Functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes by an ion beam to increase the interfacial adhesion in tin oxide composites

Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray spectroscopy have been used to study the effect of processing of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with an argon ion beam on the structure of SnO$_x$/MWCNT composites formed by magnetron sputtering. It has been shown that the use of ion processing increases the interfacial adhesion and allows forming composites with a uniform distribution of tin oxide on the surface of carbon nanotubes in the form of continuous layers with a uniform structure.