TY - JOUR A2 - Bellucci, Stefano AU - Zheng, Zhong AU - Zhao, Shan AU - Dong, Shijie AU - Li, Lianjie AU - Xiao, Anchun AU - Li, Sinian PY - 2015 DA - 2015/03/01 TI - Preparation of Nickel-Copper Bilayers Coated on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes SP - 679049 VL - 2015 AB - Due to oxidizability of copper coating on carbon nanotubes, the interfacial bond strength between copper coating and its matrix is weak, which leads to the reduction of the macroscopic properties of copper matrix composite. The electroless coating technics was applied to prepare nickel-copper bilayers coated on single-walled carbon nanotubes. The coated single-walled carbon nanotubes were characterized through transmission electron microscope spectroscopy, field-emission electron microscope spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and thermogravimetric analysis. The results demonstrated that the nickel-copper bilayers coated on single-walled carbon nanotubes possessed higher purity of unoxidized copper fine-grains than copper monolayers. SN - 1687-4110 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/679049 DO - 10.1155/2015/679049 JF - Journal of Nanomaterials PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -