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Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy as a Tool for Investigating Nanomaterials

  1. Tirandai Hemraj-Benny1,
  2. Sarbajit Banerjee Dr.1,
  3. Sharadha Sambasivan Dr.2,
  4. Mahalingam Balasubramanian Dr.3,
  5. Daniel A. Fischer Dr.2,
  6. Gyula Eres Dr.4,
  7. Alexander A. Puretzky Dr.4,
  8. David B. Geohegan Dr.4,
  9. Douglas H. Lowndes Dr.4,
  10. Weiqiang Han Dr.5,
  11. James A. Misewich Dr.6,
  12. Stanislaus S. Wong Prof.1,6

Article first published online: 5 DEC 2005

DOI: 10.1002/smll.200500256

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Volume 2, Issue 1, pages 26–35, January 2006

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Hemraj-Benny, T., Banerjee, S., Sambasivan, S., Balasubramanian, M., Fischer, Daniel A., Eres, G., Puretzky, Alexander A., Geohegan, David B., Lowndes, Douglas H., Han, W., Misewich, James A. and Wong, Stanislaus S. (2006), Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy as a Tool for Investigating Nanomaterials. Small, 2: 26–35. doi: 10.1002/smll.200500256

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  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA

  2. 2

    Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA

  3. 3

    Sector 20, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne, IL 60439, USA

  4. 4

    Condensed Matter Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA

  5. 5

    Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton, NY 11973, USA

  6. 6

    Materials Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg. 480, Upton, NY 11973, USA, Fax: (+1) 631-632-7960

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  1. Issue published online: 5 DEC 2005
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Keywords:

  • carbon nanotubes;
  • functionalization;
  • nanomaterials;
  • NEXAFS spectroscopy;
  • surface analysis

Abstract

We have demonstrated near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy as a particularly useful and effective technique for simultaneously probing the surface chemistry, surface molecular orientation, degree of order, and electronic structure of carbon nanotubes and related nanomaterials. Specifically, we employ NEXAFS in the study of single-walled carbon nanotube and multi-walled carbon nanotube powders, films, and arrays, as well as of boron nitride nanotubes. We have focused on the advantages of NEXAFS as an exciting, complementary tool to conventional microscopy and spectroscopy for providing chemical and structural information about nanoscale samples.

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