Cutting Of Carbon Nanotubes Via Solution Plasma Processing

摘要

A simple solution plasma process was developed for cutting multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). During the solution plasma processing, defects and oxygen-containing functional groups (hydroxyl or carboxylic acid groups) were introduced onto the sidewalls of the MWCNTs via hydroxyl radicals. After being cut for 30 min, short MWCNTs of 100–400 nm in length were obtained.