Defects determine many important properties and applications of materials, ranging from
doping in semiconductors, to conductivity in mixed ionic–electronic conductors used in …

Carbon Black (CB) is one of the most abundantly produced carbon nanostructured
materials, and approximately 70% of it is used as pigment and as reinforcing phase in …

Graphene is one of the most promising materials in nanotechnology. The electronic and
mechanical properties of graphene samples with high perfection of the atomic lattice are …

Magnetic materials and nanostructures based on carbon offer unique opportunities for future
technological applications such as spintronics. This paper reviews graphene-derived …

A common misconception is that the irradiation of solids with energetic electrons and ions
has exclusively detrimental effects on the properties of target materials. In addition to the …

Graphene, having a perfect two-dimensional crystal structure, has many excellent features
such as a high specific surface area, and extraordinary electrical, thermal and mechanical …

Atomic-scale defects in graphene layers alter the physical and chemical properties of carbon
nanostructures,. Theoretical predictions have recently shown that energetic particles such as …

Cell surfaces are endowed with biological functionality designed to mediate extracellular
communication. The cell-surface repertoire can be expanded to include abiotic functionality …

Diffusion, coalescence, and reconstruction of vacancy defects in graphene layers are
investigated by tight-binding molecular dynamics (TBMD) simulations and by first principles …

The energies of point defects in graphite have been calculated from first principles. The
various interplane interstitial configurations are found to have a wider range of energies than …