Adsorption of linear chain molecules on carbon nanotubes

Autor: Stefan C. Badescu, Y. L. Chang, T. L. Reinecke, Eric S. Snow, Erik Alldredge, N. Bajwa, J. L. Passmore, F. K. Perkins
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Physical Review B. 78
ISSN: 1550-235X
1098-0121
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.78.161403
Popis: We investigate molecular adsorption on single-walled carbon nanotubes NTs by ab initio calculations and by measurements of the conductivity response of NT arrays to trace vapors for a range of linear chain molecules. Experiment and calculations show that the short-time responses give adsorption energies that increase linearly with the molecular length. This systematic dependence indicates that the initial adsorption occurs on the defect-free regions of NTs and that these regions can play an important role in the adsorption process on NTs.
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