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Carbon Nanotube Analysis

 
Many experts believe that the key barrier to full maturation of the carbon nanotube industry is not the science, but a rapid and inexpensive means to determine their presence during formation, as well as their diameter and banding characteristics.  Until recent breakthroughs in Raman filtering, the nanotech community has been forced to lease or buy bulky and expensive analyzers to identify and characterize nanotube formation.  With the help of new edge filters and recent software advances, ID Detection Systems’ IDEX – 1000 can plot Radial Breathing Modes (RBMs) in the frequency range of 100-500 cm-1.  This is a critical breakthrough enabling developers to “see” RBM peaks in the spectral pattern and determine tube diameter.  Moreover, the compact and inexpensive IDEX – 1000 can sufficiently resolve “D” and “G” bands.
 
 

Advantages of the Raman based IDEX – 1000 include the following: 

  • The IDEX – 1000 system is easy to configure and portable for use along the processing line or in the laboratory,
  • The Raman signal is not affected or attenuated by water or aqueous solutions making it ideal for use in water based solutions,
  • Raman offers amazing specificity,
  • Raman can now be used to detect a wide range of compounds, including proprietary precursors or constituents,
  • While infrared spectroscopy is bulky, relatively immobile and requires special handling, the Raman systems are highly portable, light and require no sub-sampling or sample prep.  The IDEX system is therefore a non-invasive means to analyze samples under low laser power settings,
  • The IDEX – 1000 is extremely easy to operate and all training is free of charge,
  • COST……the IDEX system is priced below other comparable Raman or IR spectral sensor systems.
 
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