Proton and electron irradiation effects on multi-walled carbon nanotubes

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 075046
Author(s):  
Uğur Akbaba
2020 ◽  
pp. 89-93
Author(s):  
N. A. Davletkildeev ◽  

The time characteristics of resistance change of individual nitrogen-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes (N-MWCNTs), initial and irradiated with electrons, protons and argon ions has been measured upon exposure to ammonia and nitrogen dioxide. It is found that the initial N-MWCNTs have n-type conductivity, N-MWCNTs irradiated with protons and argon ions have p-type conductivity, and those irradiated with electrons have n-type conductivity. The relative gas sensitivity of individual N-MWCNTs, initial and irradiated with ions and electrons, has been determined


2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 116103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Qun Yang ◽  
Xing-Ji Li ◽  
Chao-Ming Liu ◽  
Guo-Liang Ma ◽  
Feng Gao

1970 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
AKM Fazle Kibria

The effects of irradiation on the structure of purified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) having 6-19 graphitic shells and outer diameters of 8.15-17.11 nm were investigated using electron beam of energies 200 keV and dose of 2.16 x 1017 e cm-2s-1. It was observed that the electron irradiation created a number of chronological alterations in the tube structures. These were identified to be tube contraction, destruction of the innermost graphitic shell, deformation of graphitic shells and its proliferation, break down of the graphitic shells and their spreading into the tube hole and finally the destruction of the whole tube. MWCNTs having the largest innermost diameter found suffer from the highest contraction. The tube contraction behavior found stops when the innermost graphitic shell starts to destroy. Irradiation affected the innermost graphitic shell first and that of the smallest diameter was the more rapidly. It occurred probably due to having the highest curvature value. Tubes having inner shell of diameter about 4.8 nm suffer from fractional destruction within 5-15 s of irradiation exposure. Such a shell was ruined within 1 minute of irradiation exposure but that of diameter 7.0 nm was survived up to 2 minutes. It seems that the irradiation induced defects created in the MWCNTs can be used for the diversified applications of nanotubes such as the hydrogen storage enhancement in them. Keywords: Carbon nanotube; Electron irradiation; Tube contraction; Innermost shell; Defect. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v46i1.8099 Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 46(1), 9-16, 2011  


1970 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-344
Author(s):  
AKM Fazle Kibria

Electron irradiation technique was employed to induce atomic-scale defects in the walls of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using electron beam of energy 120 keV and dose of 2.16 x 1017 electrons cm-2s-1. Structural transformations of the tubes attributable to irradiation exposure were monitored by high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) and recorded by the connected CCD camera. It was observed that only five seconds (5s) of irradiation could shrink MWCNTs of diameter 15 nm having 11 graphitic layers towards the interior hole up to 2.2 nm and bend the tube. Irradiation incorporated vacancies and the topological defects generated on the tube walls were responsible for it. It was found that the electron irradiation could destroy such MWCNTs within 9 minutes. It was speculated that irradiation induced vacancies and their adjacent dangling bonds (DBs), the pentagon and octagon rings originated from the transformations of vacancies are highly influential to enhance the hydrogen storage in MWCNTs. From the time dependent HRTEM observations, it was found out that electron irradiation period less than 4 minutes is the optimum exposure time to achieve benefit of hydrogen storage in the MWCNTs as used in the present investigation. Electron irradiation induced defects could be used to enhance hydrogen storage in MWCNTs for future applications. Keywords: Carbon nanotube; Electron irradiation; Defect; Vacancy; Hydrogen storage DOI: 10.3329/bjsir.v45i4.7378 Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 45(4), 337-344, 2010


2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 1150-1154
Author(s):  
T.M. Pinchuk-Rugal ◽  
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O.P. Dmytrenko ◽  
O.P. Dmytrenko ◽  
L.A. Bulavin ◽  
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