Selective removal of metallic SWNTs using microwave radiation

J. W. Song; H. W. Seo; J. K. Park; J. E. Kim; D. G. Choi; C. S. Han

doi:10.1016/j.cap.2007.04.055

Selective removal of metallic SWNTs using microwave radiation

J. W. Song, H. W. Seo, J. K. Park, J. E. Kim, D. G. Choi, C. S. Han

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Abstract

We report new method for selectively removing the metallic CNTs from semiconducting CNTs in a powder using high-power microwave radiation in the infrared and radio frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum. SWNTs in a powder film were heated in a 2.5 GHz microwave oven for a few minutes, and the metallic nanotubes burned more rapidly than the semiconducting nanotubes. Raman data showed that the ratio of metallic to semiconducting nanotubes decreased dramatically after exposure to microwave radiation. Using their more rapid absorption of the radiation energy of the microwaves, we achieved the selective removal of metallic SWNTs from semiconducting SWNTs. This method results in the high-purity of semiconducting SWNTs necessary for sensor and electronic applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	725-728
Number of pages	4
Journal	Current Applied Physics
Volume	8
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2007.04.055
Publication status	Published - 2008 Oct
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
We thank the financial support from the Center for Nanoscale Mechatronics & Manufacturing of the 21C Frontier Research Program by MOST.

Keywords

Microwave
SWNT
Selective removal

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General Materials Science
General Physics and Astronomy

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