Nano Express
A general strategy for synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles attached on carbon nanomaterials
Author affiliations
State Key Lab of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, YangQiao West Road 155#, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
Citation and License
Nanoscale Research Letters 2011, 6:71 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-6-71
Published: 12 January 2011Abstract
We report a general strategy for synthesis of a large variety of metal oxide nanoparticles on different carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), including single-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and a few-layer graphene. The approach was based on the π-π interaction between CNMs and modified aromatic organic ligands, which acted as bridges connecting metal ions and CNMs. Our methods can be applicable for a large variety of metal ions, thus offering a great potential application.
