Towards quantification of the ratio of the single and double wall carbon nanotubes in their mixtures:An In situ Raman spectroelectrochemical study

TL;DR

This study develops an in-situ Raman spectroelectrochemical method to quantify the ratio of single and double wall carbon nanotubes in mixtures, enabling detailed analysis of their composition and contributions.

Contribution

The paper introduces a novel spectroelectrochemical approach to accurately determine the proportions of SWCNT and DWCNT in mixtures through analysis of G-prime mode components.

Findings

Resolved G-prime mode components for inner and outer tubes.

Simulated dependence of G-prime ratios on nanotube ratios.

Estimated contributions of nanotube components to Raman signals.

Abstract

Mixtures containing different weight ratios of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and double wall carbon nanotubes (DWCNT) were prepared and studied by in-situ Raman spectroelectrochemistry. Two components of the G-prime mode in the Raman spectra, which can be resolved at high electrode potentials, were assigned to the signals from inner tubes of DWCNT and outer tubes of DWCNT together with SWCNT. The dependence of the ratios of these two components of the G-prime mode on the nominal amount of SWCNT and DWCNT in the samples was simulated so that the residual amount of SWCNT in the original DWCNT could be determined. Additionally, the individual contributions of all components of carbon nanotubes into the total area of the G-prime mode at high electrode potentials were estimated from the simulation.