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Hauptverfasser: Shen, Man, Inoue, Taiki, Wang, Mengyue, Liu, Yuanjia, Kobayashi, Yoshihiro
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
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author Shen, Man
Inoue, Taiki
Wang, Mengyue
Liu, Yuanjia
Kobayashi, Yoshihiro
author_facet Shen, Man
Inoue, Taiki
Wang, Mengyue
Liu, Yuanjia
Kobayashi, Yoshihiro
contents Defects in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) degrade their mechanical,electrical, and thermal properties, limiting their potential applications. To realize the diverse applications of SWCNTs, it is essential to enhance their crystallinity through effective defect healing. However, traditional thermal treatments typically require temperatures above 1800°C, which can alter the nanotube structure. Previously, defect healing of SWCNTs was achieved at a relatively low temperature of 1100°C, using C$_{2}$H$_{2}$ assistance, but the efficiency was limited. In this study, we developed a C$_{2}$H$_{2}$-assisted multiple-cycle process at an even lower temperature of 1000°C combined with air exposure, achieving highly efficient defect healing while preserving the nanotube structure. The combination of multiple-cycle treatment and air exposure between cycles was found to promote defect activation, suppress the formation of amorphous carbon, and enhance the effectiveness of defect healing. Additionally, we successfully healed commercially available bulk-scale SWCNTs (super-growth SWCNTs), noting that their healing behavior differed from lab-grown SWCNTs with smaller diameters synthesized from nanodiamond. The efficient and structure-preserved healing process developed in this study broadens the potential applications of high-quality SWCNTs, including flexible electronics, high-performance composites, and energy storage devices.
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spellingShingle Efficient defect healing of single-walled cabron nanotubes through $ \mathrm{C}_{2}\mathrm{H}_{2} $-assisted multiple-cycle treatment with air exposure
Shen, Man
Inoue, Taiki
Wang, Mengyue
Liu, Yuanjia
Kobayashi, Yoshihiro
Materials Science
Defects in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) degrade their mechanical,electrical, and thermal properties, limiting their potential applications. To realize the diverse applications of SWCNTs, it is essential to enhance their crystallinity through effective defect healing. However, traditional thermal treatments typically require temperatures above 1800°C, which can alter the nanotube structure. Previously, defect healing of SWCNTs was achieved at a relatively low temperature of 1100°C, using C$_{2}$H$_{2}$ assistance, but the efficiency was limited. In this study, we developed a C$_{2}$H$_{2}$-assisted multiple-cycle process at an even lower temperature of 1000°C combined with air exposure, achieving highly efficient defect healing while preserving the nanotube structure. The combination of multiple-cycle treatment and air exposure between cycles was found to promote defect activation, suppress the formation of amorphous carbon, and enhance the effectiveness of defect healing. Additionally, we successfully healed commercially available bulk-scale SWCNTs (super-growth SWCNTs), noting that their healing behavior differed from lab-grown SWCNTs with smaller diameters synthesized from nanodiamond. The efficient and structure-preserved healing process developed in this study broadens the potential applications of high-quality SWCNTs, including flexible electronics, high-performance composites, and energy storage devices.
title Efficient defect healing of single-walled cabron nanotubes through $ \mathrm{C}_{2}\mathrm{H}_{2} $-assisted multiple-cycle treatment with air exposure
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.23778