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... heating and H2-plasma treating, and (b) heated then followed by H2-plasma (c) SEM images and (d) Raman spectrum ofthe VACNTs synthesized using simultaneous H2 plasma etching and heating Catalyst ... with a tensile strength of 1.8Gpa, which matches thatof spider silk A comparison ofthe strength and failure strain for CNT composite fibers and 3000 materials inthe database of Cambridge Materials ... storage of carbon nanotubes is probably due to poor National University of Singapore 19 Chapter Literature Background characterization of carbon nanotubes andlackof understanding fundamental...
... (a2 ) the initial stacking at q0 was ABAB whereas in (b), (bl) and (b2) the initial stacking was random (a) The normal incidence pattern has a centre of symmetry only (al) (a2 ) The cusps are of ... (a, b,c) The spots Aand B as well as C and D approach one another In (d) the spots Aand B coalesce In (9 the spots C and D form a single symmetrical streak The positions ofthe spots 00.1 remain ... the hard shell increases andthatofthe MWCNT decreases To keep the arc discharge stable andthe electrode cool are effective to increase inthe product quantity of MWCNT A considerable quantity...
... nanowire with a part ofthe core transformed into b-SiC and coated with a sheath of CNTs b-SiC nanowires and graphitic carbon, as shown inthe top image in Fig 4b The characteristics of carbon deposition ... original silicon dioxide layer on the Si core disappeared, presumably due tothe etching eect of atomic hydrogen inthe plasma Fig 3b showed a nanowire with the b-SiC core anda sheath of only a ... carbon particles were also found to co- exist during the carbon coating processes Fig 2b showed a TEM image ofthe same sample and its corresponding SAED pattern The diraction rings of crystalline...
... crucially on the flow rate of oxidant, the amount of initial sample, the manner of packing ofthe carbon, andthe quality ofthe cathodic soot Although MWCNTs can be purified by a variety of gas phase ... foreign materials such as catalyst, amorphous carbon, and carbon-coated nanoparticles, the sorting of SWCNTs according totheir length becomes particularly important in light oftheir potential applications ... than SDS as there is a large surface area of phosphate backbone which interacts with water, while similarly there are many bases to bind the CNTs The advantage of this process is that it can always...
... The adhesion forces tend to flatten the bottom ofthe tubes so as to increase the area of contact At the same time, there is an increase inthe curvature ofthe tube and therefore a rise in strain ... necessary for the helix to form (unlike thelocal flattening inthecaseof an axial load) Inthe above discussion, the specific values ofthe parameters C and D (or Y and h) are chosen to achieve the ... model ofthe carbon nanotube-matrix It has also to be remembered thatthe authors [72] interpret the contrast bands in HRTEM images as the locations of failure, although the imaging ofthe carbon...
... to 50 sccm of H2 After attaining steady state, the H2 plasma was ignited using a microwave power of 200 W, and sccm of CH4 was fed into the chamber for 20 The chamber was evacuated and then allowed ... V and 0.1 V Each data point shown was the average of 50 measurements at the same voltage The resistance of each individual CNT sample was determined from the slope ofa least-squares fit line to ... composition inthe near-surface region was calculated after the subtraction ofa Shirley-type background and taking into account the corresponding Scofield atomic sensitivity factors and empirically...
... both the conduction band bottom andthe valence band top shift away from the original Fermi point k = andthe gap closes At fields larger than the critical field the gap opens again The critical ... the separation between the conduction and valence bands, and therefore the optical gap Ina similar way, as the atomic size (atomic number) of an element inthe Periodic Table solely defines the ... has two subbands crossing at the Fermi-point (Fig 1.3 right) In this casethe SWNT is metallic (ii) The zigzag/chiral nanotube ofa certain diameter and chirality has subbands that are separated...
... the mechanisms for their pharmacological and toxicological effects The understanding ofthe pharmacological mechanisms makes it possible to take the advantage of CNTs tothe outmost andto avoid ... are added tothe system The assay readout can be compared tothe radical scavenging ability ofa known radical scavenger, Trolox, a vitamin E derivative The radical scavenging ability ofthe composite ... deliver therapeutic agents into the cytoplasm and, in many cases, into the nucleus The intrinsic spectroscopic properties of CNTs, such as Raman and photoluminescence, afford additional advantages...
... had a waiting time of 30 s until the sample temperature was stable and heated up the sample for 30 s Then, it was used to monitor the cooling rate and calculate the thermal conductivity with an ... of at least six measurements for each sample On the other hand, the thermal conductivity ofthe cured samples was measured using a hot disk apparatus This method was based on a heat balance in ... here was carried out in collaboration between all authors MMG carried out the synthesis and characterization of nanofillers and nanocomposites, participated inthe discussion, and drafted the manuscript...
