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Fabrication of cross-linked multi-walled carbon nanotube coatings with improved adhesion and intrinsic strength by a two-step synthesis: electrochemical deposition and hyperthermal proton bombardment

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A two-step synthesis for multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) coating was reported that includes an electrochemical deposition followed by 10 eV hyperthermal proton bombardment at a dose as low as 1×1016 H+/cm2. Electrochemical deposition ensures an improved adhesion of MWCNT coating on metal substrates, while hyperthermal proton bombardment effectively induces inter-chain cross-linkages among MWCNTs, leading to a coating with both higher stiffness and mechanical strength. It was found experimentally that the MWCNT film made by the proposed two-step synthesis can better resist spinning and ultrasonic rinsing in both organic (hexane) and aqueous (water) media.

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  1. Institute of Precision Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    C.Y. Choi, K.W. Wong & R.X. Du

  2. Department of Physics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    C.Y. Choi & K.W. Wong

  3. Institute of Surface Micro and Nano Materials, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan Province, 461000, P.R. China

    Z. Zheng

  4. Laboratory for Special Functional Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, P.R. China

    Z.L. Du

  5. Surface Science Western, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada

    W.M. Lau

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Choi, C., Zheng, Z., Wong, K. et al. Fabrication of cross-linked multi-walled carbon nanotube coatings with improved adhesion and intrinsic strength by a two-step synthesis: electrochemical deposition and hyperthermal proton bombardment. Appl. Phys. A 91, 403–406 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-008-4459-5

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