Chirality pure carbon nanotubes: Growth, sorting, and characterization

F Yang, M Wang, D Zhang, J Yang, M Zheng… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been attracting tremendous attention
owing to their structure (chirality) dependent outstanding properties, which endow them with …

Nucleation and growth of nanocrystals investigated by in situ transmission electron microscopy

H Ye, Z Zhang, R Wang - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocrystals play a key role in the modern energy, catalysis, semiconductor, and biology
industries due to their unique structures and performances. However, controllable …

In Situ Construction of 3D Interconnected FeS@Fe3C@Graphitic Carbon Networks for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Q Wang, W Zhang, C Guo, Y Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Iron sulfides have been attracting great attention as anode materials for high‐performance
rechargeable sodium‐ion batteries due to their high theoretical capacity and low cost. In …

Secondary-atom-assisted synthesis of single iron atoms anchored on N-doped carbon nanowires for oxygen reduction reaction

JC Li, F Xiao, H Zhong, T Li, M Xu, L Ma, M Cheng… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The development of efficient Fe–N–C materials enriched with single-atom Fe sites toward
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is still a great challenge because Fe atoms are mobile …

Carbon Encapsulation of Supported Metallic Iridium Nanoparticles: An in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study and Implications for Hydrogen Evolution …

P Liu, A Klyushin, P Chandramathy Surendran… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon-supported metal nanoparticles (NPs) comprise an important class of heterogeneous
catalysts. The interaction between the metal and carbon support influences the overall …

Precise Identification of the Active Phase of Cobalt Catalyst for Carbon Nanotube Growth by In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Y Wang, L Qiu, L Zhang, DM Tang, R Ma, Y Wang… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Revealing the active phase and structure of catalyst nanoparticles (NPs) is crucial for
understanding the growth mechanism and realizing the controlled synthesis of carbon …

Gold catalysts containing interstitial carbon atoms boost hydrogenation activity

Y Sun, Y Cao, L Wang, X Mu, Q Zhao, R Si… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Supported gold nanoparticles are emerging catalysts for heterogeneous catalytic reactions,
including selective hydrogenation. The traditionally used supports such as silica do not favor …

Dynamic State and Active Structure of Ni–Co Catalyst in Carbon Nanofiber Growth Revealed by in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

H Fan, L Qiu, A Fedorov, MG Willinger, F Ding… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alloy catalysts often show superior effectiveness in the growth of carbon
nanotubes/nanofibers (CNTs/CNFs) as compared to monometallic catalysts. However, due …

Growth mechanism of carbon nanotubes from Co-WC alloy catalyst revealed by atmospheric environmental transmission electron microscopy

Y Wang, L Qiu, L Zhang, DM Tang, R Ma, CL Ren… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
High–melting point alloy catalysts have been reported to be effective for the structure-
controlled growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). However, some fundamental …

Preparation of isolated semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes by oxygen-assisted floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition

XQ Li, S Jiang, L Zhang, MK Zou, Y Jian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs) are promising for use in flexible
electronics as a channel material. However, it remains a big challenge to directly grow high …