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WO2002088024A1
WO2002088024A1 PCT/GB2002/001963 GB0201963W WO02088024A1 WO 2002088024 A1 WO2002088024 A1 WO 2002088024A1 GB 0201963 W GB0201963 W GB 0201963W WO 02088024 A1 WO02088024 A1 WO 02088024A1
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  • This invention relates to coated nanotubes, in particular to coated single or multi-walled carbon nanotubes and to new processes for the production thereof .
  • Carbon nanotubes i.e. long, thin cylinders of carbon, were first discovered in 1991 when a Japanese researcher studied soot created in an electrical discharge between two carbon electrodes. These large macromolecules are of unique size, shape and possess valuable physical properties. They consist of one or more sheets of graphite rolled into concentric cylinders.
  • nanotubes have engendered much interest in recent years and much research has been dedicated to their understanding.
  • Studies of the physical properties of nanotubes are still in progress, and it is now agreed that they exhibit a very broad range of electronic, thermal, and structural properties that depend on the different kinds of nanotube (defined by, for example, their diameter, length, and chirality) .
  • they have been proposed for use in inter alia composite materials, actuators, atomic force microscope tips, nanoelectronic devices, super capacitors and quantum wires .
  • nanotubes may exhibit high strength and high resilience as well as being of potential interest in view of their electrical properties.
  • nanotubes have been suggested for use in building materials as reinforcement agents or as solid lubricants.
  • nanotubes are believed to have applications in nanoscale electronic devices. It is envisaged that such devices may eventually replace silicon-based electronic technology. Nanotubes are, however, susceptible to oxidation and it would be useful if measures could be taken to prevent oxidation occurring.
  • nanotubes may exhibit metallic character and it would therefore be desirable to provide the tubes with a non-metallic, e.g. insulating or semi-conducting coating to allow further applications to be investigated. The coating of nanotubes with semiconducting materials is believed to be of particular interest in view of their special electrical properties.
  • Hsu e t al in Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 77, No. 25, 18 December 2000 suggested coating a carbon nanotube with the semiconductors, molybdenum or tungsten disulphide .
  • Hsu et al ' s process involves mixing air-oxidised carbon nanotubes with H 2 Mo0 4 or the corresponding tungsten compound in an aqueous alkali solution. After prolonged ultrasonication, filtering, washing and drying, the product is placed in a furnace at 950°C and exposed to a nitrogen/hydrogen sulphide mixture.
  • nanotubes coated with metal sulphide, selenide or telluride compounds can be produced if a metal oxide is deposited onto the surface of a nanotube and is subsequently converted into the desired coating material.
  • Metal sulphides/selenides/tellurides can act as insulators, semiconductors or, in some cases, metallic conductors and hence the ability to successfully coat nanotubes with such species is desirable.
  • Certain metal sulphides/selenides may also act as lubricants. The processes described below therefore facilitate the preparation of such coated nanotubes, which are themselves new materials.
  • the invention provides a nanotube coated with a metal sulphide, selenide or telluride, preferably a semiconducting metal sulphide, selenide or telluride, at least 5% of the external surface of said nanotube being coated.
  • the invention provides a process for the preparation of a metal sulphide, selenide or telluride coated nanotube comprising heating a metal oxide coated nanotube in hydrogen sulphide/selenide/telluride at conditions sufficient to convert said metal oxide into a metal sulphide/selenide/telluride .
  • the invention provides a process for the preparation of a metal sulphide, selenide or telluride coated nanotube comprising coating a nanotube with a metal oxide and heating said metal oxide coated nanotube in hydrogen sulphide/selenide/telluride at conditions sufficient to convert said metal oxide into a metal sulphide/selenide/telluride .
  • the invention provides a process for the preparation of a metal sulphide, selenide or telluride coated nanotube comprising:
  • step (III) heating the product of step (III) in hydrogen sulphide/selenide/telluride at conditions sufficient to convert said metal oxide into a metal sulphide/selenide/telluride .
  • the invention provides a process for the preparation of a metal sulphide, selenide or telluride coated nanotube comprising:
  • step (IV) heating the product of step (IV) in hydrogen sulphide/selenide/telluride at conditions sufficient to convert M0 3 into a metal sulphide/selenide/telluride; wherein M represents a metal and x is 1 or 2.
  • Nanotubes made from compounds of transition metals may also be coated, e.g. nanotubes made from tungsten disulphide or molybdenum disulphide, metal carbides, such as TaC, NbC, TiC.
