Ultraviolet pulsed laser irradiation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in nitrogen atmosphere

Laser irradiation of randomly oriented multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) networks has been carried out using a pulsed Nd:YAG UV laser in nitrogen gas environment. The evolution of the MWCNT morphology and structure as a function of laser fluence and number of accumulated laser pulses has been stu...

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Authors: Pérez del Pino, Ángel|||0000-0002-1405-6027, Gyorgy, Eniko|||0000-0001-6311-5823, Cabana Jiménez, Laura, Ballesteros, Belén|||0000-0002-1958-8911, Tobias, Gerard|||0000-0001-7116-2152
Format: article
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:232157
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/232157
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1063/1.4864776
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:High temperature
High temperature annealing treatments
Laser fluences
Morphology and structures
Nitrogen atmospheres
Nitrogen gas
Thermal simulations
Ultraviolet pulsed lasers
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Summary:Laser irradiation of randomly oriented multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) networks has been carried out using a pulsed Nd:YAG UV laser in nitrogen gas environment. The evolution of the MWCNT morphology and structure as a function of laser fluence and number of accumulated laser pulses has been studied using electron microscopies and Raman spectroscopy. The observed changes are discussed and correlated with thermal simulations. The obtained results indicate that laser irradiation induces very fast, high temperature thermal cycles in MWCNTs which produce the formation of different nanocarbon forms, such as nanodiamonds. Premelting processes have been observed in localized sites by irradiation at low number of laser pulses and low fluence values. The accumulation of laser pulses and the increase in the fluence cause the full melting and amorphization of MWCNTs. The observed structural changes differ from that of conventional high temperature annealing treatments of MWCNTs.