Abstract
Abstract Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were covalently functionalized with fourth-generation poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimers with a trimesyl core (DT4), and the as-synthesized MWCNT-DT4 was used as the template for in situ growth of Ag and Cu2O nanoparticles on MWCNTs. Extensive characterizations of the resultant hybrids have been performed using X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution TEM, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, selected area electron diffraction, thermal gravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The side-wall of the nanotubes was uniformly coated with the nanoparticles with mean sizes of 7–8 nm. The optical limiting property measurements of the nanoparticle-modified MWCNTs were carried out by the open-aperture z-scan technique. The results demonstrate that the samples suspended in water show broadband OL performance, and their OL behavior is better than that of MWCNT-DT4 in water due to the presence of Ag and Cu2O nanoparticles.
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