We thank D. Antypov and M. S. Motta for useful discussions. D.E. is grateful to the Austrian Academy of Science (APART – Austrian Program for Advanced Research and Technology) for financial support. Supporting Information is available online from Wiley InterScience or from the authors.
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Carbon–Inorganic Hybrid Materials: The Carbon-Nanotube/TiO2 Interface†
Article first published online: 15 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200702835
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How to Cite
Eder, D. and Windle, A. H. (2008), Carbon–Inorganic Hybrid Materials: The Carbon-Nanotube/TiO2 Interface. Adv. Mater., 20: 1787–1793. doi: 10.1002/adma.200702835
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 5 MAY 2008
- Article first published online: 15 APR 2008
- Manuscript Revised: 18 DEC 2007
- Manuscript Received: 14 NOV 2007
Funded by
- Austrian Academy of Science (APART – Austrian Program for Advanced Research and Technology)
Keywords:
- Carbon nanotubes;
- Hybrid materials;
- Nanostructures;
- Metal oxides;
- Titania;
- Surfactants
A nondestructive, simple process for the synthesis of CNT–TiO2 and various other hybrid materials, using benzyl alcohol as surfactant (see figure), is described. π−π interactions enable the use of pristine CNTs without the need of covalent functionalization. Furthermore, benzyl alcohol acts as a growth inhibitor to produce very small and uniform rutile nanocrystals without too great a reduction of the anatase to rutile transformation.