Fabrication of flexible wearable electrodes based on carbon nanotubes/nickel/nickelous hydroxide ternary composites by a facile single side printing technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shixiong Zhai ◽  
Mingliu Li ◽  
Zhendong Jin ◽  
Jiafeng Sun ◽  
hong zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Materials Design ◽  
Printing Technology ◽  
Chemical Plating ◽  
Single Side ◽  
Plating Method ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Electrochemical Electrode

A new strategy of materials design is performed to prepare high performance flexible electrochemical electrode. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nickel/nickelous hydroxide (Ni/Ni(OH)2) are compounded through chemical plating method and hydrothermal...

Fabrication of MnFe2O4 and MnCO3 Nanoparticles Anchored on Amorphous Carbon-Coated Carbon Nanotubes for High-Performance Lithium Batteries and Supercapacitors

NANO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (05) ◽  
pp. 1850050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quanwu Wen ◽  
Shaohua Zhang ◽  
Mingwei Sun ◽  
Rencheng Jin
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Amorphous Carbon ◽  
Transition Metal Oxides ◽  
Lithium Batteries ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Carbon Coated ◽  
High Theoretical Capacity ◽  
Coated Carbon

Transition metal oxides as Li-ion batteries (LIBs) anodes have attracted much attention because of their high theoretical capacity. However, the large volume change and low electrical conductivity still hinder their application in LIBs. In this work, a new strategy is proposed to enhance the electrochemical performance by anchoring ultrafine MnFe2O4 and MnCO3 ([Formula: see text][Formula: see text]nm) on amorphous carbon-coated carbon nanotubes. Benefiting from the unique structure, the electrode displays excellent cyclability with a reversible specific capacity of 1012[Formula: see text]mAh g[Formula: see text] at 0.1[Formula: see text]A g[Formula: see text] after 100 cycles and outstanding rate performance accompanied by a high specific capacity of 568[Formula: see text]mAh g[Formula: see text] at 5[Formula: see text]A g[Formula: see text] as anode for lithium batteries. When evaluated as supercapacitors, the electrode delivers the specific capacitance of 588.9[Formula: see text]F g[Formula: see text] at a current density of 1[Formula: see text]A g[Formula: see text] and maintains the capacitance retention 94.7% after 4000 cycles at 5[Formula: see text]A g[Formula: see text].

scholarly journals Facile Synthesis of 1T-Phase MoS2 Nanosheets on N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes towards Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3273
Author(s):  
Kunjie Wang ◽  
Jiahui Zhang ◽  
Yachen Ye ◽  
Hongbin Ma ◽  
Bingxin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Mos2 Nanosheets ◽  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
New Strategy

1T-phase molybdenum disulfide is supposed to be one of the non-precious metal-based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction with the highest potential. Herein, 1T-MoS2 nanosheets were anchored on N-doped carbon nanotubes by a simple hydrothermal process with the assistance of urea promotion transition of the 1T phase. Based on the 1T-MoS2 nanosheets anchored on the N-doped carbon nanotubes structures, 1T-MoS2 nanosheets can be said to have highly exposed active sites from edges and the basal plane, and the dopant N in carbon nanotubes can promote electron transfer between N-doped carbon nanotubes and 1T-MoS2 nanosheets. With the synergistic effects of this structure, the excellent 1T-MoS2/ N-doped carbon nanotubes catalyst has a small overpotential of 150 mV at 10 mA cm−2, a relatively low Tafel slope of 63 mV dec−1, and superior stability. This work proposes a new strategy to design high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts.

Assembly Strategies for Fully Aligned and Dispersed Morphology Controlled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites Grown in Net-Shape

2011 ◽  
Vol 1304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin L. Farmer ◽  
Mark A. Beard ◽  
Oana Ghita ◽  
Robert Allen ◽  
Ken E. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Vapour Phase ◽  
Layer Manufacturing ◽  
Fibre Composites ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Carbon Fibre Composites

ABSTRACTLong carbon fibre polymer composites represent the state-of-the-art materials technology for high performance weight driven structures, such as airframes. Although a significant amount of optimisation remains to be done to fully exploit the benefits of long fibre composites, these materials are relatively speaking still very crude, when compared to what nature has achieved with wood or bone for example. Nanomaterials, and specifically carbon nanotubes (CNTs), have teased with their spectacular mechanical and physical properties in isolation. These headline properties have prompted much work into the manufacturing of composite materials using CNTs as reinforcements, but thus far, successful exploitation of these impressive properties has been modest. A gap remains before these materials represent a real competition to long carbon fibre composites, even though fairly modest applications such as CNTs as fillers for matrix toughening and imparting electrical functionality are showing some promise. In this paper a critique is made of various reinforcement approaches through the lens of ’nano-augmented, ’nano-engineered’ and ’nano-enabled’ categories as defined by Airbus. These approaches are compared to an analysis of nature’s ’baseline’. A new ’nano-enabled’ strategy for the growth of fully aligned and dispersed bulk CNT composite materials and structures, allowing for simultaneous multi-scalar morphological and topological optimisation, is described. This new strategy, analogous to nature’s approach, consists of the vapour phase growth of aligned forests of carbon nanotubes coupled to the environment of Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM). Early feasibility results are presented and currently identified challenges to successful scale-up are discussed.

