Table 1. Compositional/Quantificational Analysis from XPS, Crystallite Size from XRD, and (ID/IG) Ratio from Raman Spectra of SiO2-NPs, MWCNTs, MWCNTs/SiO2-NPs (Si-NPs = 1.5 atom %), and MWCNTs/SiO2-NPs (Si-NPs = 5.75 atom %).
compositional and quantificational analysis from
XPS |
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C (atom %) | O (atom %) | Si (atom %) | wt % of oxidized Si-NPs on MWCNTs surface obtained from XPS | (ID/IG) ratio | La (nm) from XRD | La (nm) from Raman | |
SiO2-NPs | 63.60 | 36.40 | |||||
MWCNTs | 98.37 | 01.63 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
MWCNTs/SiO2-NPs (Si-NPs = 1.5 atom %) | 94.00 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 3.42 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
MWCNTs/SiO2-NPs (Si-NPs = 5.75 atom %) | 85.0 | 9.25 | 5.75 | 12.15 | 0.74 | 5.1 | 6.8 |