Filling carbon nanotubes with magnetic particles

abstract

Magnetic carbon nanotube composites were obtained by filling carbon nanotubes with paramagnetic iron oxide particles. Measurements indicate that these functionalized nanotubes are superparamagnetic at room temperature. Details about the production and characterization of these materials are described along with the experimental procedures employed. These magnetic carbon nanotubes have the potential to be used in a wide range of applications, in particular, the production of nanofluids, which can be controlled by appropriate magnetic fields.

keywords

NANOPARTICLES; CAPILLARITY; CHEMISTRY

subject category

Materials Science; Physics

authors

Kopyl, S; Bystrov, V; Bdikin, I; Maiorov, M; Sousa, ACM

our authors

acknowledgements

This work is supported by project PTDC/EME-MFE/105031/2008 from Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) of Portugal. S. Kopyl is grateful to Prof. Y. Gogotsi, Dr G. Korneva and R. Singhal for test CNT samples and advice for organization of experiments. I. Bdikin would like to thank the Ciencia 2008 Program, FCT. V. Bystrov is thankful to FCT for partial financial support - SFRH/BPD/22230/2005. The authors are also grateful to FCT (project REDE/1509/RME/2005) for equipment use and scientific and technical assistance.

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