Synthesis and Characterisation of Silver Filled Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

摘要

In our study we use simple methodology based on wet chemistry process to fill singlewall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) with silver nanowires. The novelty of the study comes from very long and continuous silver nanowires being incorporated in the core of single-wall carbon nanotubes with the mean diameter of 1.22 nm. Using high resolution transmission electron microscopy we have clear evidence for the formation of 100-250 nm long silver quantum wires within SWCNT. The structural changes in SWCNT upon filling are discussed using electron diffraction.