Double doping approach for unusually stable and large n-type thermoelectric voltage from p-type multi-walled carbon nanotube mats

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have shown low n-type Seebeck coefficients (−10 μV K−1), which are not good enough to prepare high performance low-cost MWCNT based mechanically flexible thermoelectric devices.

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Novel ionic bioartificial muscles based on ionically crosslinked multi-walled carbon nanotubes-mediated bacterial cellulose membranes and PEDOT:PSS electrodes

Smart Materials and Structures ◽

10.1088/1361-665x/ac4576 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yaofeng Wang ◽

Fan Wang ◽

Yang Kong ◽

Lei Wang ◽

Qinchuan Li

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Bacterial Cellulose ◽

Specific Capacitance ◽

High Performance ◽

Low Cost ◽

Actuation Voltage ◽

Fast Response ◽

Bending Deformation ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract High-performance bioartificial muscles with low-cost, large bending deformation, low actuation voltage, and fast response time have drawn extensive attention as the development of human-friendly electronics in recent years. Here, we report a high-performance ionic bioartificial muscle based on the bacterial cellulose (BC)/ionic liquid (IL)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) nanocomposite membrane and PEDOT:PSS electrode. The developed ionic actuator exhibits excellent electro-chemo-mechanical properties, which are ascribed to its high ionic conductivity, large specific capacitance, and ionically crosslinked structure resulting from the strong ionic interaction and physical crosslinking among BC, IL, and MWCNT. In particular, the proposed BC-IL-MWCNT (0.10 wt%) nanocomposite exhibited significant increments of Young's modulus up to 75% and specific capacitance up to 77%, leading to 2.5 times larger bending deformation than that of the BC-IL actuator. More interestingly, bioinspired applications containing artificial soft robotic finger and grapple robot were successfully demonstrated based on high-performance BC-IL-MWCNT actuator with excellent sensitivity and controllability. Thus, the newly proposed BC-IL-MWCNT bioartificial muscle will offer a viable pathway for developing next-generation artificial muscles, soft robotics, wearable electronic products, flexible tactile devices, and biomedical instruments.

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Fabrication of a Carbon Nanotube Gas Sensor Microelectrodes and its Application for Ammonia Detection

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.431.306 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 431 ◽

pp. 306-311

Author(s):

Xiang Tao Ran ◽

Zhi Wang ◽

Li Yang

Keyword(s):

Gas Sensors ◽

High Performance ◽

Gas Sensing ◽

Structural Parameters ◽

Low Cost ◽

Manufacturing Method ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Ammonia Detection ◽

Low Cost Manufacturing ◽

Walled Carbon Nanotubes

With the increasing needs for high-performance gas sensors in industrial production, environmental monitoring and so on, the research on gas sensors is becoming more and more important. In this paper, the electric field intensity distribution simulation process of the interdigital microelectrodes (IMEs) is discussed in details to get the proper electrode structural parameters. The IMEs on the ITO surface with a minimum gap of about 4μm are achieved by lithography, which provides a reliable, low-cost manufacturing method. Sensitive components are made of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified materials. The gas-sensing property of the sensor is detected for ammonia. The experiment result shows that the performance of the nanomodified sensor is obviously improved.

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From coordination polymer to carbon nanotube: Preparation, characterization and rapid adsorption capacity toward organic pollutants

Journal of Chemical Research ◽

10.1177/1747519820907562 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (7-8) ◽

pp. 487-493

Author(s):

Hong-Yan Lin ◽

Yi-Fei Wang ◽

Yuan Tian ◽

Guo-Cheng Liu ◽

Jian Luan

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Coordination Polymer ◽

High Performance ◽

Low Cost ◽

Freundlich Isotherm ◽

Catalyst Precursor ◽

Order Kinetic ◽

Order Kinetic Model ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A CuI coordination polymer based on the N,N’-bis(3-pyridinecarboxamide)-1,4-butane (3-dpyb) ligand, namely [Cu(3-dpyb)0.5Cl], is hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized, and is used as a catalyst precursor to synthesize multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Interestingly, the as-grown multi-walled carbon nanotubes exhibit high performance in removing dyes from solution and can serve as a low-cost and fast adsorbent. In addition, the adsorption behavior of this new adsorbent fits well with the Freundlich isotherm and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model.

