Chemistry Letters, Vol.35, No.10, 1092-1093, 2006
Fe3O4-modified carbon nanotubes: A facile and efficient method to orientate alignment in magnetic field
The orientation of carbon nanotubes (both SWNTs and MWNTs) has been demonstrated in magnetic field through modification with magnetic particles Fe3O4. The process of Fe3O4-modified CNTs composites is that acid-treated CNTs were refluxed in 2-pyrrolidone containing ferric triacetylacetonate at the solution's boiling point with the protection of nitrogen gas. The composites are ideal materials to help the CNTs to be aligned in magnetic field.