4-Nitrobenzylamine partially intercalated into graphite powder and multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Characterization using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and in situ atomic force microscopy

Gregory G. Wildgoose; Michael E. Hyde; Nathan S. Lawrence; Henry C. Leventis; Li Jiang; Timothy G. J. Jones; Richard G. Compton

doi:10.1021/la040138l

4-Nitrobenzylamine partially intercalated into graphite powder and multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Characterization using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and in situ atomic force microscopy

Gregory G. Wildgoose
, Michael E. Hyde
, Nathan S. Lawrence
, Henry C. Leventis
, Li Jiang
, Timothy G. J. Jones
, Richard G. Compton

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Abstract

We report the characterization of partial intercalation of 4-nitrobenzylamine (4-NBA) into edge-plane or edge-plane-like defect sites on the surface of both graphite powder and "bamboo-like" multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using XPS. By comparing the XPS spectra of 4-NBA derivatized graphite powder and MWCNTs with that of graphite powder treated with benzylamine in a similar fashion, we conclude that benzylamine itself does not undergo partial intercalation. Using in situ at. force microscopy, we are able to observe the partial intercalation of 4-NBA into an edge-plane-like "step" defect on the surface of a highly ordered pyrolytic graphite crystal in real time. Together these observations provide further evidence for the partial intercalation of 4-NBA and lead us to propose a new hypothesis to explain this phenomenon. [on SciFinder(R)]

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4584-4591
Number of pages	8
Journal	Langmuir
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/la040138l
Publication status	Published - 2005

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intercalation nitrobenzylamine graphite carbon nanotube

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4-Nitrobenzylamine partially intercalated into graphite powder and multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Characterization using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and in situ atomic force microscopy. / Wildgoose, Gregory G.; Hyde, Michael E.; Lawrence, Nathan S. et al.
In: Langmuir, Vol. 21, 2005, p. 4584-4591.

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