Recent progress in carbon nanotube-based gas sensors

T Zhang, S Mubeen, NV Myung… - Nanotechnology, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of carbon nanotube-(CNTs-) based gas sensors and sensor arrays has
attracted intensive research interest in the last several years because of their potential for …

Carbon nanotube-modified electrodes for solar energy conversion

T Umeyama, H Imahori - Energy & Environmental Science, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
This review article deals with recent advancements on the application of carbon nanotubes,
especially single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), to a photoactive layer on electrodes of …

[PDF][PDF] Surface functionalized carbogenic quantum dots

AB Bourlinos, A Stassinopoulos, D Anglos, R Zboril… - small, 2008 - rcptm.com
Quantum dots are semiconductor nanocrystals that inherently ffuoresce at specific
wavelengths in the visible, enabling a number of potential applications to be realized.[1] …

Facile preparation of low cytotoxicity fluorescent carbon nanocrystals by electrooxidation of graphite

QL Zhao, ZL Zhang, BH Huang, J Peng… - Chemical …, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Facile preparation of low cytotoxicity fluorescent carbon nanocrystals by electrooxidation of
graphite - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B812420E Royal Society …

Photoluminescent carbogenic dots

AB Bourlinos, A Stassinopoulos, D Anglos… - Chemistry of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The chemical synthesis and photoluminescence properties of either dispersed or supported
carbogenic nanoparticles are described. In the first case, ionic nanoparticles are obtained by …

MWCNT activation and its influence on the catalytic performance of Pt/MWCNT catalysts for selective hydrogenation

A Solhy, BF Machado, J Beausoleil, Y Kihn… - Carbon, 2008 - Elsevier
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes were submitted to three activation procedures: nitric acid
oxidation, ball-milling and air oxidation. The influence of these treatments on nanotubes …

Carbon nanotubes: a multi-functional material for organic optoelectronics

RA Hatton, AJ Miller, SRP Silva - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years carbon nanotubes have emerged as a versatile material suitable for hybrid
macro-electronic devices employing organic semiconductors, with the potential to address …

[PDF][PDF] Enhanced environmental mobility of carbon nanotubes in the presence of humic acid and their removal from aqueous solution

P Wang, Q Shi, H Liang, DW Steuerman… - …, 2008 - techtransfer.universityofcalifornia …
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are important structural blocks for the preparation of composites
with unique optical, electrical, and mechanical properties, and their production is expected …

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes grafted with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and its dispersion in poly (L-lactide) matrix

GX Chen, H Shimizu - Polymer, 2008 - Elsevier
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were functionalized with polyhedral oligomeric
silsesquioxane (POSS) via amide linkages. The oxidized MWNT (MWNT–COOH) was …

Individually dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes with novel neutral pH water-soluble chitosan derivatives

LY Yan, YF Poon, MB Chan-Park… - The Journal of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Chitosan and its various neutral pH water-soluble derivatives were investigated for
dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). Chitosan (CS) can produce good …