Spectroscopic Characterization of Nanohybrids Consisting of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes and Fullerodendron
| Autor: | Yutaka Takaguchi, Toshiya Okazaki, Hironori Suzuki, Masayoshi Tange, Akihiro Furube, Yoko Iizumi, Tomoyuki Tajima, Soon Kil Joung, Takaaki Wada |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Fullerene
Materials science Hydrogen Organic Chemistry Composite number chemistry.chemical_element Quantum yield Nanotechnology Carbon nanotube Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics law.invention Electron transfer chemistry Chemical engineering law Water splitting General Materials Science Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Hydrogen production |
| DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.963331 |
| Popis: | Hydrogen gas, which can be used in fuel cells to generate electricity, is considered the ultimate clean energy source. Recently, it was reported that a photo-induced electron transfer system consisting of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and fullerodendrons shows photo-catalytic activity with a very high quantum yield for splitting water under visible light irradiation. However, the mechanism of high efficiency hydrogen generation is not yet clearly understood. We report here the spectroscopic characterizations of the SWCNT-fullerodendron composites. The results indicate two important fundamental properties of the composite system. First, fullerodendrons preferentially interact with the semiconducting SWCNTs instead of with their metallic counterparts. Second, the photo-induced electron transfer process from the C60 moiety of fullerodendrons to SWCNTs occurs more efficiently with an increasing tube diameter. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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