Persulfate-based nonradical oxidation processes (PS-NOPs) are appealing in wastewater
purification due to their high efficiency and selectivity for removing trace organic …

Pristine graphene has been considered one of the most promising materials because of its
excellent physical and chemical properties. However, various defects in graphene produced …

Nanocarbon-based persulfate oxidation emerges as a promising technology for the
elimination of organic micropollutants (OMPs). However, the nature of the active site and its …

Carbon nanohorns (sometimes also known as nanocones) are conical carbon
nanostructures constructed from an sp2 carbon sheet. Nanohorns require no metal catalyst …

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 …

While crystalline two-dimensional materials have become an experimental reality during the
past few years, an amorphous 2D material has not been reported before. Here, using …

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 …

Topological defects in graphene, dislocations and grain boundaries, are still not well
understood despite the considerable number of experimental observations. We introduce a …

This article reviews the electronic and transport properties of carbon nanotubes. The focus is
mainly theoretical, but when appropriate the relation with experimental results is mentioned …

Density functional theory and quantum Monte Carlo simulations reveal that the structure of
the Stone-Wales (SW) defect in graphene is more complex than hitherto appreciated. Rather …