Issue 24, 2008

Self-assembly of carbon nanotube polyhedrons inside microchannels

Abstract

Well-defined carbon polyhedrons with faceted morphologies and hollow internal structures made of self-organized multi-walled carbon nanotubes have been fabricated by gas phase catalytic CVD inside microchannels, of which the confined space is critical for the formation of polyhedral structures with hexagonal, heptagonal and octagonal cross-sections that show superhydrophobic properties, with the contact angle up to 162°.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of carbon nanotube polyhedrons inside microchannels

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Apr 2008
Accepted
08 May 2008
First published
20 May 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 2747-2749

Self-assembly of carbon nanotube polyhedrons inside microchannels

J. Qu, Z. Zhao, J. Qiu and Y. Gogotsi, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2747 DOI: 10.1039/B805622F

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