Templated techniques for the synthesis and assembly of plasmonic nanostructures

MR Jones, KD Osberg, RJ Macfarlane… - Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The field of plasmonics has become one of the most interesting and active research areas in
nanotechnology, enabling numerous fundamental studies and applications in a variety of …

Current progress on the chemical modification of carbon nanotubes

N Karousis, N Tagmatarchis, D Tasis - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
The unique morphology and structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) keep attracting a great
number of researchers to explore the novel properties of these materials. CNTs are …

Graphene− metal particle nanocomposites

C Xu, X Wang, J Zhu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008 - ACS Publications
Graphene sheets, which possess unique nanostructure and a variety of fascinating
properties, can be considered as promising nanoscale building blocks of new composites …

Highly hydroxylated carbon fibres as electrode materials of all-vanadium redox flow battery

L Yue, W Li, F Sun, L Zhao, L Xing - carbon, 2010 - Elsevier
A highly effective hydroxylated-functionalization of carbon fibres for use as electrodes of all-
vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) was developed. Carbon paper made of carbon fibres …

Decorating carbon nanotubes with metal or semiconductor nanoparticles

V Georgakilas, D Gournis, V Tzitzios… - Journal of Materials …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to their large chemically active surface and stability at high temperatures carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) have been used as a support material for the dispersion and stabilization …

Nonenzymatic electrochemical detection of glucose based on palladium− single-walled carbon nanotube hybrid nanostructures

L Meng, J Jin, G Yang, T Lu, H Zhang, C Cai - Analytical chemistry, 2009 - ACS Publications
A new electrocatalyst, palladium nanoparticle− single-walled carbon nanotube (Pd−
SWNTs) hybrid nanostructure, for the nonenzymatic oxidation of glucose was developed …

Coating carbon nanotubes by spontaneous oxidative polymerization of dopamine

B Fei, B Qian, Z Yang, R Wang, WC Liu, CL Mak… - Carbon, 2008 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes were easily coated with a reactive biopolymer–polydopamine (Pdop)–by
dispersing them in a dopamine solution and mildly stirring at room temperature. The coating …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of a core–shell MWCNT/GONR heterostructure for the electrochemical detection of ascorbic acid, dopamine, and uric acid

CL Sun, CT Chang, HH Lee, J Zhou, J Wang… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
In this study, graphene oxide nanoribbons (GONRs) were synthesized from the facile
unzipping of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with the help of microwave energy. A …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced technology for functionalization of carbon nanotubes

L Meng, C Fu, Q Lu - Progress in Natural Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has attracted considerable interest in the
fields of physics, chemistry, material science and biology. The functionalized CNTs exhibit …

Carbon nanotubes and microwaves: interactions, responses, and applications

E Vazquez, M Prato - Acs nano, 2009 - ACS Publications
The interaction of microwaves with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is an interesting topic for a
variety of potential applications. Microwaves have been used for the purification of CNTs …