... use, as is thecase for TEM and XPS in situ studies Moreover, inin situ TEM only tiny sample sizes are examined andinthecaseof XPS in situ examinations, as already discussed above, the technique ... micrographs showing cross section view ofa CNT root at the support surface The (Co) catalyst particle resides inthe core ofthe tube The fringes at thebaseofthe particle correspond tothe (200) ... and probably occurs through surface diffusion processesInthecaseof very small (
... temperature ofthe plasma, and there was no plasma-heating effect at W so thatthe formation of sp linear carbon chains was generated inthe carbon plasma Thus, a fraction ofthe sp linear carbon chains ... the presence of very intense plasma spots was observed inthe c-mode which induced plasma-heating effects ofthe catalysts and damaged CNTs The mode ofthe plasma had great impact on the synthesis ... dominated by the ion flux The reduction of incoming ion flux was essential tothe synthesis of high quality SWNTs ina plasma sheath On the basis of Eqs and 2, there is always ion bombardment in a...
... ratio The large surface area gives the particles a greater area to contact with the cellular membrane and proteins, as well as a greater capacity for absorption and transport of bioactive substances ... structure, and surface all play a role in defining nanotoxicity The aggregation status and p–p electronic effects may also be important incaseof CNTs CNTs have an unusually large surface area/mass ratio ... production and release of proinflammatory (tumor necrosis factor -a, interleukin-1h) to anti -in ammatory profibrogenic cytokines (transforming growth factor-b, interleukin-10) Thein ammatory and fibrogenic...
... motifs that function in intra- and intermolecular crosslinking Indeed, using a synthetic gene approach we recently expressed in tobacco cells a simple arabinosylated HRGP analog containing 20 tandem ... blocks of hydrophilic amino acids (Ser and Hyp) andthe abundant glycans that bind water The details regarding the YK20 configuration around SWNTs demands atomically resolved microscopy techniques and ... contains 20 tandem repeats each containing a long hydrophilic stretch of monogalactosylated serine and arabinosylated hydroxyproline Dispersion of SWNTs in YK20 solutions About mg of HiPCO carbon...
... of Zr, Cr, Fe and Ni; the constituents ofthe alloy, with a composition comparable tothatofthe initial alloy used for the preparation of hydride catalysts Figure 2b shows the EDX spectra of ... MWNTs band), mainly due to defects [20] is also observed Raman spectra for SWNTs show the presence of RBM, at 388.9 cm–1, in addition tothe G- and Dbands The increase inthe intensity of D-band ... significantly reduced with increasing temperature The peak corresponding to water is due tothe moisture from the water trap used at the gas outlet ofthe CVD apparatus Presence of small amount of argon...
... (a2 ) the initial stacking at q0 was ABAB whereas in (b), (bl) and (b2) the initial stacking was random (a) The normal incidence pattern has a centre of symmetry only (al) (a2 ) The cusps are of ... (a, b,c) The spots Aand B as well as C and D approach one another In (d) the spots Aand B coalesce In (9 the spots C and D form a single symmetrical streak The positions ofthe spots 00.1 remain ... the hard shell increases andthatofthe MWCNT decreases To keep the arc discharge stable andthe electrode cool are effective to increase inthe product quantity of MWCNT A considerable quantity...
... (a2 ) the initial stacking at q0 was ABAB whereas in (b), (bl) and (b2) the initial stacking was random (a) The normal incidence pattern has a centre of symmetry only (al) (a2 ) The cusps are of ... (a, b,c) The spots Aand B as well as C and D approach one another In (d) the spots Aand B coalesce In (9 the spots C and D form a single symmetrical streak The positions ofthe spots 00.1 remain ... the hard shell increases andthatofthe MWCNT decreases To keep the arc discharge stable andthe electrode cool are effective to increase inthe product quantity of MWCNT A considerable quantity...
... provide internal cavities (2-10 nm in diameter) that are capable of accommodating biomolecules of suitable size It has been shown that small proteins, such as lactamase, can be inserted into the internal ... the inserted lactamase remained catalytically active, implying that no drastic conformational change had taken place DNA could also enter into the CNT cavities, and DNA transport has been directly ... Suenaga, K.; Okazaki, T.; Hirahara, K.; Bandow, S.; Kato, H.; Taninaka, A. ; Shinohara, H.; Iijima, S Appl Phys A 2003, 76, 445 (g) Suenaga, K.; Okazaki, T.; Wang, C.-R.; Bandow, S.; Shinohara,...
... hard times inthe last four years, thereby assisting me to progress in my academic career I also want to thank my friends and four-years-roommates Nirmalya Bag, and Shubham Duttagupta for making ... of CNT are superior compared to those of conventional fiber materials andthe CNT fibers are also lighter andtheir transport properties (thermal and electrical conductivity) are also comparable ... results obtained from computational simulation can be used as a guide to plan and conduct an experiment Computational models are broadly classified into atomistic models and continuum models In the...
... contribution inthe fabricating and characterization ofthe dye sensitized solar cells I am grateful tothe lab technicians inthe department of materials science and engineering for their trainings and ... dynamic mode The diameter ofthe cone was 2.5 cm, the cone angle was 0.04 rad, andthe gap between cone and plate was 0.5 mm During measurement, the gels were sandwiched between the cone and plate ... strength of pristine graphene are estimated to be as high as TPa and 130 GPa respectively [85] Graphene also has high rigidity as a single atomic layer material Its spring constant is inthe range of...