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The economical synthesis of amphiphilic Janus nanosheets in large amounts for practical applications is a grand challenge. This work reports a facile and scalable method to prepare graphene-based amphiphilic Janus nanosheets with much higher efficiency than the previously-reported wax template masking method. Graphene oxide (GO) was immobilized by hydrogen bonding on the surfaces of starch microspheres,...
Porous carbon materials with high surface areas were prepared using a hypercrosslinked porous organic polymer as porous precursor with potassium hydroxide activation. Nitrogen adsorption analysis revealed that the porous carbon materials have high surface area of up to 3101 m2 g-1 and high pore volume of 1.84 cm3 g-1, which can provide more accessible surface and sites for gas adsorption and electrochemical...
Understanding exact electronic configurations of carbon atoms bonded by nitrogen (N) functionalities at atomic-level may literally open a door to advance metal-free carbon materials as efficient catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In this paper, a set of well-defined carbon nanotubes with controlled doping of various N species, such as pyrrolic, pyridinic and graphitic N, have been...
Over the past decade, reports of graphene-based devices have increased exponentially due to the superior characteristics and unique advantages that graphene introduces. However, the cost-effective growth and patterning of graphene is always a challenge for large-scale graphene-based device applications. Here we report a universal method based on one-step laser scribing technology for quick synthesis...
The nonlinear spin-dependent transport properties in zigzag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs) edge doped by an atom of group III and V elements are studied systematically using density functional theory combined with non-equilibrium Green’s functions. The dopant type, acceptor or donor, and the geometrical symmetry, odd or even, are found critical in determining the spin polarization of the current and...
We present the Raman spectra for [n]Cycloparaphenylenes ([n]CPPs) of different sizes. A plethora of Raman modes are observed in these spectra, including modes that are analogous to those of the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) such as G-band, as well as Raman peaks that are unique for carbon nanohoops. In addition, we have calculated the theoretical Raman spectra of [n]CPPs for n=4–20 using density functional...
A technique of micro chemical vapor deposition (μCVD) is reported for the direct synthesis of self-aligned SWCNTs on various substrates including plastics and paper. With the guidance of micro flow channels, self-aligned SWCNTs up to hundreds of microns in length have been collected. Both Raman spectral and transmission electron microscopy have validated the high quality of these SWCNTs. In conclusion,...
Four activated carbons were tested under normal temperature and pressure to selectively adsorb nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) from medical nitric oxide (NO) formed by arc discharge. The samples’ pore structures were characterized by an automatic specific surface area and porosity analyzer based on the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method, t-plot, and the Barrett–Joyner–Halenda method. Surface chemical...
The cutting of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using solid state shear milling (S 3 M) method and their strong interfacial interaction with polyamide 6 (PA6) in the solid state were studied. Transmission electron microscopy showed that after milling, the CNTs were greatly reduced in length, and disentangled, being straighter with open ends. Fourier transform infrared spectra and differential...
The multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs, mean diameter: 100–200nm) with nickel–phosphorous (Ni–P) coatings were obtained by an electroless deposition process. To prepare the MWCNTs covered with continual Ni–P layers, a pre-treatment procedure comprised of acid-cleaning, sensitization and activation has been developed. The resulting MWCNTs have a uniform distribution of the Ni–P layers coated on...
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