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 …

Non-covalent polymer wrapping of carbon nanotubes and the role of wrapped polymers as functional dispersants

T Fujigaya, N Nakashima - Science and technology of advanced …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been recognized as a promising material in a wide range of
applications from biotechnology to energy-related devices. However, the poor solubility in …

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 …

Fullerenes as key components for low‐dimensional (photo) electrocatalytic nanohybrid materials

AR Puente Santiago… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An emerging class of heterostructures with unprecedented (photo) electrocatalytic behavior,
involving the combination of fullerenes and low‐dimensional (LD) nanohybrids, is currently …

Carbon nanotubes—electronic/electrochemical properties and application for nanoelectronics and photonics

V Sgobba, DM Guldi - Chemical society reviews, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
The fundamental chemical, redox, electrochemical, photoelectrochemical, optical and
optoelectronic features of carbon nanotubes are surveyed with particular emphasis on the …

Interactions in single wall carbon nanotubes/pyrene/porphyrin nanohybrids

C Ehli, GMA Rahman, N Jux, D Balbinot… - Journal of the …, 2006 - ACS Publications
This work provides an in-depth look at a range of physicochemical aspects of (i) single wall
carbon nanotubes (SWNT),(ii) pyrene derivatives (pyrene+),(iii) porphyrin derivatives (ZnP 8 …

The nano-forms of carbon

JL Delgado, MÁ Herranz, N Martin - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the discovery of C60fullerene, carbon-based nanostructures have become one of the
hottest research topics in science. During the past decade research efforts have mainly been …

Carbon nanotubes and organic solar cells

S Cataldo, P Salice, E Menna… - Energy & Environmental …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics is still challenging due to different issues
connected to their synthesis, purification, functionalization, processing and device …

Carbon nanotube-modified electrodes for solar energy conversion

T Umeyama, H Imahori - Energy & Environmental Science, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
This review article deals with recent advancements on the application of carbon nanotubes,
especially single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), to a photoactive layer on electrodes of …

Synthesis, characterization, and photoinduced electron transfer in functionalized single wall carbon nanohorns

C Cioffi, S Campidelli, C Sooambar… - Journal of the …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Single-wall carbon nanohorns (SWNHs) are a new class of material that is closely related to
single-wall carbon nanotubes. Here, we describe the synthesis and characterization of a …