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Pawelski D, Plonska-Brzezinska ME. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis as a Promising Tool for the Preparation of Materials Containing Defective Carbon Nanostructures: Implications on Properties and Applications. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:6549. [PMID: 37834689 PMCID: PMC10573823 DOI: 10.3390/ma16196549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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In this review, we focus on a small section of the literature that deals with the materials containing pristine defective carbon nanostructures (CNs) and those incorporated into the larger systems containing carbon atoms, heteroatoms, and inorganic components.. Briefly, we discuss only those topics that focus on structural defects related to introducing perturbation into the surface topology of the ideal lattice structure. The disorder in the crystal structure may vary in character, size, and location, which significantly modifies the physical and chemical properties of CNs or their hybrid combination. We focus mainly on the method using microwave (MW) irradiation, which is a powerful tool for synthesizing and modifying carbon-based solid materials due to its simplicity, the possibility of conducting the reaction in solvents and solid phases, and the presence of components of different chemical natures. Herein, we will emphasize the advantages of synthesis using MW-assisted heating and indicate the influence of the structure of the obtained materials on their physical and chemical properties. It is the first review paper that comprehensively summarizes research in the context of using MW-assisted heating to modify the structure of CNs, paying attention to its remarkable universality and simplicity. In the final part, we emphasize the role of MW-assisted heating in creating defects in CNs and the implications in designing their properties and applications. The presented review is a valuable source summarizing the achievements of scientists in this area of research.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland;
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Periyasamy M, Quartapella CJ, Piacente NP, Reichl G, Lynn B. Smart Quantum Tunneling Composite Sensors to Monitor FKM and FFKM Seals. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:1342. [PMID: 36772382 PMCID: PMC9920784 DOI: 10.3390/s23031342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Operators of industrial machinery relentlessly pursue improving safety, increasing productivity, and minimizing unplanned downtime. Elastomer seals are ubiquitous components of this machinery. In general, static seals are designed to be compressed at a fixed level of compression, taking gland geometry, loading condition, temperature range of operation, fluid media exposure, and other factors into account to ensure the safe operation of equipment. Over time, seals experience compression set, chemical-induced swelling, erosion, and other phenomena which can compromise the compressive force generated by the seal and cause leaking. This is particularly important in critical applications, where high pressure, high temperature, and aggressive media are present, and fluorinated elastomers are common materials for seals. Further, changes in operating conditions at manufacturing plants, either intentional or through regular process variation, create unknown operating conditions for seals. This unknown and variable application environment makes seal performance hard to predict. Therefore, machinery utilizing seals is, at best, serviced preventatively at certain intervals, where seals are removed, and the remaining useful life of the seal is unknown. This leads to unnecessary machinery downtime and increases consumable costs for manufacturers. In the worst case, the seal is run to failure, creating machinery and plant safety concerns. Both scenarios are undesirable for manufacturers using industrial machinery. This paper reports on the development of "smart" intrinsic self-sensing seals, which enable performance monitoring of the compression behavior of seals while in use. In addition, this paper examines quantum tunneling elastomeric composites (QTC) to demonstrate a method of component performance monitoring by modifying the underlying elastomeric material itself. This paper studies QTC sensor-based fluorinated (FKM) and per-fluorinated (FFKM) compositions, which are modified to incorporate varying levels of carbon nanostructure (CNS) material. The resulting seal's resistive properties are shown to be a function of the level of compression, the first time this phenomenon has been demonstrated in high-performing FKM and FFKM seal materials.
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Levitsky SG, Shunaev VV, Glukhova OE. A Hybrid Nanocomposite Based on the T-Shaped Carbon Nanotubes and Fullerenes as a Prospect Material for Triple-Value Memory Cells. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:8175. [PMID: 36431661 PMCID: PMC9693297 DOI: 10.3390/ma15228175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Relying on empirical and quantum chemical methods, a hybrid nanocomposite based on the T-shaped carbon nanotube (CNT) junction and internal fullerene C60 is proposed as a potential triple-value memory cell. The T-shaped CNT provides three potential wells where the internal fullerene can be located. The fullerene can move between these wells under the periodic external electric field, whose strength and frequency parameters are identified. The process of the fullerene's motion control corresponds to the memory cell write operation. The read operation can be realized by determining the fullerene's position inside the CNT by estimation of the charge transfer between a fullerene and the CNT's walls. Calculations took into account such external factors as temperature and air environment.
