Analysis of the size distribution of single-walled carbon nanotubes using optical absorption spectroscopy

Ying Tian; Hua Jiang; Jan V. Pfaler; Zhen Zhu; Albert G. Nasibulin; Timur Nikitin; Brad Aitchison; Leonid Khriachtchev; David P. Brown; Esko I. Kauppinen

doi:10.1021/jz100161p

Analysis of the size distribution of single-walled carbon nanotubes using optical absorption spectroscopy

Ying Tian, Hua Jiang, Jan V. Pfaler, Zhen Zhu, Albert G. Nasibulin (Corresponding Author), Timur Nikitin, Brad Aitchison, Leonid Khriachtchev, David P. Brown, Esko I. Kauppinen (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

The diameter of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is an important characteristic to determine their electronic properties and direct further applications in electronics and photonics. A demand currently exists for an accurate and rapid method of evaluating the mean diameter and diameter distribution of bulk SWNTs. Here, we provide an effective means for quantifying the diameter distribution of SWNTs using optical absorption spectroscopy without a strict prior assumption on the form of the diameter distribution. Verification of this assignment protocol is based upon statistical analysis of hundreds of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images as well as comparison with Raman measurements on the same SWNT samples. A good agreement among different techniques indicates that this approach enables accurate and rapid assessment of diameter distribution and can be extended to bulk SWNT samples with various diameter distributions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1143-1148
Journal	The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume	1
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jz100161p
Publication status	Published - 2010
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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