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Non-destructive functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with naphthalene-containing polymer for high performance Nylon66/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites

Carbon ◽

10.1016/j.carbon.2010.10.021 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 49 (3) ◽

pp. 819-826 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Kyung Tae Kim ◽

Won Ho Jo

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

High Performance ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Nanotube Composites ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Carbon Nanotube Composites ◽

Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Non Destructive

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Noncovalent functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with pyrene-linked nylon66 for high performance nylon66/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites

Carbon ◽

10.1016/j.carbon.2014.01.068 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

pp. 160-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Eun Yub Choi ◽

Sang Chul Roh ◽

C.K. Kim

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

High Performance ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Noncovalent Functionalization ◽

Nanotube Composites ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Carbon Nanotube Composites ◽

Walled Carbon Nanotubes

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Electropolymerized MIP with MWCNTs on Stir Bar Using Multivariate Optimization for Tetradifon Detection in Date

Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology ◽

10.2174/2211738507666190919113100 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 404-417 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fatemeh Ganjeizadeh Rohani ◽

Mehdi Ansari

Keyword(s):

Experimental Design ◽

High Performance ◽

Low Cost ◽

Residue Analysis ◽

Selective Extraction ◽

Local Market ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Stir Bar Extraction ◽

Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Background: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) adjunct to molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) have advantages of the large surface area of nanoparticles and selectivity of MIPs for selective extraction of tetradifon as a widely used pesticide in date palm. Objectives: The main aims were the use of experimental design, electrochemical synthesis and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) to develop a simple, reliable and precise pesticide residue analysis method as an important aspect of food and drug quality control for the determination of tetradifon in date palms. Methods: An MIP in the presence of MWCNT was synthesized by cyclic voltammetric technique on a steel rod to produce a composite of MIP-MWCNTs for stir bar extraction of tetradifon residue in date samples. The experimental design was used to optimize MIPMWCNT composite synthesis through the screening of eight variables. The composite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Tetradifon was determined in extracted samples by UHPLC under optimum conditions. Results: A very thin film was made by MIP-MWCNT coated on a steel rod which was repeatable and had good adhesion and persistence. The detection limit (LOD) and the quantification limit (LOQ) of the method were measured as 16 and 49 ng/ml, respectively. Average recovery of tetradifon at the two spiked levels was observed to be as low as 86.5% to 90.7% (RSD from 0.79% to 1.04%). Conclusion: The low cost, high selectivity, good reproducibility, acceptable intra and inter day precision and accuracy developed method were successfully applied to determine tetradifon residue in date samples purchased from a local market.

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Ni0.33Co0.66(OH)F hollow hexagons woven by MWCNTs for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c5ta05143f ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (41) ◽

pp. 20690-20697 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Huaping Chen ◽

Yufei Zhang ◽

Jun Yang ◽

Ziyang Dai ◽

Nina Fu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

High Performance ◽

Low Cost ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

One Pot ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Template Free ◽

Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A template-free two-step strategy is successfully developed for the low-cost one pot production of Ni0.33Co0.66(OH)F hollow hexagons woven by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs).

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Carbon Nanotube-Based Organic Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym10111196 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1196 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Xiaodong Wang ◽

Hong Wang ◽

Bing Liu

Keyword(s):

High Performance ◽

Organic Materials ◽

Low Cost ◽

The Past ◽

Current Trends ◽

P Type ◽

Flexible Thermoelectric ◽

Representative Samples ◽

Theory And Experiments ◽

Remarkable Progress

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted much attention in developing high-performance, low-cost, flexible thermoelectric (TE) materials because of their great electrical and mechanical properties. Theory predicts that one-dimensional semiconductors have natural advantages in TE fields. During the past few decades, remarkable progress has been achieved in both theory and experiments. What is more important is that CNTs have shown desirable features for either n-type or p-type TE properties through specific strategies. Up to now, CNT‒polymer hybrids have held the record for TE performance in organic materials, which means they can potentially be used in high-performance TE applications and flexible electronic devices. In this review, we intend to focus on the intrinsic TE properties of both n-type and p-type CNTs and effective TE enhanced strategies. Furthermore, the current trends for developing CNT-based and CNT‒polymer-based high TE performance organic materials are discussed, followed by an overview of the relevant electronic structure‒TE property relationship. Finally, models for evaluating the TE properties are provided and a few representative samples of CNT‒polymer composites with high TE performance are highlighted.

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Super Hydrophobic Properties of Papers Prepared from Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized with Polybenzimidazole and AgNPs

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.815.629 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 815 ◽

pp. 629-633

Author(s):

Yan Li Zhang ◽

Zu Ming Hu ◽

Yan Wang

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

High Performance ◽

Hydrophobic Properties ◽

Filtration Method ◽

High Performance Polymer ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Coordination Effect ◽

Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Walled Carbon Nanotubes

The fabrication of multi walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) buckypaper and its silver nanoparticle (AgNP) hybrid is studied with the assist of a high-performance polymer, polybenzimidazole (PBI) by filtration-method. The result of Raman spectra demonstrates the strong π-π interaction between MWNT and PBI. Because of the coordination effect of imidazole groups to metal ions, AgNPs are then deposited on the surface of MWNTs/PBI buckypaper. The Ag/buckypaper hybrid (MPBA) is found to be super-hydrophobic after being treated by 1-Octadecanethiol.

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