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- Department of Physics, Saratov State University, 410012 Saratov, Russia
- Institute for Bionic Technologies and Engineering, Sechenov University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Zahra H, Selinger J, Sawada D, Ogawa Y, Orelma H, Ma Y, Kumagai S, Yoshioka T, Hummel M. Evaluation of Keratin-Cellulose Blend Fibers as Precursors for Carbon Fibers. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2022; 10:8314-8325. [PMID: 35847521 PMCID: PMC9275789 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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One main challenge to utilize cellulose-based fibers as the precursor for carbon fibers is their inherently low carbon yield. This study aims to evaluate the use of keratin in chicken feathers, a byproduct of the poultry industry generated in large quantities, as a natural charring agent to improve the yield of cellulose-derived carbon fibers. Keratin-cellulose composite fibers are prepared through direct dissolution of the pulp and feather keratin in the ionic liquid 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-enium acetate ([DBNH]OAc) and subsequent dry jet wet spinning (so-called Ioncell process). Thermogravimetric analysis reveals that there is an increase in the carbon yield by ∼53 wt % with 30 wt % keratin incorporation. This increase is comparable to the one observed for lignin-cellulose composite fibers, in which lignin acts as a carbon booster due to its higher carbon content. Keratin, however, reduces the mechanical properties of cellulose precursor fibers to a lesser extent than lignin. Keratin introduces nitrogen and induces the formation of pores in the precursor fibers and the resulting carbon fibers. Carbon materials derived from the keratin-cellulose composite fiber show potential for applications where nitrogen doping and pores or voids in the carbon are desirable, for example, for low-cost bio-based carbons for energy harvest or storage.
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- Hilda Zahra
- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland
- Institute
of Bioproducts and Paper Technology, Graz
University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 23, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- VTT
Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Biomaterial Processing and Products, Tietotie 4E, 02044 Espoo, Finland
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Graduate
School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku
University, 6-6-07 Aoba,
Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku, 980-8579 Sendai, Japan
- Division
for the Establishment of Frontier Sciences of Organization for Advanced
Studies, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, 980-8577 Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku
University, 6-6-07 Aoba,
Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku, 980-8579 Sendai, Japan
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland
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Siemiaszko G, Hryniewicka A, Breczko J, Delgado OF, Markiewicz KH, Echegoyen L, Plonska-Brzezinska ME. Polymeric Network Hierarchically Organized on Carbon Nano-onions: Block Polymerization as a Tool for the Controlled Formation of Specific Pore Diameters. ACS Appl Polym Mater 2022; 4:2442-2458. [PMID: 35434638 PMCID: PMC9004317 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.1c01788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The organization of specific pores in carbonaceous three-dimensional networks is crucial for efficient electrocatalytic processes and electrochemical performance. Therefore, the synthesis of porous materials with ordered and well-defined pores is required in this field. The incorporation of carbon nanostructures into polymers can create material structures that are more ordered in comparison to those of the pristine polymers. In this study we applied polymer-templated methods of carbon material preparation, in which outer blocks of the star copolymers form the carbon skeleton, while the core part is pore-forming. Well-defined 6-star-(poly(methyl acrylate)-b-poly(4-acetoxystyrene)) dendrimers were synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization. They were then transformed into poly(4-vinylphenol) derivatives (namely 6-star-(poly(methyl acrylate)-b-poly(4-vinylphenol)), subjected to polycondensation with formaldehyde, and pyrolyzed at 800 °C. Cross-linking of phenolic groups provides a polymer network that does not depolymerize by pyrolysis, unlike poly(methyl acrylate) chains. The selected star polymers were attached to carbon nano-onions (CNOs) to improve the organization of the polymer chains. Herein, the physicochemical properties of CNO-polymer hybrids, including the textural and the electrochemical properties, were compared with those of the pristine pyrolyzed polymers obtained under analogous experimental conditions. For these purposes, we used several experimental and theoretical methods, such as infrared, Raman, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption/desorption measurements, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and electrochemical studies, including cyclic voltammetry. All of the porous materials were evaluated for use as supercapacitors.
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- Gabriela Siemiaszko
- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory
Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
- Email for G.S.:
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory
Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory
Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Texas at El
Paso, 500 West University Avenu, El Paso, Texas 79968 United
States
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Texas at El
Paso, 500 West University Avenu, El Paso, Texas 79968 United
States
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory
Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
- Email for M.E.P.-B.:
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Rybarczyk MK, Cysewska K, Yuksel R, Lieder M. Microporous N-Doped Carbon Obtained from Salt Melt Pyrolysis of Chitosan toward Supercapacitor and Oxygen Reduction Catalysts. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:1162. [PMID: 35407280 PMCID: PMC9000742 DOI: 10.3390/nano12071162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The direct carbonization of low-cost and abundant chitosan biopolymer in the presence of salt eutectics leads to highly microporous, N-doped nanostructures. The microporous structure is easily manufactured using eutectic mixture (ZnCl2-KCl) and chitosan. Potassium ions here can act as an intercalating agent, leading to the formation of lamellar carbon sheets, whereas zinc chloride generates significant porosity. Here, we present an efficient synthetic way for microporous carbon nanostructures production with a total nitrogen content of 8.7%. Preliminary studies were performed to show the possibility of the use of such material as a catalyst for supercapacitor and ORR. The textural properties enhanced capacitance, which stem from improved accessibility of previously blocked or inactive pores in the carbon structure, leading to the conclusion that porogen salts and molten salt strategies produce materials with tailor-made morphologies. The synergistic effect of the eutectic salt is seen in controlled porous structures and pore size, and the micropores boosting adsorption ability.
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- Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Letters, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, 26040 Eskişehir, Turkey;
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland;
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Szymanski G, Suzuki Y, Ohba T, Sulikowski B, Góra-Marek K, Tarach KA, Koter S, Kowalczyk P, Ilnicka A, Zięba M, Echegoyen L, Terzyk AP, Plonska-Brzezinska ME. Linking the Defective Structure of Boron-Doped Carbon Nano-Onions with Their Catalytic Properties: Experimental and Theoretical Studies. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:51628-51642. [PMID: 34677930 PMCID: PMC8569677 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Defects are widely present in nanomaterials, and they are recognized as the active sites that tune surface properties in the local region for catalysis. Recently, the theory linking defect structures and catalytic properties of nanocatalysts has been most commonly described. In this study, we prepared boron-doped carbon nano-onions (B-CNOs) by applying an annealing treatment of ultradispersed nanodiamond particles and amorphous boron. These experimental conditions guarantee doping of CNOs with boron atoms in the entire carbon nanostructure, thereby ensuring structural homogeneity. In our research, we discuss the correlations between defective structures of B-CNOs with their catalytic properties toward SO2 and tert-butanol dehydration. We show that there is a close relationship between the catalytic properties of the B-CNOs and the experimental conditions for their formation. It is not only the mass of the substrates used for the formation of B-CNOs that is crucial, that is, the mass ratio of NDs to amorphous B, but also the process, including temperature and gas atmosphere. As it was expected, all B-CNOs demonstrated significant catalytic activity in HSO3- oxidation. However, the subsequent annealing in an air atmosphere diminished their catalytic activity. Unfortunately, no direct relationship between the catalytic activity and the presence of heteroatoms on the B-CNO surface was observed. There was a linear dependence between catalytic activity and Raman reactivity factors for each of the B-CNO materials. In contrast to SO2 oxidation, the B-CNO-a samples showed higher catalytic activity in tert-butanol dehydration due to the presence of Brønsted and Lewis acid sites. The occurence of three types of boron-Lewis sites differing in electron donor properties was confirmed using quantitative infrared spectroscopic measurements of pyridine adsorption.
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- Grzegorz
S. Szymanski
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Physicochemistry of Carbon Materials Research Group, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarin Street 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Graduate
School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi, Inage, 263-8522 Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi, Inage, 263-8522 Chiba, Japan
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- Jerzy
Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Cracow, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in
Kraków, Gronostajowa
Street 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in
Kraków, Gronostajowa
Street 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarin Street 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- School
of
Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University
in Torun, Gagarin Street 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Physicochemistry of Carbon Materials Research Group, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarin Street 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Texas at El
Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United
States
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Physicochemistry of Carbon Materials Research Group, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarin Street 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory
Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
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Teeter JD, Costa PS, Dobner C, Sarker M, Sinitskii A, Enders A. Structure Formation and Coupling Reactions of Hexaphenylbenzene and Its Brominated Analog. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:1769-1773. [PMID: 33905148 PMCID: PMC8456788 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The on‐surface coupling of the prototypical precursor molecule for graphene nanoribbon synthesis, 6,11‐dibromo‐1,2,3,4‐tetraphenyltriphenylene (C42Br2H26, TPTP), and its non‐brominated analog hexaphenylbenzene (C42H30, HPB), was investigated on coinage metal substrates as a function of thermal treatment. For HPB, which forms non‐covalent 2D monolayers at room temperature, a thermally induced transition of the monolayer's structure could be achieved by moderate annealing, which is likely driven by π‐bond formation. It is found that the dibrominated carbon positions of TPTP do not guide the coupling if the growth occurs on a substrate at temperatures that are sufficient to initiate C−H bond activation. Instead, similar one‐dimensional molecular structures are obtained for both types of precursors, HPB and TPTP.
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- Jacob D Teeter
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 639N 12th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 855N 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 639N 12th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 639N 12th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 855N 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.,Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth
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Velásquez JD, Tomczykowa M, Plonska-Brzezinska ME, Chaur MN. Evaluation of the Covalent Functionalization of Carbon Nano-Onions with Pyrene Moieties for Supercapacitor Applications. Materials (Basel) 2020; 13:E1141. [PMID: 32143430 DOI: 10.3390/ma13051141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Herein, we report the surface functionalization of carbon nano-onions (CNOs) through an amidation reaction that occurs between the oxidized CNOs and 4-(pyren-4-yl)butanehydrazide. Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy methods were used to confirm the covalent functionalization. The percentage or number of groups in the outer shell was estimated with thermal gravimetric analysis. Finally, the potential applications of the functionalized CNOs as electrode materials in supercapacitors were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Functionalization increased the specific capacitance by approximately 138% in comparison to that of the pristine CNOs, while acid-mediated oxidation reduced the specific capacitance of the nanomaterial by 24%.
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Pan X, Bai L, Wang H, Wu Q, Wang H, Liu S, Xu B, Shi X, Liu H. Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived Carbon Nanostructure Augmented Sonodynamic Cancer Therapy. Adv Mater 2018. [PMID: 29672956 DOI: 10.1002/adma.v30.2310.1002/adma.201800180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) can overcome the critical issue of depth-penetration barrier of photo-triggered therapeutic modalities. However, the discovery of sonosensitizers with high sonosensitization efficacy and good stability is still a significant challenge. In this study, the great potential of a metal-organic-framework (MOF)-derived carbon nanostructure that contains porphyrin-like metal centers (PMCS) to act as an excellent sonosensitizer is identified. Excitingly, the superior sonosensitization effect of PMCS is believed to be closely linked to the porphyrin-like macrocycle in MOF-derived nanostructure in comparison to amorphous carbon nanospheres, due to their large highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) gap for high reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. The nanoparticle-assisted cavitation process, including the visualized formation of the cavitation bubbles and microjets, is also first captured by high-speed camera. High ROS production in PMCS under ultrasound is validated by electron spin resonance and dye measurement, followed by cellular destruction and high tumor inhibition efficiency (85%). This knowledge is important from the perspective of understanding the structure-dependent SDT enhancement of a MOF-derived carbon nanostructure.
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- Xueting Pan
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Pan X, Bai L, Wang H, Wu Q, Wang H, Liu S, Xu B, Shi X, Liu H. Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived Carbon Nanostructure Augmented Sonodynamic Cancer Therapy. Adv Mater 2018; 30:e1800180. [PMID: 29672956 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201800180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) can overcome the critical issue of depth-penetration barrier of photo-triggered therapeutic modalities. However, the discovery of sonosensitizers with high sonosensitization efficacy and good stability is still a significant challenge. In this study, the great potential of a metal-organic-framework (MOF)-derived carbon nanostructure that contains porphyrin-like metal centers (PMCS) to act as an excellent sonosensitizer is identified. Excitingly, the superior sonosensitization effect of PMCS is believed to be closely linked to the porphyrin-like macrocycle in MOF-derived nanostructure in comparison to amorphous carbon nanospheres, due to their large highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) gap for high reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. The nanoparticle-assisted cavitation process, including the visualized formation of the cavitation bubbles and microjets, is also first captured by high-speed camera. High ROS production in PMCS under ultrasound is validated by electron spin resonance and dye measurement, followed by cellular destruction and high tumor inhibition efficiency (85%). This knowledge is important from the perspective of understanding the structure-dependent SDT enhancement of a MOF-derived carbon nanostructure.
