Synthesis and Characteristics of Hierarchical Nanostructure Fe₃O₄ Coated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract:

Hierarchical nanostructure Fe3O4/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Fe3O4/MWCNTs) were prepared by solvothermal process using acid treated MWCNTs and iron acetylacetonate in ethylene glycol as reduction reagent. The materials were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The results showed that petal-like hierarchical Fe3O4 grew on MWCNTs and the Fe3O4 nanoparticles had diameters in the range of 55-110 nm. It was a facile approach to grow hierarchical nanoFe3O4.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 926-930)
• Pages: 258-261
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.926-930.258
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Jing Heng Deng*, Kan Ping Yu, Jian Guo Xie
• Keywords: Fe₃O₄, Hierarchical Nanostructure, Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT)

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