Wildgoose Gregory G, Banks Craig E, Compton Richard G
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
Small. 2006 Feb;2(2):182-93. doi: 10.1002/smll.200500324.
Carbon nanotubes are one of the most intensively explored nanostructured materials. In particular, carbon nanotubes are unique and ideal templates onto which to immobilize nanoparticles allowing the construction of designed nanoarchitectures that are extremely attractive as supports for heterogeneous catalysts, for use in fuel cells, and in related technologies that exploit the inherent 'smallness' and hollow characteristics of the nanoparticles. Here we overview the recent developments in this area by exploring the various techniques in which nanotubes can be functionalized with metals and other nanoparticles and explore the diverse applications of the resulting materials.
碳纳米管是研究最为深入的纳米结构材料之一。特别是,碳纳米管是独特且理想的模板,可用于固定纳米颗粒,从而构建出设计好的纳米结构,这些纳米结构作为多相催化剂的载体、用于燃料电池以及利用纳米颗粒固有“微小”和中空特性的相关技术中极具吸引力。在此,我们通过探索碳纳米管可用金属和其他纳米颗粒进行功能化的各种技术,概述该领域的最新进展,并探讨所得材料的多样应用。