  • the nanotubes should be straight.
  • the nanotubes to be coated should be single-walled carbon nanotubes or multi-walled carbon nanotubes .
  • the carbon nanotubes are multi-walled.
  • the greater diameter of the multi-walled nanotubes aids the coating process since the coating is thought to form more easily around the bulkier multi-walled nanotubes.
  • carbon nanotube is intended to encompass both single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
  • nanotube is intended to encompass both single and multi-walled nanotubes of any substance.
  • the nanotubes to be coated according to the invention are known and may be purchased from commercial suppliers or made using conventional techniques.
  • single-walled carbon nanotubes may be prepared by arc-discharge of graphite rods doped with cobalt or nickel.
  • Such single-walled carbon nanotubes may also be purchased from the Smalley Group, USA.
  • Multi-walled carbon nanotubes can be efficiently grown by the catalytic decomposition of a gas that contains carbon, iron often being employed as the catalyst, eg. Grobert et al . , Appl. Phys . Lett., 75, 3363 (1999).
  • nanotubes are single-walled, they may be between 2 to 10 nm, preferably 2 to 5 nm in diameter and 2 to 5 ⁇ m in length.
  • Multi-walled nanotubes are bulkier, having diameters of 5 to 30 nm, preferably 10 to 20 nm, and lengths of 3 to 10 ⁇ m .
  • Multi-walled carbon nanotubes conventionally have between 5 and 30 walls.
  • the coating material may be any suitable metal sulphide, selenide or telluride compound.
  • the coating material should be a semiconducting metal sulphide, selenide or telluride compound.
  • the coating material is a sulphide or selenide, especially a sulphide.
  • Suitable metal sulphides, selenides or tellurides are those based on the transition or lanthanide metals, especially those in groups 4, 5 and 6 of the periodic table of elements .
  • the semiconducting metal sulphides/selenides/ tellurides formed with the metals zirconium, titanium, molybdenum and tungsten.
  • Sulphide, selenide or telluride compounds of vanadium, niobium and tantalum may exhibit metallic conductivity and a nanotube coated with such a material may have diverse electronic applications.
  • the metals molybdenum and most especially tungsten are particularly favoured.
  • the metals should be in a stable oxidation state which will of course vary depending on the nature of the metal. In general the 3+, 4+ and 6+ oxidation states are preferred. In a most preferred embodiment, the metal should be in the 4+ oxidation state forming therefore a disulphide, diselenide or ditelluride . Hence, WS 2 and MoS 2 are especially preferred as coating materials .
  • the coating procedure gives rise to nanotubes which have a coating covering at least 5% of the external surface area of the nanotube. Preferably 20%, more preferably 30%, especially 50% or more of the surface is coated. For some applications of the coated nanotubes 100% coverage is preferred. However, for applications in the electronics field, 60 to 90%, e.g. 60 to 70%, especially 70 to 80% coating coverage may be preferable, or that which can more easily provide dissimilar regions on the nanotube surface thereby facilitating, for example, formation of junctions between dissimilar electrical property regions on the nanotube. At higher coating coverage percentages, it can be considered that the coating material forms a cylindrical nanotube encompassing the core nanotube.
  • each nanotube may have 1 to 20 layers, e.g. 2 to 15 layers, of coating on its surface.
  • a preferable number of layers is 2 to 5.
  • the core nanotube is coated by a multi-walled nanotube formed from the coating material .
  • the number of coating layers on the nanotubes and the percentage surface coverage can be determined by various experimental techniques known in the art .
  • a particularly suitable method involves the use of transition electron microscopy (TEM) , specifically, high resolution TEM (HRTEM) .
  • HRTEM high resolution TEM
  • EDX energy-dispersive X-ray probe
  • the inner coating layer is conveniently separated by 3 to 5 A from the nanotube . Internal separation of the coating layers may also be 5 to 7 A, depending on the type of layered metal sulphide, selenide or telluride .
  • the coated nanotubes which are the subject of the invention, can be prepared by two separate but similar processes . Both rely on the conversion of a metal oxide present on the nanotube surface into the corresponding metal sulphide, selenide or telluride. The inventors have however, devised two separate techniques for generating the required metal oxide coated nanotubes, although in both processes the preparative method relies on coating the nanotubes with a metal oxide precursor and subsequent conversion of that precursor to the metal oxide.
