in 1991, carbon nanotubes have been a research hotspot in the field of nanofunctional materials. Nanotubes are seamless, hollow tubes rolled into graphene sheets formed by carbon atoms, and are generally divided into single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). Carbon nanotubes have broad application prospects in many fields because of their unique structure, electrical, optical, magnetic properties and mechanical properties. However, because carbon nanotubes are insoluble in water and common organic solvents, their application is greatly limited, so the modification of carbon nanotubes to improve their solubility has aroused great interest of resea...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C01B31/02C09C1/48C09C3/00
Inventor 叶建山莫光权张叶臻张伟德张嘉琪
Owner SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH
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