Author/Authors :
Ludovic F. Dumée، نويسنده , , Kallista Sears، نويسنده , , Benedetta Marmiroli، نويسنده , , Heinz Amenitsch، نويسنده , , XiaoFei Duan، نويسنده , , Robert Lamb، نويسنده , , Dario Buso، نويسنده , , Chi Huynh، نويسنده , , Stephen Hawkins، نويسنده , , Sandra Kentish، نويسنده , , Mikel Duke، نويسنده , , Stephen Gray، نويسنده , , Massimo Guglielmi and Plinio Innocenzi، نويسنده , , Anita J. Hill، نويسنده , , Paolo Falcaro، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The efficient functionalization of large quantities of carbon nanotubes entangled in a non-woven fashion into bucky-papers has been demonstrated through exposure to hard X-rays generated by a synchrotron source. The X-ray beam solely functionalized the carbon nanotube outer walls and an optimum X-ray exposure energy between 1048 J cm−2 and 2096 J cm−2 has been found to achieve maximum hydroxyl group density. Sol–gel reaction between a commercial fluoro-silane and the hydroxyl-modified carbon nanotubes was successfully performed resulting in an even distribution of fluoride atoms on the carbon nanotube surface, opening the way for the mass production of functionalized carbon nanotubes.
