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Multiwalled-carbon nanotubes coated with nano-crystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) was prepared by in situ growth of nano zinc oxide on the surfaces of carbon nanotubes through hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy analysis techniques were used to characterize the samples. It was observed that a layer of nano-crystalline ZnO with the wurtzite hexagonal crystal structure was uniformly coated on the nanotube surfaces with good adhesion, which resulted in the formation of a novel ZnO-nanotube nano composite. In this work, the carbon nanotubes decorated by metal oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple chemical-solution route which is suitable for the large-scale production with low cost.
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Li, C., Qiao, Y. & Li, Y. Decorating multiwalled carbon nanotubes with zinc oxide nano-crystallines through hydrothermal growth process. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 55, 1365–1370 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-012-4787-8
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