... purity of the MWNT and the presence of the graphitized layer between the nanotubesandcarbon paper in Sample C The absence of the graphitized layer between the MWNT andcarbon paper in samples B and ... graphitized carbon paper is a double layer structured gas diffusion layer porous carbon paper which consists of a macroporous layer ofcarbon fiber paper (SGL, Germany) and a microporous layer ofcarbon ... characteristics of as-grown MWNT spin coated over carbon paper with and without graphitic layer (sample A and sample B) and that of purified MWNT spin coated over carbon paper with and without graphitic...
... presence ofcarbonand oxygen on the treated and untreated samples are normalized with respect 123 236 Nanoscale Res Lett (2009) 4:234–239 Fig a SEM and b TEM images of the pristine MWCNTs, c SEM, and ... functionalize multi- walledcarbonnanotubes (MWCNTs) with minor negative consequences in nanotube structure [24] In the process, high incident energy hydrogen and oxygen cations generated and extracted ... disordered materials, poor graphitization, functionalized carbon, and the amorphous carbon on the sidewall ofnanotubes [28–30] The G band at frequencies around 1,572 cm-1 is activated by the...
... action of MWCNT in the transformation of serogroup C N meningitidis against two different DNA obtained from isogenic mutants of this microorganism Methods Synthesisof multi- walledcarbonnanotubes ... Y and W135 are the most frequently found in invasive infections The capsule of serogroups B, C, Y and W135 strains is composed of either homopolymers (B and C) or heteropolymers (Y and W135) of ... amounts of DNA(1µg) from M2 and M6 mutants, MWCNT (20 µg) and bacterial cells were submitted to action 5U of DNase (New England Biolabs, UK) and further transformation process Also, the counts of...
... Raman spectrum of our PECVD MWCNTs (Fig curve a) shows a strong D band, indicating the existence of defects on the tube wall Compared to MWCNTs, the surfaces of the single -walled carbonnanotubes ... of PECVD-grown CNTs b TEM image of ALD ZnO-coated CNTs c and d SEM images of ALD ZnO-coated CNTs e TEM image of ALD AlxOy-coated CNTs Fig Raman spectrum of CNTs before (a) and after (b) ALD of ... morphology of the PECVD CNTs prior to deposition Most of the nanotubes are multiwall tubes, and the average diameter of the CNTs is about nm Figure 1b shows the typical TEM image of ALD ZnO-coated...
... elongational flow [47] The reflections at 2h = 11 and 21° are -201/200/001 and 020 of the c form, respectively, and the reflections at 2h = *20 and 23° are 200 and 002 of the a form, respectively [47] The ... MWNTs, and studied the effect of collector speed on the morphologies of the nanofibers and the crystal structures of the nylon-6 In the present study, we employed the aromatic amine functionalized multi- walled ... the aromatic amine functionalized multi- wallednanotubes (F-MWNTs) and an in situ polymerization method for the preparation of welldispersed nanocomposites and nanofibers The F-MWNT was functionalized...
... design Page ofof the study and made substantial contributions to the analysis and interpretation of the data HFK and PG made substantial contributions to the analysis and interpretation of the data ... Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland 4Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA and School ... Interaction, Empa, St Gallen, Switzerland and Sandra Frank from the Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland We also acknowledge Kirsten Clift for proofreading the manuscript This...
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... Abbreviations Preface and target of the work Chapter Introduction to carbonnanotubes material 1.1 Brief history ofcarbon canotubes 1.2 Geometry ofcarbonnanotubes 1.3 Syntheses ofcarbon canotubes ... growing carbonnanotubes 31 2.1.2 Synthesisofcarbonnanotubes 31 2.2 Investigation methods 35 2.2.1 Electron microscope 35 2.2.2 Raman spectroscopy ofcarbonnanotubes 38 2.2.3 Xray diffraction of ... singlewalledcarbonnanotubes (SWCNTs) and multiwalled carbonnanotubes (MWCNTs) A SWCNT is considered as a cylinder with only one wrapped graphene sheet Multiwalledcarbonnanotubes (MWCNTs)...
... minima Abbreviations CNTs: carbon nanotubes; MWCNTs: multi- walledcarbon nanotubes; PMMA: poly(methyl methacrylate); SWCNTs: single -walled carbon nanotubes; THF: tetrahydrofuran; XTEM: cross-sectional ... conductance of multiwall carbonnanotubes Phys Rev B 2002, 66:073407, (1-4) Abrikosov AA Jr, Livanov DV, Varlamov AA: Electronic spectrum and tunneling properties of multiwall carbonnanotubes ... Theory of temperature dependence of the conductivity in carbonnanotubes J Appl Phys 2010, 107:013711, (1-4) Li HJ, Lu WG, Li JJ, Bai XD, Gu CZ: Multichannel ballistic transport in multiwall carbon...
