Researchers from the University of Calgary in Canada and Washington State University Tri-Cities in the US manipulated the structure of CNTs by introducing nitrogen between carbon atoms in CNTs, and succeeded in improving the charge storage capacity of CNT/polymer nanocomposites.
Global Carbon Dioxide Utilization Strategy that Benefits Everyone, Including Earth
How can we utilize carbon dioxide to solve the looming climate change problem caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions?
International Year of Light: Carbon Nanotube Photodetectors
Different types of photodetectors realized with carbon nanotubes are presented in this comprehensive review article.
Combing Carbon Nanotube Films for Strong and Conductive Buckypapers
Prof. Zhu and his co-workers from North Carolina State University have used a traditional method to advance CNT thin film production.
Carbonaceous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
New work explores efforts using carbonaceous materials to develop highly efficient DSSCs.
Solar Refinery: Can we have our carbon cake and eat it too?
Professor Ozin explores the feasability of a solar refinery for making fuels and chemicals from CO2, H2O and sunlight.
Deagglomeration of carbon nanotubes
Researchers have developed a method for breaking up CNT bundles to deliver individual nanotubes using surface acoustic waves in a piezoelectric substrate.
Direct Carbon Fuel Cells: An Ultra-Low Emission Technology for Power Generation
A group of CSIRO researchers provide a broad overview of direct carbon fuel cells.
Carbon dioxide: from pollution to solution
Researchers show that nanoparticles sputtered onto black silicon nanowire supports activate conversion in a hydrogen atmosphere under solar-simulated light.
Molybdenum disulfide nanosheets married with carbon nanofibers for high-energy batteries
Shu-Hong Yu and his team have developed a method to construct kinetically stable anode materials for high-energy applications.