scholarly journals Electrochemical Characterization of Mancozeb Degradation for Wastewater Treatment Using a Sensor Based on Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) Modified with Carbon Nanotubes and Gold Nanoparticles

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Zamora-Sequeira ◽  
Fernando Alvarado-Hidalgo ◽  
Diana Robles-Chaves ◽  
Giovanni Sáenz-Arce ◽  
Esteban Avendano-Soto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
High Resolution Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Ethylene Thiourea ◽  
Electrochemical Electrode

Mancozeb is a worldwide fungicide used on a large scale in agriculture. The active component and its main metabolite, ethylene thiourea, has been related to health issues. Robust, fast, and reliable methodologies to quantify its presence in water are of great importance for environmental and health reasons. The electrochemical evaluation of mancozeb using a low-cost electrochemical electrode modified with poly (3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene), multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and gold nanoparticles is a novel strategy to provide an in-situ response for water pollution from agriculture. Additionally, the thermal-, electrochemical-, and photo-degradation of mancozeb and the production of ethylene thiourea under controlled conditions were evaluated in this research. The mancozeb solutions were characterized by electrochemical oxidation and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry, and the ethylene thiourea concentration was measured using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry. The degradation study of mancozeb may provide routes for treatment in wastewater treatment plants. Therefore, a low-cost electrochemical electrode was fabricated to detect mancozeb in water with a robust electrochemical response in the linear range as well as a quick response at a reduced volume. Hence, our novel modified electrode provides a potential technique to be used in environmental monitoring for pesticide detection.

Rational Design of a High Performance and Robust Solar Evaporator via 3D‐Printing Technology

2021 ◽  
pp. 2102649
Author(s):  
Sourav Chaule ◽  
Jongha Hwang ◽  
Seong‐Ji Ha ◽  
Jihun Kang ◽  
Jong‐Chul Yoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Printing Technology ◽  
3D Printing Technology

scholarly journals Complex Geometry Strain Sensors Based on 3D Printed Nanocomposites: Spring, Three-Column Device and Footstep-Sensing Platform

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1106
Author(s):  
Alejandro Cortés ◽  
Xoan F. Sánchez-Romate ◽  
Alberto Jiménez-Suárez ◽  
Mónica Campo ◽  
Ali Esmaeili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Shielding Effect ◽  
Strain Sensitivity ◽  
Printing Technology ◽  
3D Printing Technology ◽  
Sensing Platform ◽  
Electromechanical Performance

Electromechanical sensing devices, based on resins doped with carbon nanotubes, were developed by digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing technology in order to increase design freedom and identify new future and innovative applications. The analysis of electromechanical properties was carried out on specific sensors manufactured by DLP 3D printing technology with complex geometries: a spring, a three-column device and a footstep-sensing platform based on the three-column device. All of them show a great sensitivity of the measured electrical resistance to the applied load and high cyclic reproducibility, demonstrating their versatility and applicability to be implemented in numerous items in our daily lives or in industrial devices. Different types of carbon nanotubes—single-walled, double-walled and multi-walled CNTs (SWCNTs, DWCNTs, MWCNTs)—were used to evaluate the effect of their morphology on electrical and electromechanical performance. SWCNT- and DWCNT-doped nanocomposites presented a higher Tg compared with MWCNT-doped nanocomposites due to a lower UV light shielding effect. This phenomenon also justifies the decrease of nanocomposite Tg with the increase of CNT content in every case. The electromechanical analysis reveals that SWCNT- and DWCNT-doped nanocomposites show a higher electromechanical performance than nanocomposites doped with MWCNTs, with a slight increment of strain sensitivity in tensile conditions, but also a significant strain sensitivity gain at bending conditions.

scholarly journals Synthesis of silver nanoparticles embedded with single-walled carbon nanotubes for printable elastic electrodes and sensors with high stability

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Won Lee ◽  
Joon Young Cho ◽  
Mi Jeong Kim ◽  
Jung Hoon Kim ◽  
Jong Hwan Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Gauge Factor ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Irradiation Energy ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

AbstractSoft electronic devices that are bendable and stretchable require stretchable electric or electronic components. Nanostructured conducting materials or soft conducting polymers are one of the most promising fillers to achieve high performance and durability. Here, we report silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) embedded with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) synthesized in aqueous solutions at room temperature, using NaBH4 as a reducing agent in the presence of highly oxidized SWCNTs as efficient nucleation agents. Elastic composite films composed of the AgNPs-embedded SWCNTs, Ag flake, and polydimethylsiloxane are irradiated with radiation from a Xenon flash lamp within a time interval of one second for efficient sintering of conductive fillers. Under high irradiation energy, the stretchable electrodes are created with a maximum conductivity of 4,907 S cm−1 and a highly stretchable stability of over 10,000 cycles under a 20% strain. Moreover, under a low irradiation energy, strain sensors with a gauge factor of 76 under a 20% strain and 5.4 under a 5% strain are fabricated. For practical demonstration, the fabricated stretchable electrode and strain sensor are attached to a human finger for detecting the motions of the finger.

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