Selective Oxidation of Semiconducting Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes by Hydrogen Peroxide
- 13 December 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Vol. 110 (1), 25-29
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jp055692y
Abstract
Selective oxidation of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) by H2O2 was conducted at varying heating times and monitored by UV−vis−NIR spectroscopy. A major increase in the relative absorption intensity indicated a higher than 80% concentration of metallic SWCNTs in the final product. Here, it is suggested that semiconducting SWCNTs are more reactive than metallic SWCNTs because of hole-doping by H2O2, resulting in faster oxidation.Keywords
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