Ultrathin Organically Modified Silica Layer Coated Carbon Nanotubes: Fabrication, Characterization and Electrical Insulating Properties
This paper describes the use of organically modified silica (ormosil) for the Ultrathin nanoprecise coating of individual multiwall carbon nanotubes using a soft-chemistry approach. Hybrid organic/inorganic ormosil nano-coated carbon nanotubes were Successfully prepared by in-situ deposition of 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane or N-methylaminopropyltrimethoxysilane in an aqueous suspension by means of their electrostatic interactions with carboxylic group functionalized multiwall …
