Abstract
For the first time, cryo-TEM imaging is used to directly show spontaneous filling of carbon nanotubes immersed in a solvent in the native state at ambient conditions. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes are dissolved in chlorosulfonic acid, and the high contrast between the acid and the carbon shows the difference between filled and unfilled nanotubes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1228 - 1230 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |