Abstract
The properties of carbon nanotube-metal hybrid nanostructures are critically dependent on the structure and chemistry of the metal-carbon nanotube interface. In this study, the interface between nickel and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been investigated using physical vapor-deposited (sputter-deposited) nickel onto the surface of freestanding carbon nanotube arrays processed by nano-imprint lithography (NIL). These interfaces have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy and 3D atom probe tomography. In the nickel nanocrystals growing on the CNT surface, a metastable hexagonal Ni3C-types phase appears to be stabilized. The structural stability of the nickel-CNT interface is also discussed and related to potential implications for the properties of these nanocomposites.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-29 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, B |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Jan |
Keywords
- 3D atom probe tomography
- Carbon Nanotube
- Hybrid nanostructure
- Physical vapor deposition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanical Engineering