Carbon Nano Structures & Devices

Carbon Nanostructured Advanced Cable Shielding Technologies

Harvey S., Shah T., Dutton P., Morber J., Lockheed Martin, US

Applied NanoStructured Solutions, LLC (ANS) has developed a technology to continuously grow and infuse Carbon Nanostructures (CNS) directly on fiber substrates. ANS has designed and constructed a modular, scalable manufacturing line and demonstrated infusion onto [...]

Novel nanocarbon-based, lightweight, flexible EMI shield

Strobl K., Monville M., Banerjee S., Chang S., Jayasinghe C., Sprengard J., CVD Equipment Corporation, US

The EMI shielding capability of a material depends primarily on its electrical conductivity, its magnetic permeability, the frequency of an electromagnetic wave of interest, the total surface area of the material and its thickness related [...]

Hollow core-shell structured mesoporous MWCNT/carbon nanofiber composites by electrospinning and silica template as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Park S.H., Kim B-K., Lee W.-J., Chonnam National University, KR

The multi-walled carbon nanotube (CNT)-embedded carbon nanofibers with hollow core/highly mesoporous shell stucture (CNT/Meso-HACNF) are prepared by concentric electrospinning using poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as a pyrolytic core precursor with either CNT/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) or fumed silica [...]

Growth of Uniform CNT Layer on Copper Foil-the Effect of Synthesis Methods/Conditions

Zhang Q., Scofield J., Tsao B., Merrett J.N., Quinton B.T., Burke J., Pierce N., University of Dayton, US

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with unique thermal/electrical/mechanical properties and large surface area are an attractive candidate for the integration into thermal structures and for a flexible thermal interface material in a thermal device. In this study, [...]

A Novel Catalytic Synthesis Method of Carbon Nanomaterials in the Organic Liquids

Gamo H., Nishitani-Gamo M., Ando T., Nishitani-Gamo M., Toyo University, JP

We have developed a novel catalytic method for synthesizing a wide variety of carbon nanomaterials in the organic liquids. There is no need for a vacuum reactor. The method realized a simple, speedy, and a [...]

Functionalized Carbon Nanotube–Based Sensors for Detecting a Trace Quantity of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Explosive Vapors, with Selectivity

Kayastha V., Jones C., Landorf C., Brewer Science, Inc, US

We have developed a new sensing material that can selectively detect explosive molecules such as 2,4-dinitrotoluene and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene; and have successfully demonstrated functional chemical sensors using this new material. The newly developed sensing material is [...]

Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Hybrid Foam

Zhang M., Cui Y., Li S., Florida State University, US

CNT foam is a material with a porous structure constructed with nano-porous carbon, carbon nanotubes (CNTs). It is expected that CNT foam derives many of its functions from both its nanostructure and its microstructure and, [...]

New Electromagnetic Shielding Sheets Using Carbon-Nanotube-Composite Papers

Li B.J., Ito W., Hiwatashi H., Oya T., Yokohama National University, JP

We propose new electromagnetic shielding(EMS) sheets using carbon-nanotube(CNT)-composite papers. The paper has good electrical conductivity in spite of a paper, the weight is light, and there is no deterioration problem because of both the CNT [...]

Field Emission Emitters Fabricated Using Carbon Nanotube Blasting

Hsu C-M, Wu J-S, Wu K.-C., Wu W-T, Liu T-S, Wu J-S, Wu K.-C., Wu W-T, Wu J-S, Wu K.-C., Wu W-T, Chen J-A, Southern Taiwan University of Science and technology, TW

This work proposed a novel approach, named CNT-blasting, aiming to fabricate cost effective CNT-field-emission anodes with high emission performances. This approach implants CNTs directly onto a screen printed silver paste by traditional sand blasting method, [...]

Fabricating CNT/ PEDOT:PSS Composite on Flexible Substrate Using Transfer Printing

Wu W-T, Tsai H.T., Hsu C-M, Southern Taiwan University of Science and technology, TW

In this paper, we propose a novel approach to fabricate CNT/ PEDOT:PSS composite with transfer printing, in which the highly oriented CNT could be obtained. The preparation of CNT/ PEDOT:PSS composite started with the synthesis [...]

Antibacterial effect of Silver Carbon Nanotubes against Multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Dosunmu E., Pillai S., Vig K., Singh S.R., Dennis V.A., Coats M., Alabama State University, US

Silver carbon nanotubes AgCNT inhibited the growth of P. aeruginosa at the lowest concentration of 60 µg/ml for at least 12 hr. Further studies of structural and morphological changes would further elucidate the mechanism of [...]

Chemical Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons

Hernández-Arriaga D., González-González F.J., Segura-Cárdenas E., Reyes-Reyes M., López-Sandoval R., Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, MX

Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have been the reason of studies since they were discovered in 1991 and now the new innovator material is Graphene. Geim and Novoselov achieved a single sheet of Graphene. The importance of [...]

MWCNTs and SWCNTs based Nanocomposites for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Regeneration

Zhang L.G., Holmes B., The George Washington University, US

Cartilage and bone defects, which are caused by a variety of reasons such as traumatic injuries, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis or bone cancers, represent common and severe clinical problems. Developments in nanotechnology and tissue engineering have provided [...]

Composite microelectrodes from PEDOT and carbon nanotubes enable advanced neuronal recording, stimulation and sensing

Gerwig R., Cesare P., Kraushaar U., Reinartz S., Giugliano M., Kilias A., Ruther P., Stett A., Stelzle M., Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, NMI, DE

The aim of this work was to design an advanced microelectrode material for neurotechnology. In order to improve signal-to-noise ratio, stimulation and sensing properties as well as cell viability, microelectrodes were modified with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) [...]

The Rheology and Processing of Carbon Nanotubes for Polymer Composite Applications

Ma A.W.K., University of Connecticut, US

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have a diameter on the nanometer scale and a length on the micrometer or even centimeter scale. The high-aspect-ratio (length to diameter ratio) of CNTs offers a unique competitive advantage for using [...]

An explosive impact technique to nanocrystallize and harden surface of metal materials

Tong S.J., Tong Z., Shi Z.M., Tong S.J., Tong Z., Inner Mongoli University of Technology, CN

An explosive impact surface nanorisation technique (EISNT) was developed to prepare nanostructured surface layers on medium carbon steel (MCS) and pure Copper (PC) plates. The plastic deformation involved the entire plate depth of 4-6 mm, [...]

Fabrication of polymer nanocomposites based on CNTs in PDMS matrix

Imbaby M., Gottschalk K., Ulm University, DE

This research presents a new approach to fabricate polymer/carbon nanotubes (CNT) nanocomposites. Multiwall carbon nanotubes with 6-9 nm diameter and 1.5 um length is used. Polydimethysolixane (PDMS), Acetone, and Polyethylene oxide (PEO) are used as [...]

Correlating electrical and structural properties in surface layer of carbon nanotube polymer composite

Pavlenko E., Tishkova V., Puech P., Bacsa W.S., CNRS and University of Toulouse, FR

We have recently shown that annealing of agglomerated carbon nanotubes on thermoplast polymers form surface composite films (70 micrometers) (1). This has been explained by preferential carbon nanotubes absorption of infrared radiation leading to local [...]

Carbon Nanotube Dispersion : Science or Art?

Nguendia Zeuna J., Zhong W., Claverie J., Quebec Center for Functional Materials, NanoQAM, CA

We have developed a series of strategies to unravel the mechanism of adsorption of surfactants and polymeric dispersants onto SWNT and MWNT. Using these guidelines, we have prepared a novel series of polymeric surfactants that [...]

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