Study of the induced behaviour of multilayer bamboo basket-structured carbon materials

Abstract

There are many carbon materials, 0-dimensional fullerene, one-dimensional carbon nanotubes, two-dimensional graphene, graphyne, and so on. In this manuscript, a novel type of carbon, i.e., carbon with a bamboo basket structure, is used. The bamboo basket-structured carbon is used as an inducer to induce a self-curling structure of graphene nanoribbons. It was found that rollovers of multilayered bamboo basket-structured carbon successfully induced the self-assembly of graphene nanoribbons. Van der Waals forces and π-π interactions play an important role in the whole process. In addition, a series of factors, such as the length and width of graphene nanoribbons, the number of layers of rosettes, and the temperature, were explored for their influence on the final conformation of the composites. The results of this manuscript will play an important theoretical support for the research on the broadening of the application of novel carbon materials in various fields.