  • tungsten disulphide For simplicity and clarity, the two processes will be described separately below. Specific mention will be made of tungsten disulphide although persons skilled in the art will understand that the principles outlined in the following passages can generally facilitate preparation of a large variety of suitably coated nanotubes .
  • a metal oxide precursor e.g. tungstic acid (H 2 W0 4 ) which itself may be considered as a tungsten trioxide precursor, in an inert solvent.
  • metal oxide precursor e.g. tungstic acid (H 2 W0 4 ) which itself may be considered as a tungsten trioxide precursor
  • inert solvent it is meant that the solvent does not react with either the nanotubes or the metal oxide precursor.
  • Suitable metal oxide precursors are of formula H 2 M0 4 where M represents a metal ion, e.g. Mo, W.
  • Other suitable precursors include compounds comprising MO 2-
  • the metal oxide should be a precursor to a metal trioxide.
  • suitable inert solvents eg. liquid ammonia, may be used.
  • the inert solvent is conveniently removed by evaporation. This is achieved by any suitable means, e.g. for liquid ammonia the reaction mixture may simply be allowed to warm to room temperature. Organic solvents may be removed in vacuo .
  • the resulting solid is then exposed to conditions sufficient to convert the metal oxide precursor into the corresponding metal oxide, e.g. tungsten trioxide.
  • the conditions required to convert various metal oxide precursors into their respective metal oxides will be readily determined by a skilled person.
  • the metal oxide precursor is of formula H 2 M0 4 the conversion may be achieved by heating the solid in an atmosphere containing oxygen at a temperature of 100°C or greater.
  • the temperature employed should not however, be sufficient to cause oxidation of the nanotubes themselves. For carbon nanotubes therefore, it is preferable if the temperature is kept below 500°C. A suitable range is therefore 100°C to 500°C, especially 300 to 400°C, e.g. 350°C.
  • the oxygen containing atmosphere may conveniently be air. It is preferable if the oxygen containing atmosphere is made to flow over the nanotubes .
  • the resulting solid comprises a nanotube coated with metal oxide, e.g. tungsten trioxide.
  • metal oxide e.g. tungsten trioxide.
  • This intermediate species forms a further aspect of the invention.
  • the invention provides a nanotube coated with a metal oxide, preferably metal trioxide, at least 5% of the external surface area of said nanotube being coated.
  • the metal oxide coated nanotube is then subjected to conditions sufficient to convert the metal oxide into the corresponding metal sulphide, selenide or telluride.
  • this procedure involves heating the nanotube in the presence of hydrogen sulphide, hydrogen selenide or hydrogen telluride in an inert, non-oxidising atmosphere.
  • a suitable heating temperature is in the range of 800°C to 1000°C, e.g. 900°C.
  • the inert atmosphere is preferably provided by nitrogen which may be mixed with the hydrogen sulphide/selenide/telluride in a ratio of at least 3:1, preferably 5:1.
  • the presence of the nitrogen gas not only prevents oxidation of the nanotubes themselves, but also prevents the hydrogen gas given off during the process from reacting with partly oxidized nanotubes, which may form as a result of heating carbon nanotubes in air.
  • the nitrogen/hydrogen sulphide/selenide/telluride mixture flows over the nanotubes .
  • the method described above has been found to yield nanotubes having between 1 and 3 coating layers.
  • 50% to 80% of the nanotubes are coated. Of those which are coated, approximately 60 to 70% of the nanotube surface is coated. More coating layers and greater nanotube surface coverage can be achieved by repeating the process. Any non-coated nanotubes are also likely to become coated on repetition of the process.
  • a metal oxide precursor material and the nanotubes are dispersed in a liquid medium, e.g. water, before the precursor is precipitated onto the nanotubes. Again, sonication or the like may be employed to ensure excellent mixing.
  • the precursor of choice in this method is a M0 2 ⁇ salt where M again represents a metal as defined above.
  • M0 3 .H 2 0 precipitates and coats the nanotubes.
  • the acid must be strong enough to ensure that precipitation occurs but not too strong otherwise the nanotubes may be oxidised.
  • a 2.0M solution is preferred. At ambient temperature, treatment of the M0 4 2" species with the acid tends to yield a M0 3 .2H 2 0 group although if the solution is warmed a single water of crystallisation may be found .
  • the coated nanotubes are isolated. This can be readily achieved by filtering the mixture, washing with the liquid medium and drying in vacua.
  • the metal oxide precursor into the metal oxide itself. This may be achieved by heating the nanotubes in an atmosphere containing oxygen at a temperature of 100 °C or greater.
