Rare-earth metal halogenide encapsulation-induced modifications in Raman spectra of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Author(s)
M. V. Kharlamova
Abstract

In the present work, a detailed Raman spectroscopy investigation on the single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) filled with praseodymium chloride, terbium chloride and thulium chloride was performed. The salts were incorporated inside the SWCNTs by a capillary filling method using melts, and the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy data proved the high filling degree of the nanotube channels. A thorough analysis of the radial breathing mode and G-band of the Raman spectra of the pristine and filled SWCNTs showed that the encapsulated salts cause acceptor doping of the host nanotubes, and the doping efficiency depends on the compound. The incorporated thulium chloride has the strongest doping effect on the SWCNTs, whereas praseodymium chloride has the weakest effect. It was found that the encapsulated salts modify more significantly the electronic structure of metallic nanotubes than semiconducting SWCNTs.

Organisation(s)
Electronic Properties of Materials
External organisation(s)
Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology
Journal
Applied Physics A: materials science & processing
Volume
118
Pages
27-35
No. of pages
9
ISSN
0947-8396
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8880-7
Publication date
01-2015
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103018 Materials physics
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Chemistry(all), Materials Science(all)
Portal url
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/rareearth-metal-halogenide-encapsulationinduced-modifications-in-raman-spectra-of-singlewalled-carbon-nanotubes(dd842082-3533-4e73-b978-56b604426a30).html