DIMENSION CONTROLABLE SYNTHESIS OF GOLD NANOCRYSTALS ON CARBON NANOTUBE ASSEMBLIES AND THEIR MULTI-FUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS

摘要

Carbon nanotube (CNT) assemblies integrated with noble metals have been extensively investigated in recent years due to a wide range of novel applications in the emerging nanotechnologies.[l] Of particular interest are gold nanocrystals decorated CNTs assemblies showing multi-functional properties.[2,3] Whereas lots of efforts have been made on the synthesis of the hybrids of CNTs- zero-dimensional (0-D) Au nanoparticles,[3] there is relatively rare attention focusing on the controllable synthesis of other dimensional Au nanocrystals with CNT assemblies.