Journal of Materials Science, Vol.45, No.4, 1100-1106, 2010
Preparation and characterization of magnetic carbon nanomaterials bearing APTS-silica on their surface
The formation of metal-encapsulated carbon nanomaterials by using metallic catalysts (iron, cobalt, and nickel) has been studied. Moreover, these materials were coated with silica surface modified by (3-Aminopropyl)-trimethoxysilane (APTS). Each intermediate structure was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The surface morphology of silica-coated carbon nanomaterials was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The modified, APTS-silica surface was additionally characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), elemental (EA), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).