• 文献标题:   Self-Assembled Functionalized Graphene Nanoribbons from Carbon Nanotubes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CUNHA E, PROENCA MF, COSTA F, FERNANDES AJ, FERRO MAC, LOPES PE, GONZALEZDEBS M, MELLEFRANCO M, DEEPAK FL, PAIVA MC
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, molecular modelling, nanostructure, selfassemble
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMISTRYOPEN
  • ISSN:   2191-1363
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Minho
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1002/open.201402135
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Graphene nanoribbons (GNR) were generated in ethanol solution by unzipping pyrrolidine-functionalized carbon nanotubes under mild conditions. Evaporation of the solvent resulted in regular few-layer stacks of graphene nanoribbons observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction. The experimental interlayer distance (0.49-0.56nm) was confirmed by computer modelling (0.51nm). Computer modelling showed that the large interlayer spacing (compared with graphite) is due to the presence of the functional groups and depends on their concentration. Stacked nanoribbons were observed to redissolve upon solvent addition. This preparation method could allow the fine-tuning of the interlayer distances by controlling the number and/or the nature of the chemical groups in between the graphene layers.