Effect Of Activation Site Density On Copper Encapsulation Of Mwcnts By Electroless Deposition

Abstract

Importance of the activation site density on final encapsulation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with copper was investigated in this study. MWCNTs, sensitized with tin and activated with silver, were used as precursors to prepare copper-decorated nanotubes. The effect of activation bath pH was found to be critical to control the density of silver-activation sites and to produce uniform encapsulation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with copper in the subsequent electroless deposition method. The morphology of the copper decorated nanotubes was studied using Field Emission Gun Scanning Electron Microscope (FEG SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS).

Publication Date

10-26-2018

Publication Title

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Volume

438

Issue

1

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/438/1/012003

Socpus ID

85056618594 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85056618594

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