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Carbon Nanotubes and Related Nanomaterials: Critical Advances and Challenges for Synthesis toward Mainstream Commercial Applications.

ACS nano

Rao R, Pint CL, Islam AE, Weatherup RS, Hofmann S, Meshot ER, Wu F, Zhou C, Dee N, Amama PB, Carpena-Nuñez J, Shi W, Plata DL, Penev ES, Yakobson BI, Balbuena PB, Bichara C, Futaba DN, Noda S, Shin H, Kim KS, Simard B, Mirri F, Pasquali M, Fornasiero F, Kauppinen EI, Arnold M, Cola BA, Nikolaev P, Arepalli S, Cheng HM, Zakharov DN, Stach EA, Zhang J, Wei F, Terrones M, Geohegan DB, Maruyama B, Maruyama S, Li Y, Adams WW, Hart AJ.
PMID: 30516055
ACS Nano. 2018 Dec 26;12(12):11756-11784. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06511. Epub 2018 Dec 05.

Advances in the synthesis and scalable manufacturing of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) remain critical to realizing many important commercial applications. Here we review recent breakthroughs in the synthesis of SWCNTs and highlight key ongoing research areas and challenges. A...

Isolating the Roles of Hydrogen Exposure and Trace Carbon Contamination on the Formation of Active Catalyst Populations for Carbon Nanotube Growth.

ACS nano

Carpena-Núñez J, Boscoboinik JA, Saber S, Rao R, Zhong JQ, Maschmann MR, Kidambi PR, Dee NT, Zakharov DN, Hart AJ, Stach EA, Maruyama B.
PMID: 31329425
ACS Nano. 2019 Aug 27;13(8):8736-8748. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b01382. Epub 2019 Jul 22.

Limited understanding of the factors influencing the yield of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) relative to the number of catalyst particles remains an important barrier to their large-scale production with high quality, and to tailoring CNT properties for applications. This lack...

Polyaniline/carbon nanotube sheet nanocomposites: fabrication and characterization.

ACS applied materials & interfaces

Kim JW, Siochi EJ, Carpena-Núñez J, Wise KE, Connell JW, Lin Y, Wincheski RA.
PMID: 23981043
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2013 Sep 11;5(17):8597-606. doi: 10.1021/am402077d. Epub 2013 Aug 28.

Practical approaches are needed to take advantage of the nanometer-scale mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at the macroscopic scale. This study was conducted to elucidate the salient factors that can maximize the mechanical properties of nanocomposites fabricated from...

Single-crystal γ-MnS nanowires conformally coated with carbon.

ACS applied materials & interfaces

Beltran-Huarac J, Resto O, Carpena-Nuñez J, Jadwisienczak WM, Fonseca LF, Weiner BR, Morell G.
PMID: 24392737
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2014 Jan 22;6(2):1180-6. doi: 10.1021/am404746k. Epub 2014 Jan 10.

We report for the first time the fabrication of single-crystal metastable manganese sulfide nanowires (γ-MnS NWs) conformally coated with graphitic carbon via chemical vapor deposition technique using a single-step route. Advanced spectroscopy and electron microscopy techniques were applied to...

Creasable Batteries: Understanding Failure Modes through Dynamic Electrochemical Mechanical Testing.

ACS applied materials & interfaces

Blake AJ, Kohlmeyer RR, Drummy LF, Gutiérrez-Kolar JS, Carpena-Núñez J, Maruyama B, Shahbazian-Yassar R, Huang H, Durstock MF.
PMID: 26741734
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2016 Mar 02;8(8):5196-204. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5b11175. Epub 2016 Jan 19.

Thin-film batteries that can be folded, bent, and even repeatedly creased with minimal or no loss in electrochemical performance have been demonstrated and systematically evaluated using two dynamic mechanical testing approaches for either controlled bending or creasing of flexible...

Zeolite Nanosheets Stabilize Catalyst Particles to Promote the Growth of Thermodynamically Unfavorable, Small-Diameter Carbon Nanotubes.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

Carpena-Núñez J, Rao R, Kim D, Bets KV, Zakharov DN, Boscoboinik JA, Stach EA, Yakobson BI, Tsapatsis M, Stacchiola D, Maruyama B.
PMID: 32812375
Small. 2020 Sep;16(38):e2002120. doi: 10.1002/smll.202002120. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

A challenge in the synthesis of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is the lack of control over the formation and evolution of catalyst nanoparticles and the lack of control over their size or chirality. Here, zeolite MFI nanosheets (MFI-Ns) are...

Gaseous product mixture from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis as an efficient carbon feedstock for low temperature CVD growth of carbon nanotube carpets.

Nanoscale

Almkhelfe H, Carpena-Núñez J, Back TC, Amama PB.
PMID: 27353432
Nanoscale. 2016 Jul 21;8(27):13476-87. doi: 10.1039/c6nr03679a. Epub 2016 Jun 29.

Low-temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of carbon nanotube (CNT) carpets from Fe and Fe-Cu catalysts using a gaseous product mixture from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS-GP) as a superior carbon feedstock is demonstrated. This growth approach addresses a persistent issue...

Thermoelectric properties and thermal tolerance of indium tin oxide nanowires.

Nanotechnology

Hernandez JA, Carpena-Nunez J, Fonseca LF, Pettes MT, Yacaman MJ, Benitez A.
PMID: 29901451
Nanotechnology. 2018 Sep 07;29(36):364001. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaccd3. Epub 2018 Jun 14.

Highly crystalline indium tin oxide (ITO) nanowires were grown via a vapor-liquid-solid method, with thermal tolerance up to ∼1300 °C. We report the electric and thermoelectric properties of the ITO nanowires before and after heat treatments and draw conclusions...

Mechanical characterization of pristine and hydrogen-exposed palladium nanowires by in situ TEM.

Nanotechnology

Carpena-Núñez J, Yang D, Kim JW, Park C, Fonseca LF.
PMID: 23262467
Nanotechnology. 2013 Jan 25;24(3):035701. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/3/035701. Epub 2012 Dec 21.

Changes in the crystal lattice of palladium nanowires (Pd NWs) upon hydrogen exposure by absorption and interstitial introduction of hydrogen atoms within the matrix can induce swelling of the nanostructure and generate dislocations through the solid that may alter...

Efficient Closed-loop Maximization of Carbon Nanotube Growth Rate using Bayesian Optimization.

Scientific reports

Chang J, Nikolaev P, Carpena-Núñez J, Rao R, Decker K, Islam AE, Kim J, Pitt MA, Myung JI, Maruyama B.
PMID: 32493911
Sci Rep. 2020 Jun 03;10(1):9040. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64397-3.

A major technological challenge in materials research is the large and complex parameter space, which hinders experimental throughput and ultimately slows down development and implementation. In single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) synthesis, for instance, the poor yield obtained from conventional...

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