Characterization of Geoinspired and Synthetic Chrysotile Nanotubes by Atomic Force Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy

Geoinspired synthetic chrysotile nanotubes both stoichiometric and 0.67 wt % Fe doped were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction. Bending tests of the synthetic chrysotile nanotubes were performed using the atomic force microscope. The nanotubes were found to exh...

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Published in:Advanced functional materials 2007-11, Vol.17 (16), p.3332-3338
Main Authors: Piperno, S., Kaplan-Ashiri, I., Cohen, S. R., Popovitz-Biro, R., Wagner, H. D., Tenne, R., Foresti, E., Lesci, I. G., Roveri, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
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atomic force
Electron microscopy
inorganic
Nanotubes
Nanotubes, inorganic
Scanning probe microscopy
Scanning probe microscopy, atomic force
Structure-property relationships
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Summary:Geoinspired synthetic chrysotile nanotubes both stoichiometric and 0.67 wt % Fe doped were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction. Bending tests of the synthetic chrysotile nanotubes were performed using the atomic force microscope. The nanotubes were found to exhibit elastic behaviour at small deformations (below ca. 20 nm). Young's modulus values of (159 ± 125) GPa and (279 ± 260) GPa were obtained from the force‐deflection curves using the bending equation for a clamped beam under a concentrated load, for the stoichiometric and the Fe doped chrysotile nanotubes, respectively. The structural modifications induced by Fe doping altered the mechanical properties, with an apparent dependence of the latter on the number of constituting walls of the nanotubes. The structural and mechanical properties of geoinspired synthetic chrysotile nanotubes (see figure) are studied in both stoichiometric and 0.67 wt % Fe‐doped forms. It is demonstrated that doping induces structural modifications and alters the Young's modulus value as well.
ISSN:1616-301X
1616-3028
DOI:10.1002/adfm.200700278