... structure and electronic properties ofsingle -walled carbonnanotubes Nature, 391(6662), 62–64 Santos, C.V., Hernandez, A.L.M., Fisher, F.T., Ruoff, R & Castano, V.M (2003) Improvement of thermal and ... oxidation state of emaraldine salt of PANI.15 The strong band around 1141 cm–1 is the characteristic peak of PANI conductivity and is a measure of the degree of the delocalisation of electrons.14 ... (a) (c) 31 (b) (d) Figure 4: TEM images of: a) MWCNTs-MnO2 and b) PANI/MWCNTs-MnO2, and SEM images of: c) PANI/MWCNTs and d) PANI/MWCNTs-MnO2 TEM images of the MWCNTs after being filled with MnO2...
... functionalization leads to enhancement of both processability and performance of the resulting composite material Many recent efforts have focused on the synthesisof CEPs with metal and metal oxides (such as ... doping/dedoping nature, and its potential use in a large variety of applications [27,28] Notwithstanding, the conductivity and current carrying capacity of PANI are lower compared to those of most metals; ... method [33] Results and discussion 3.1 Morphology and formation of the MWCNTs-f-PANI/Au or Ag nanocomposites The morphology and size of the as-oxidized MWCNTs, MWCNTsf-PANI and MWCNTs-PANI/Au...
... Zakhidov AA, de Heer WA Carbonnanotubes – the route toward applications Science 2002;297:787–92 [6] Dai L, Mau AWH Controlled synthesisof modification ofcarbonnanotubesand C60: carbon nanostructures ... Ichihashi T Single- shell carbonnanotubesof l nm diameter Nature 1993;363:603–5 [2] Fan S, Chapline MG, Franklin NR, Tombler TW Self-oriented regular arrays ofcarbonnanotubesand their field ... positions of the main IR bands which are associated with the structure of the Fig FESEM images of wt% PPy/MWCNT composites synthesized with weight ratio of PSS/pyrrole monomer of (c) 0.1, (d) 0.3 and...
... easy and large-scale production of CNTs and metal-filled CNTs We have already developed a single- step technique for the synthesisofsingle -walled carbonnanotubes (SWNTs), multi- walledcarbonnanotubes ... Figure 2a–c shows the SEM, TEM and HRTEM images of Ni-filled multi- walledcarbonnanotubes obtained at 950 °C Figure 2c shows the uniform encapsulation of Ni (Fig 2d) single crystalline MWNT Further, ... graphitic layers ofnanotubesand a slight weight gain at 850 °C of Ni-encapsulated MWNB may be due to the formation of higher oxides of metal after complete burning of graphitic layers of MWNT The...
... which represent the existence of SWCNTs are hardly shown The data show no SWCNTs are formed and there are only poorly multi- walledcarbonnanotubes (MWCNTs) and organized carbon in the sample The ... °C, more and more amorphous carbons are formed in the SWCNTs bundles due to the self-decomposition of CH4 The temperature window of SWCNTs efficiently growth is between 800 and 950 °C, and the ... region (100–300 cm-1), two outstanding RBM bands are presented According to the formula [14], the peaks at 147 and 169 cm-1 correspond to the SWCNTs with diameter of 1.59 and 1.38 nm, respectively...
... (2007) 2:447–449 Table Calculated total energy of singlet and triplet state for boron and nitrogen doped single wall zig-zag and armchair carbonnanotubes Formula Type C68B2 Armchair Method Total ... energy between the singlet and doublet states The + sign means the triplet state has lower energy than the singlet state Fig (a) Optimized structure of C68B2 armchair singlewalledcarbon nanotube ... carbon nanotube (b) optimized structure of zig-zag C68B2 singlewalledcarbon nanotube Methods and Results The structures at minimum energy of zig-zag (7,0) and armchair (5,5) tubes are obtained...
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... spectroscopy applied to single -walled carbonnanotubes Chem Phys Lett 2005, 410:136 Hartschuh A, Qian H, Meixner AJ, Anderson AJ, Novotny L: Nanoscale optical imaging ofsingle -walled carbonnanotubes J ... AJ, Anderson N, Novotny L: Nanoscale Optical Imaging of Excitons in Single -Walled CarbonNanotubes Nano Lett 2005, 5:2310 11 Roy D, Williams C: High resolution Raman imaging ofsingle wall carbon ... probed the variation of the Raman signal of SWCNTs at seven different positions along a bundle The TERS intensity of G-mode in carbonnanotubes is strongly dependent on the height of the bundle Moreover,...
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... polymerization of phenoxybenzoic acids [11] and functionalization of closely related carbon materials such as vapor-grown multi- walledcarbon nanofibers (MWCNFs) [12, 13] and multi- walledcarbonnanotubes ... Results and Discussion Without purification, most of the as-prepared SWCNTs contain approximately 60–70 wt% of impurities such as carbonaceous fragments, amorphous carbons, and small amount of graphite ... implies the higher purity of SWCNTs The TEM image of the as-received SWCNTs shows that there are large portions of carbonaceous and metallic impurities (Fig 1c) On the other hand, the PPA treated...