  • the temperature employed should not however, be sufficient to cause oxidation of the nanotubes themselves.
  • the temperature is kept below 500°C.
  • a suitable range is therefore 100°C to 500°C, especially
  • the oxygen containing atmosphere may conveniently be provided by air. It is preferable if the oxygen containing atmosphere is made to flow over the nanotubes. After formation of the metal oxide, conversion into the metal sulphide, selenide or telluride can then be achieved as described previously.
  • This second production method tends to yield nanotubes coated with a greater number of layers, e.g. 5 to 15 layers.
  • 50% to 80% of the nanotubes are coated. Of those which are coated, approximately 60 to 70% of the nanotube surface is coated. More coating layers and greater nanotube surface coverage can again be achieved by repeating the process. Any non-coated nanotubes are also likely to become coated on repetition.
  • the above processes provide excellent control over the coating process, without the necessity for specialist equipment such as sputtering, chemical vapour deposition or lithographic equipment.
  • the two processes simply require the chemicals and a furnace.
  • nanotubes described in the invention have applications in a variety of fields of endeavour.
  • carbon nanotubes have a very high tensile strength (approximately 100 times that of steel weight for weight) .
  • such nanotubes have been proposed for use as reinforcers in building materials and the like.
  • Appropriate coating layers in accord with the present invention can act as protective layers, preventing any oxidation of nanotubes in air or moisture .
  • Carbon nanotubes are also known to act as solid lubricants.
  • Semiconducting metal sulphides and selenides are also known to be solid lubricants and hence a combination of these two lubricants in the nanotubes of the invention may give rise to beneficial lubricating properties .
  • nanotubes of the invention Perhaps the most important application of the nanotubes of the invention is believed to lie in the electronics industry. It is desirable to provide miniature electronic device components that have, for example, metallic, semi-conducting and/or insulating electrical properties. Appropriately coated nanotubes, in accordance with the present invention, can be designed so as to have such properties, either on a whole or in regions along their length (e.g. where they are partly coated) . Such nanotubes could facilitate the manufacture of nanoscale electronic devices. Thus, nanotubes with an insulating coating may act as insulated wires to be used as connectors in microscale electronic devices. Nanotubes of the invention could also act as nanoscale switches and can be provided with dissimilar electronic junctions, e.g. between a semiconducting coated region and a metallic region, thereby facilitating the construction of electronic devices.
  • the invention provides the use of a coated nanotube as hereinbefore described as a reinforcement agent, lubricant or in an electronic device . It is envisaged that other materials may be used to coat nanotubes. For example, where a nanotube is being used as an insulator, it may be preferable to coat the tube with an insulating substance. Similarly, the coating of the nanotubes with lubricants and antioxidants is envisaged.
  • the invention provides a nanotube wherein at least 5% of the external surface of said nanotube is coated by a semi-conducting, lubricating, antioxidant or insulating material.
  • MWCN'S WS 2 coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes
  • Arc made MWCN's (50 mg) were ultrasonically dispersed in a solution of Na 2 W0 4 .2H 2 0 (250 mg) in deionised water. Ultrasonication was carried out for ten minutes. Hydrochloric acid (20 ml, 2.0 M) was then added to precipitate W0 3 .2H 2 0. The mixture was filtered, washed with deionised water and dried under vacuum. The resulting solid was heated at 350°C for 30 mins under a continuous flow of air (100 cm 3 /min) . The resulting material was further heated at 900°C in a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen sulphide gas (50 cm 3 /min, N 2 /H 2 S ratio 3:1) for ten minutes. The resulting nanotubes showed up to 15 layers of WS 2 partly coating (approx 60%) the MWCN's.
  • SWCN'S S 2 coated single-walled carbon nanotubes
  • H 2 W0 4 250 mg
  • the resulting solid was heated at 350°C for 30 mins under a continuous flow of air (100 cm 3 /min) .
  • the resulting material was further heated at 900°C in a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen sulphide gas (50 cm 3 /min, N 2 /H 2 S ratio 3:1) for ten minutes.
  • the resulting nanotubes showed 8 to 12 layers of WS 2 , which fully coat the SWCN bundles . These structures are usually open at one end and closed at the other.
  • the WS 2 nanotube coating may be up to 2 ⁇ m in length.

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L'invention concerne un nanotube revêtu par un sulfure, un séléniure ou un tellurure métallique, au moins 5 % de la surface extérieure dudit nanotube étant revêtue.
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