“Electronic structure of Pd nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes”. Felten A, Ghijsen J, Pireaux J-J, Drube W, Johnson RL, Liang D, Hecq M, Van Tendeloo G, Bittencourt C, Micron 40, 74 (2009). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2008.01.013
Abstract: The effect of the oxygen plasma treatment on the electronic states of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is analyzed by X-ray photoemission measurements (XPS) and UPS, both using synchrotron radiation. It is found that the plasma treatment effectively grafts oxygen at the CNT-surface. Thereafter, the interaction between evaporated Pd and pristine or oxygen plasma-treated MWCNTs is investigated. Pd is found to nucleate at defective sites, whether initially present or introduced by oxygen plasma treatment. The plasma treatment induced a uniform dispersion of Pd clusters at the CNT-surface. The absence of additional features in the Pd 3d and C I s core levels spectra testifies that no Pd-C bond is formed. The shift of the Pd 3d core level towards high-binding energy for the smallest clusters is attributed to the Coulomb energy of the charged final state. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Impact Factor: 1.98
Times cited: 44
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.01.013
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“Functionalization of MWCNTs with atomic nitrogen”. Ruelle B, Felten A, Ghijsen J, Drube W, Johnson RL, Liang D, Erni R, Van Tendeloo G, Sophie P, Dubois P, Godfroid T, Hecq M, Bittencourt C;, Micron 40, 85 (2009). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2008.01.003
Abstract: In this study of the changes induced by exposing MWCNTs to a nitrogen plasma, it was found by HRTEM that the atomic nitrogen exposure does not significantly etch the surface of the carbon nanotube (CNT). Nevertheless, the atomic nitrogen generated by a microwave plasma effectively grafts amine, nitrile, amide, and oxime groups onto the CNT surface, as observed by XPS, altering the density of valence electronic states, as seen in UPS. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All fights reserved.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Impact Factor: 1.98
Times cited: 24
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.01.003
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“Functionalization of MWCNTs with atomic nitrogen : electronic structure”. Ruelle B, Felten A, Ghijsen J, Drube W, Johnson RL, Liang D, Erni R, Van Tendeloo G, Dubois P, Hecq M, Bittencourt C;, Journal of physics: D: applied physics 41, 045202 (2008). http://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/41/4/045202
Abstract: The changes induced by exposing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to atomic nitrogen were analysed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), x-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that the atomic nitrogen generated by a microwave plasma effectively grafts chemical groups onto the CNT surface altering the density of valence electronic states. HRTEM showed that the exposure to atomic nitrogen does not significantly damage the CNT surface.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Impact Factor: 2.588
Times cited: 16
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/4/045202
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“Effect of oxygen rf-plasma on electronic properties of CNTs”. Felten A, Ghijsen J, Pireaux J-J, Johnson RL, Whelan CM, Liang D, Van Tendeloo G, Journal of physics: D: applied physics 40, 7379 (2007). http://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/40/23/019
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Impact Factor: 2.588
Times cited: 25
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/23/019
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“Growth mode and electronic-structure of the epitaxial C60(111)/GeS(001) interface”. Gensterblum G, Hevesi K, Han BY, Yu LM, Pireaux JJ, Thiry PA, Caudano R, Lucas AA, Bernaerts D, Amelinckx S, Van Tendeloo G, Bendele G, Buslaps T, Johnson RL, Foss M, Feidenhans’l R, Le Lay G;, Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics 50, 11981 (1994). http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.50.11981
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Impact Factor: 3.736
Times cited: 81
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.50.11981
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