Surface chemistry of nanocarbon: Characterization strategies from the viewpoint of catalysis and energy conversion

P Yan, B Zhang, KH Wu, D Su, W Qi - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
The applications of nanocarbon materials have been drawing an ever-increasing attention
due to their unique physical and chemical properties. The performance of nanocarbon …

Ultrafast laser micromachining of hard carbon/fumed silica anodes for high-performance sodium-ion capacitors

A Jo, B Lee, BG Kim, H Lim, JT Han, SY Jeong, J Kim… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
The slow sodium-ion storage kinetics of battery-type electrodes limits the performance of
sodium-ion capacitors (SICs) operating under high-power conditions. In this study, ultrafast …

Enhanced visible light-triggered antibacterial activity of carbon quantum dots/polyurethane nanocomposites by gamma rays induced pre-treatment

M Budimir, Z Marković, J Vajdak, S Jovanović… - Radiation Physics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Persistent microbial contamination of medical implant surfaces is becoming a serious threat
to public health. This is principally due to antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains and the …

Spectromicroscopy study of induced defects in ion-bombarded highly aligned carbon nanotubes

S Tayyab, A Apponi, MG Betti, E Blundo, G Cavoto… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Highly aligned multi-wall carbon nanotubes were investigated with scanning electron
microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) …

Novel polymeric composite grafted with metal nanoparticle-dispersed CNFs as a chemiresistive non-destructive fruit sensor material

M Ashfaq, N Verma, S Khan - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2018 - Elsevier
A cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP)-mannitol copolymer dispersed in the polyvinly alcohol
(PVA) film was in situ mixed with the copper (Cu) metal nanoparticle (NP)-dispersed carbon …

Channelling and induced defects at ion-bombarded aligned multiwall carbon nanotubes

G D'Acunto, F Ripanti, P Postorino, MG Betti… - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
A detailed investigation of ion channelling and defect production for a highly-ordered array
of multi-wall carbon nanotubes is presented. The effects of argon ion bombardment (0.25–5 …

Argon atoms insertion in diamond: New insights in the identification of carbon C 1s peak in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis

JF Veyan, E de Obaldia, JJ Alcantar-Peña… - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
The C 1s peak's electron binding energy position in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
analysis of single crystal diamond (SCD) and crystalline and polycrystalline diamond and …

Composition, Electronic and Magnetic Investigation of the Encapsulated ZnFe2O4 Nanoparticles in Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Containing Ni Residuals

S Al Khabouri, S Al Harthi, T Maekawa… - Nanoscale Research …, 2015 - Springer
We report investigation on properties of multiwall carbon nanotubes (mCNTs) containing Ni
residuals before and after encapsulation of zinc ferrite nanoparticles. The pristine tubes …

The impact of adsorption on the localization of spins in graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, observed with electron paramagnetic resonance

M Kempiński, P Florczak, S Jurga… - Applied Physics …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
We report the observations of electronic properties of graphene oxide and reduced
graphene oxide, performed with electron paramagnetic resonance technique in a broad …

The origin of changes in the electronic structure of oriented multi-walled carbon nanotubes under the influence of pulsed ion radiation

VV Bolotov, PM Korusenko, SN Nesov… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2014 - Elsevier
On the basis of spectra obtained through the X-ray Auger-electron spectroscopy (XAES) of
carbon (C KVV) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of the carbon valence band …