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Immobilization of RuO2 on carbon nanotube: an X-ray absorption near-edge structure study

  • J. G. Zhou
  • , H. T. Fang
  • , Y. F. Hu
  • , T. K. Sham
  • , C. X. Wu
  • , M. Liu
  • , F. Li
  • University of Saskatchewan
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Western University
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • CAS - Institute of Metal Research

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Abstract

The electronic structures of carbon nanotube/RuO2 core/shell nanocomposite (RuO2 thin layer coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)) have been studied by X-ray absorption near-edge structures (XANES) at C K-edge, O K-edge, and Ru M5,4- and L3-edges. The variation in white-line features of the XANES at these edges supports strongly that RuO2 interacts with MWNTs through Ru - O - C bonding, which also results in charge redistribution between C 2p-derived states in MWNT and the conduction band in RuO2. Such chemical bonding is necessary to immobilize RuO2 on MWNT and ensures good conductivity of MWNT/ RuO2 core/shell nanocomposite.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10747-10750
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume113
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

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