Fluorinated Carbon Nanotube Superamphiphobic Coating for High-Efficiency and Long-Lasting Underwater Antibiofouling Surfaces

ABSTRACTWe have demonstrated the high yield (∼900 μm) and highly single-wall selective (>95%) growth of carbon nanotube (CNT) forest using aluminium nitride (AlN) as a catalyst underlayer. Such high efficiency and single-wall selectivity have not been previously reported using this underlayer system. Evaluation with transmission electron microscopy showed that the average diameter of the grown carbon nanotubes was ∼3.0 nm, which is similar to those grown on alumina underlayers. In addition, characterization of the catalyst/underlayer system using atomic force microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy suggests that neither Ostwald ripening along the surface nor catalyst subsurface diffusion into the AlN underlayer are severely occurring at the growth temperature, leading to the creation of the stable and dense small nanoparticle array to achieve an efficient growth of single-wall CNTs.

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Facile synthesis of Cu2MoS4 nanosheet/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites as a high-efficiency electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution

New Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c9nj01468c ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (24) ◽

pp. 9574-9582 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jiamin Zhou ◽

Gang Xu ◽

Zewu Zhang ◽

Hongyong Wang

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Hydrogen Evolution ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Facile Synthesis ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Nanotube Composites ◽

Carbon Nanotube Composites ◽

First Time

A Cu2MoS4/MWCNT electrocatalyst with enhanced HER performance was synthesized for the first time, in which Cu2MoS4 nanosheets are intimately interlinked by MWCNTs.

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Carbon Nanotube-Supported Cu3P as High-Efficiency and Low-Cost Cocatalysts for Exceptional Semiconductor-Free Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ◽

10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b05185 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 3243-3250 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Rongchen Shen ◽

Jun Xie ◽

Yingna Ding ◽

Shu-yuan Liu ◽

Andrzej Adamski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotube ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Low Cost ◽

H2 Evolution ◽

Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

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Enhanced electrochemical performance of fluorinated carbon nanotube as cathode for Li–O2 primary batteries

Electrochimica Acta ◽

10.1016/j.electacta.2012.12.008 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 90 ◽

pp. 186-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Yanyan Tian ◽

Hongjun Yue ◽

Zhengliang Gong ◽

Yong Yang

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Electrochemical Performance ◽

Fluorinated Carbon ◽

Enhanced Electrochemical Performance

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Quantum states in a nanotube quantum dot

International Journal of Modern Physics B ◽

10.1142/s0217979217450230 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (25) ◽

pp. 1745023

Author(s):

J. T. Wang ◽

J. D. Fan

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotube ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Energy Levels ◽

Quantum States ◽

Semiconductor Surface ◽

Energy Structure ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Quantum Energy ◽

Quantum Bit ◽

Computer Chips

In this paper, we carry out a theoretical calculation of quantum state and quantum energy structure in carbon nanotube embedded semiconductor surface. In this theoretical model, the electrons in the carbon nanotube are considered as in a two-dimensional cylindrical surface. Their motion, therefore, can be described by the Dirac equation. We solve the equation and find that the energy levels are quantized and are linearly dependent on the wave vectors along the [Formula: see text]-direction that is along the direction of the nanotube. This type of energy structure may have potential application for fabricating high efficiency solar cell or quantum bit in computer chips.

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