Photoluminescence properties of graphene versus other carbon nanomaterials

LI Cao, MJ Meziani, S Sahu, YP Sun - Accounts of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Photoluminescent nanomaterials continue to garner research attention becauseof their
many applications. For many years, researchers have focused on quantum dots (QDs) of …

[HTML][HTML] A review on synthesis and properties of polymer functionalized graphene

RK Layek, AK Nandi - Polymer, 2013 - Elsevier
This review highlights the functionalization chemistry of graphene with polymers by both
covalent and non-covalent approaches. Due to the strong cohesive interactions graphene …

Carbon “quantum” dots for optical bioimaging

PG Luo, S Sahu, ST Yang, SK Sonkar… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots, generally referring to small carbon nanoparticles with various levels of surface
passivation, have emerged as a new class of quantum dot-like fluorescent nanomaterials …

[HTML][HTML] Immobilization techniques in the fabrication of nanomaterial-based electrochemical biosensors: A review

W Putzbach, NJ Ronkainen - Sensors, 2013 - mdpi.com
The evolution of 1st to 3rd generation electrochemical biosensors reflects a simplification
and enhancement of the transduction pathway. However, in recent years, modification of the …

Are carbon nanotubes a natural solution? Applications in biology and medicine

E Heister, EW Brunner, GR Dieckmann… - … applied materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes and materials based on carbon nanotubes have many perceived
applications in the field of biomedicine. Several highly promising examples have been …

Carbon nanotubes in cancer therapy: a more precise look at the role of carbon nanotube–polymer interactions

M Adeli, R Soleyman, Z Beiranvand… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the great potential of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in various areas of biomedicine,
concerns regarding their carcinogenicity, inefficient dispersion in aqueous solutions and …

New approaches to the development of hybrid nanocomposites: from structural materials to high-tech applications

VA Gerasin, EM Antipov, VV Karbushev… - Russian Chemical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Current challenges in the development of various polymer nanocomposites and in the study
of their properties are considered. Results of studying hybrid structural (polymer–layered …

Low-dimensional systems investigated by x-ray absorption spectroscopy: a selection of 2D, 1D and 0D cases

L Mino, G Agostini, E Borfecchia… - Journal of Physics D …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the last three decades low-dimensional systems have attracted increasing interest both
from the fundamental and technological points of view due to their unique physical and …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the short-circuit current and power conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells with graphene quantum dots derived from double-walled carbon …

F Li, L Kou, W Chen, C Wu, T Guo - NPG Asia Materials, 2013 - nature.com
Derived from double-walled carbon nanotubes, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with a
uniform size distribution were prepared through solution chemistry. The GQDs in …

The role of carbon nanotubes in enhancement of photocatalysis

TA Saleh - Syntheses and applications of carbon nanotubes and …, 2013 - books.google.com
The chemical, physical and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have stimu‐-
lated extensive investigation since their discovery in the early 1990s (Iijima, 1991). CNTs …