Abstract
The functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was carried out by using different chemical treatment methods. These functionalized CNTs were characterized by TEM image and FT-IR spectra. The CNT electrodes are measured by thermal resistivity and cyclic voltammetry experiments. The results showed that two important factors controlled the electrochemical properties of the CNT film electrode: one is the active functional group; another is activation energy of the CNT film. From our experiments, we have found the electrode of 10 min nitric acid treated CNTs have the optimal peaks in relation to carboxylic acids, the highest redox peak currents, the biggest value of k 0 and well-defined quasi-reversible voltammograms for redox of iron couples, in which the two factors best match.
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