[HTML][HTML] Broad family of carbon nanoallotropes: classification, chemistry, and applications of fullerenes, carbon dots, nanotubes, graphene, nanodiamonds, and …

V Georgakilas, JA Perman, J Tucek, R Zboril - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The unique ability of carbon atoms to participate in robust covalent bonds with other carbon
atoms in diverse hybridization states (sp, sp 2, sp 3) or with nonmetallic elements enables …

Carbon nanotube catalysts: recent advances in synthesis, characterization and applications

Y Yan, J Miao, Z Yang, FX Xiao, HB Yang… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for various applications. In recent years,
progress in manufacturing and functionalizing carbon nanotubes has been made to achieve …

[HTML][HTML] Nylon-6/Graphene composites modified through polymeric modification of graphene

L Gong, B Yin, L Li, M Yang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
The covalent functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) with poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) via
ester linkages (GO-es-PVA) as well as the characterization of modified graphene based …

Progress towards high-power Li/CF x batteries: electrode architectures using carbon nanotubes with CF x

Q Zhang, KJ Takeuchi, ES Takeuchi… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon monofluoride (CFx) has a high energy density, exceeding 2000 W h kg− 1, yet its
application in primary lithium batteries is limited by its power capability. Multi-walled carbon …

One-pot polymer conjugation on carbon nanotubes through simultaneous π–π stacking and the Biginelli reaction

X Ren, B Yang, Y Zhao, X Zhang, X Wang, Y Wei… - Polymer, 2015 - Elsevier
The Biginelli reaction has been utilized as an effective click reaction to collaborate with π–π
stacking to prepare carbon nanotube-polymer conjugates. The synthesized polymers are …

Preparation of MWCNTs grafted with polyvinyl alcohol through Friedel–Crafts alkylation and their composite fibers with enhanced mechanical properties

P Zhang, D Qiu, H Chen, J Sun, J Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
An effective method to increase the mechanical properties of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and
multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) composite fibers is reported. MWCNTs in the …

Advances in the biomedical application of polymer-functionalized carbon nanotubes

R Soleyman, S Hirbod, M Adeli - Biomaterials science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nowadays, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted the attention of scientists because of
their unique electronic, magnetic, optical, mechanical, and chemical properties. However …

The utilization of post-synthetic modification in opto-electronic polymers: an effective complementary approach but not a competitive one to the traditional direct …

Q Li, Z Li - Polymer Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In addition to the powerful direct polymerization of monomers, the post-synthetic modification
route, involving the reaction between the polymer reactive intermediate and small molecule …

Dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified by rosemary acid into poly (vinyl alcohol) and preparation of their composite fibers

P Zhang, T Zhou, L He, S Zhang, J Sun, J Wang, C Qin… - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
PVA was reinforced with MWCNTs using rosemary acid as a dispersant for the first time to
achieve good dispersity of the MWCNTs in the PVA matrix and finally high-performance …

Relationship between Polymer Dielectric Constant and Percolation Threshold in Conductive Poly (styrene)‐Type Polymer and Carbon Black Composites

M Castro Martínez, S Hernández López… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We study the effect of dielectric constant of some poly (styrene)‐type polymer matrix on the
percolation threshold in conductive polymer composites with carbon black (CB). We …