Synthesis of dispersible ferromagnetic graphene nanoribbon stacks with enhanced electrical percolation properties in a magnetic field.

Genorio, Bostjan; Peng, Zhiwei; Lu, Wei; Price Hoelscher, B Katherine; Novosel, Barbara; Tour, James M · ACS Nano · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Iron-intercalated and tetradecyl-edge-functionalized graphene nanoribbon stacks (Fe@TD-GNRs) can be made from commercially available carbon nanotubes by a facile synthesis. The physical properties of the Fe@TD-GNRs were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, evolved gas analysis, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. By the intercalation of iron, the alignment of the Fe@TD-GNRs in a magnetic field was enabled. The aligned structures enhanced electrical percolation at given concentrations in previously nonconductive solvents.

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