Inner tube growth properties and electronic structure of ferrocene-filled large diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes

Author(s)
Marianna V. Kharlamova, Markus Sauer, Takeshi Saito, Stefan Krause, Xianjie Liu, Kazuhiro Yanagi, Thomas Pichler, Hidetsugu Shiozawa
Abstract

We study the filling of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SW- CNTs) with ferrocene molecules. Using e-DIPS SWCNTs with a mean diameter of 1.7 nm, we obtain a filling factor as high as 90%. At elevated temperatures in high vacuum the filled SWCNTs are transformed to double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs). Temperature dependence of inner tube growth is investigated by Raman spectroscopy. The electronic properties of the obtained nanostructures are studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. It is found that the growth temperature is higher for larger diameter inner tubes. It is demonstrated that ferrocene filling leads to electron doping of SWCNTs.

Organisation(s)
Electronic Properties of Materials
External organisation(s)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo Metropolitan University, BESSY GmbH, Linköping University
Journal
Physica Status Solidi. B: Basic Research
Volume
250
Pages
2575-2580
No. of pages
6
ISSN
0370-1972
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201300089
Publication date
12-2013
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
1030 Physics, Astronomy, 103009 Solid state physics, 103018 Materials physics
Keywords
Portal url
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/inner-tube-growth-properties-and-electronic-structure-of-ferrocenefilled-large-diameter-singlewalled-carbon-nanotubes(a12bcd56-2aea-4913-9ae3-3cc8739c89a4).html