Hydrogenation of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Preferential elimination of thin single-walled carbon nanotubes by iron etching.

We report that iron particles-assisted etching can be applied to selectively remove single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with diameters smaller than 1.2 nm via the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon in a film of SWNTs, which is proven by a Raman spectroscopy-based technique.

Catalytic nanoreactors in continuous flow: hydrogenation inside single-walled carbon nanotubes using supercritical CO2.

One nanometre wide carbon nanoreactors are utilised as the reaction vessel for catalytic chemical reactions on a preparative scale. Sub-nanometre ruthenium catalytic particles which are encapsulated solely within single-walled carbon nanotubes offering a unique reaction environment are shown to be active when embedded in a supercritical CO2 continuous flow reactor. A range of hydrogenation reac...

Hydrogenation and hydrocarbonation and etching of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

We present a systematic experimental investigation of the reactions between hydrogen plasma and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) at various temperatures. Microscopy, infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy, and electrical transport measurements are carried out to investigate the properties of SWNTs after hydrogenation. Structural deformations, drastically reduced electrical conductance, and ...

Effect of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Natural Gas Hydrate Formation

Radius Dependence of Hydrogen Storage Inside Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes in an Array

In this study, we have investigated radius dependence of hydrogen storage within armchair (n,n) single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) in a square arrays. To this aim, we have employed equilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Our simulations results reveal that radius of carbon nanotubes are an important and influent factor in hydrogen distribution inside carbon nanotubes and consequentl...