Improving photovoltaic properties by incorporating both single walled carbon nanotubes and functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

2009 ◽  
Vol 94 (9) ◽  
pp. 093509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishwor Khatri ◽  
Sudip Adhikari ◽  
Hare Ram Aryal ◽  
Tetsuo Soga ◽  
Takashi Jimbo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Photovoltaic Properties ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

scholarly journals Removal and Adsorption ofp-Nitrophenol from Aqueous Solutions Using Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan-Xiang Yao ◽  
He-Bing Li ◽  
Jin-Yun Liu ◽  
Xin-Liang Tan ◽  
Jin-Gang Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Adsorption Ability ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

In an attempt to explore the possibility of using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as efficient adsorbents for removal of pollutants from the contaminated water, the adsorption ofp-nitrophenol (PNP) on raw multiwalled carbon nanotubes (r.MWNTs) with different outer diameters, various functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (f-MWNTs), raw single-walled carbon nanotubes (r.SWNTs) and oxidized single-walled carbon nanotubes (ox-SWNTs) has been investigated. The ox-SWNTs showed better adsorption ability for PNP with different concentrations, while lower uptake capacity was found for all of the r.MWNTs andf-MWNTs. The removal efficiency of PNP by ox-SWNTs was around 98%, indicating that ox-SWNTs possess a great potential application prospect for removing PNP from aqueous solutions.

scholarly journals Effect on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Oxidative Stress of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Exposure to Marine AlgaDunaliella tertiolecta

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megha Thakkar ◽  
Somenath Mitra ◽  
Liping Wei
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Lag Phase ◽  
Acid Oxidation ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Intracellular Glutathione ◽  
Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Single walled carbon nanotubes were carboxylated by microwave assisted acid oxidation (f-SWCNTs) and examined for their ecotoxicity on marine alga chlorophyteDunaliella tertiolecta.Toxicity was evaluated based on growth, photosynthetic activities, oxidative stress, and intracellular glutathione in the concentration range of 0.1–20 mg/L f-SWCNT. Physical interactions between the f-SWCNT and alga were examined using light microscopy and scanning electron microscope. Increasing the nanotube concentration increased the toxic effects where growth inhibition was as high as 30%, photosynthetic yield decreased by as much as 18%, and intracellular glutathione reduction reached 95%. The results from f-SWCNTs were somewhat different when compared to our previous study using the same algae and functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes, where exposure led to longer lag phase and higher growth rate inhibition.

scholarly journals Dragging Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells with the Aid of Supramolecular Assemblies of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Molecular Magnets, and Peptides in a Magnetic Field

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ana Cláudia C. de Paula ◽  
Gustavo A. M. Sáfar ◽  
Alfredo M. Góes ◽  
Marcelo P. Bemquerer ◽  
Marcos A. Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Supramolecular Assembly ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Molecular Magnets ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Blood Capillaries ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) are an attractive cell source for therapeutic applicability in diverse fields for the repair and regeneration of damaged or malfunctioning tissues and organs. There is a growing number of cell therapies using stem cells due to their characteristics of modulation of immune system and reduction of acute rejection. So a challenge in stem cells therapy is the delivery of cells to the organ of interest, a specific site. The aim of this paper was to investigate the effects of a supramolecular assembly composed of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), molecular magnets (lawsone-Co-phenanthroline), and a synthetic peptide (FWYANHYWFHNAFWYANHYWFHNA) in the hASCs cultures. The hASCs were isolated, characterized, expanded, and cultured with the SWCNT supramolecular assembly (SWCNT-MA). The assembly developed did not impair the cell characteristics, viability, or proliferation. During growth, the cells were strongly attached to the assembly and they could be dragged by an applied magnetic field of less than 0.3 T. These assemblies were narrower than their related allotropic forms, that is, multiwalled carbon nanotubes, and they could therefore be used to guide cells through thin blood capillaries within the human body. This strategy seems to be useful as noninvasive and nontoxic stem cells delivery/guidance and tracking during cell therapy.

scholarly journals Noncovalent Attachment of PbS Quantum Dots to Single- and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anirban Das ◽  
Eric Hall ◽  
Chien M. Wai
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Oleic Acid ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Stacking Interactions ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Nir Fluorescence ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Pbs Quantum Dots

Attachment of PbS quantum dots (QD) to single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) is described; wherein commercially obtained PbS-QD of size 2.7 nm, stabilized by oleic acid, are added to a suspension of single- or multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNT) prefunctionalized noncovalently with 1,2-benzenedimethanethiol (1,2-BDMT) in ethanol. The aromatic part of 1,2-BDMT attaches to the CNT byπ-πstacking interactions, noncovalently functionalizing the CNT. The thiol part of the 1,2-BDMT on the functionalized CNT replaces oleic acid on the surface of the QD facilitating the noncovalent attachment of the QD to the CNT. The composites were characterized by TEM and FTIR spectroscopy. Quenching of NIR fluorescence of the PbS-QD on attachment to the carbon nanotubes (CNT) was observed, indicating FRET from the QD to the CNT.

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