Nanocarbon composites and hybrids in sustainability: a review

JJ Vilatela, D Eder - ChemSusChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
There is an ever‐growing need to protect our environment by increasing energy efficiency
and developing “clean” energy sources. These are global challenges, and their resolution is …

Characterizing graphitic carbon with X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy: a step‐by‐step approach

R Blume, D Rosenthal, JP Tessonnier, H Li… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a widely used technique for characterizing the
chemical and electronic properties of highly ordered carbon nanostructures, such as carbon …

Application and future challenges of functional nanocarbon hybrids

CJ Shearer, A Cherevan, D Eder - Advanced materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridizing nanocarbons, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or graphene, with an active
material is a powerful strategy towards designing next‐generation functional materials for …

Enhancement the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using fabricated CNTs/TiO2/AgNPs/Surfactant nanocomposites

EMS Azzam, NA Fathy, SM El-Khouly… - Journal of Water Process …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, the cotton stalks waste, as a woody biomass widely produced in Egypt, was
used as a carbonaceous precursor for synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with bamboo …

Synthesis of multiwall carbon nanotubes/TiO2 nanotube composites with enhanced photocatalytic decomposition efficiency

TS Natarajan, JY Lee, HC Bajaj, WK Jo, RJ Tayade - Catalysis today, 2017 - Elsevier
Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT)-loaded TiO 2 nanotube (TNT) composites were
synthesized by hydrothermal method. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission …

Mesoporous CNT@TiO2-C Nanocable with Extremely Durable High Rate Capability for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes

B Wang, H Xin, X Li, J Cheng, G Yang, F Nie - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
A well-designed nanostructure CNT@ TiO2-C with fine anatase TiO2 particle (< 8 nm), good
electronic conducting network (inner CNT core and outer carbon layer) and mesoporous …

CNT@Fe3O4@C Coaxial Nanocables: One‐Pot, Additive‐Free Synthesis and Remarkable Lithium Storage Behavior

J Cheng, B Wang, CM Park, Y Wu… - … –A European Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
By using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a shape template and glucose as a carbon precursor
and structure‐directing agent, CNT@ Fe3O4@ C porous core/sheath coaxial nanocables …

Defective, Porous TiO2 Nanosheets with Pt Decoration as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Ethylene Oxidation Synthesized by a C3N4 Templating Method

X Pan, X Chen, Z Yi - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2016 - ACS Publications
We report herein a C3N4 templating method for successfully synthesizing defective, porous
TiO2 nanosheets with Pt decoration as an efficient photocatalyst for C2H4 oxidation. During …

Biomimetic CNT@ TiO2 composite with enhanced photocatalytic properties

J Di, S Li, Z Zhao, Y Huang, YA Jia, H Zheng - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Two kinds of CNT@ TiO 2 biomimetic composites with needle-leaved (NL) and broad-
leaved (BL) trees morphology were synthesized respectively by a simple one-step …

Tough electrodes: carbon nanotube fibers as the ultimate current collectors/active material for energy management devices

JJ Vilatela, R Marcilla - Chemistry of Materials, 2015 - ACS Publications
The assembly of nanocarbons (carbon nanotubes, graphene) into macroscopic
architectures has led to a new type of mesoporous graphitic materials with an exceptional …