Progress of synthesizing methods and properties of fluorinated carbon nanotubes

Abstract

In this paper, the recent development of fluorinated carbon nanotubes (F-CNTs) was introduced. The synthesizing methods of F-CNTs, including direct fluorination and plasma treatment, were discussed in detail, and the effects of factors, such as the temperature and pressure in fluorination as well as the kind of fluorine source and carbon nanotubes, on the structures and properties of F-CNTs were also summarized. In the mean time, the special physical and chemical properties of F-CNTs and the relevant applied fields were described briefly, the exisiting problems of F-CNTs were summed up, and the direction of future development was also discussed in the end.