Abstract:Carbon nanotube encapsulated nickel nanorods were catalytic grown via pyrolysis of oil on a bulk nickel wire substrate. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy were employed to characterize the as-prepared sample. The results show that, carbon nanotubes possess several microns in length, the filled metallic nickel nanorods with a uniform diameter of 35 nm were tightly encapsulated by the carbon capsules. The detailed formation mec… Show more
The confinement of a metal into CNTs (M@CNTs) results in merging of intrinsic properties of individual components at the nanoscale in a way that introduces new advanced materials for energy conversion and storage devices.
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