Publication
Title
Experimental observation of single-file water filling of thin single-wall carbon nanotubes down to chiral index (5,3)
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Abstract
Single-file transport of water into carbon nanotubes is experimentally demonstrated for the first time through the splitting of the radial breathing mode (RBM) vibration in Raman spectra of bile salt solubilized tubes when both empty (closed) and water-filled (open-ended) tubes are present. D2O filling is observed for a wide range of diameters, d, down to very thin tubes [e.g., (5,3) tube, d=0.548  nm] for which only a single water molecule fits in the cross section of the internal nanotube channel. The shift in RBM frequency upon filling is found to display a very complex dependence on nanotube diameter and chirality, in support of a different yet well-defined ordering and orientation of water molecules at room temperature. Large shifts of the electronic transitions are also observed.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physical review letters. - New York, N.Y., 1958, currens
Publication
New York, N.Y. : American Physical Society , 2010
ISSN
0031-9007 [print]
1079-7114 [online]
DOI
10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.104.207401
Volume/pages
104 :20 (2010) , p. 207401,1-207401,4
Article Reference
207401
ISI
000277945900051
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Selective linear and nonlinear optical spectroscopy of carbon nanotubes and their interactions with organic molecules.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 04.03.2024
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