Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Barlow, A.
• Birch, A.
• Deslandes, A.
• Quinton, J.S.

Titel

Plasma Fluorination of Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite and Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Surfaces

Ist Teil von

• 2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2006

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Link zum Volltext

• IEEE_Xplore

Quelle

IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A simple room temperature fluorination process for highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) surfaces is presented and discussed. Graphite and SWCNT surfaces are functionalised using radio frequency SF 6 plasma. Samples were characterised before and after treatment using XPS, EDX, SEM, and STM techniques. It is found that functionalisation of SWCNT surfaces occurs rapidly indicating an efficient fluorination process with minimal damage to the carbon surfaces, and furthermore, without presence of sulphur-containing functional groups