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- Xueting Pan
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Cao J, Jafta CJ, Gong J, Ran Q, Lin X, Félix R, Wilks RG, Bär M, Yuan J, Ballauff M, Lu Y. Synthesis of Dispersible Mesoporous Nitrogen-Doped Hollow Carbon Nanoplates with Uniform Hexagonal Morphologies for Supercapacitors. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:29628-29636. [PMID: 27734682 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b08946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this study, dispersible mesoporous nitrogen-doped hollow carbon nanoplates have been synthesized as a new anisotropic carbon nanostructure using gibbsite nanoplates as templates. The gibbsite-silica core-shell nanoplates were first prepared before the gibbsite core was etched away. Dopamine as carbon precursor was self-polymerized on the hollow silica nanoplates surface assisted by sonification, which not only favors a homogeneous polymer coating on the nanoplates but also prevents their aggregation during the polymerization. Individual silica-polydopamine core-shell nanoplates were immobilized in a silica gel in an insulated state via a silica nanocasting technique. After pyrolysis in a nanoconfine environment and elimination of silica, discrete and dispersible hollow carbon nanoplates are obtained. The resulted hollow carbon nanoplates bear uniform hexagonal morphology with specific surface area of 460 m2·g-1 and fairly accessible small mesopores (∼3.8 nm). They show excellent colloidal stability in aqueous media and are applied as electrode materials for symmetric supercapacitors. When using polyvinylimidazolium-based nanoparticles as a binder in electrodes, the hollow carbon nanoplates present superior performance in parallel to polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) binder.
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- Jie Cao
- Soft Matter and Functional Materials, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Heterogeneous Material Systems, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Renewable Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Lise-Meitner-Campus, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Renewable Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Lise-Meitner-Campus, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Energy Materials In-Situ Laboratory Berlin (EMIL), Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Renewable Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Lise-Meitner-Campus, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Energy Materials In-Situ Laboratory Berlin (EMIL), Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Institut für Physik und Chemie, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg , Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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- Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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Pan B, Xiao J, Li J, Liu P, Wang C, Yang G. Carbyne with finite length: The one-dimensional sp carbon. Sci Adv 2015; 1:e1500857. [PMID: 26601318 PMCID: PMC4646832 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Carbyne is the one-dimensional allotrope of carbon composed of sp-hybridized carbon atoms. Definitive evidence for carbyne has remained elusive despite its synthesis and preparation in the laboratory. Given the remarkable technological breakthroughs offered by other allotropes of carbon, including diamond, graphite, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene, interest in carbyne and its unusual potential properties remains intense. We report the first synthesis of carbyne with finite length, which is clearly composed of alternating single bonds and triple bonds, using a novel process involving laser ablation in liquid. Spectroscopic analyses confirm that the product is the structure of sp hybridization with alternating carbon-carbon single bonds and triple bonds and capped by hydrogen. We observe purple-blue fluorescence emissions from the gap between the highest occupied molecular orbital and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of carbyne. Condensed-phase carbyne crystals have a hexagonal lattice and resemble the white crystalline powder produced by drying a carbyne solution. We also establish that the combination of gold and alcohol is crucial to carbyne formation because carbon-hydrogen bonds can be cleaved with the help of gold catalysts under the favorable thermodynamic environment provided by laser ablation in liquid and because the unique configuration of two carbon atoms in an alcohol molecule matches the elementary entity of carbyne. This laboratory synthesis of carbyne will enable the exploration of its properties and applications.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Ning G, Ma X, Zhu X, Cao Y, Sun Y, Qi C, Fan Z, Li Y, Zhang X, Lan X, Gao J. Enhancing the Li storage capacity and initial coulombic efficiency for porous carbons by sulfur doping. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2014; 6:15950-8. [PMID: 25188430 DOI: 10.1021/am503716k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Here, we report a new approach to synthesizing S-doped porous carbons and achieving both a high capacity and a high Coulombic efficiency in the first cycle for carbon nanostructures as anodes for Li ion batteries. S-doped porous carbons (S-PCs) were synthesized by carbonization of pitch using magnesium sulfate whiskers as both templates and S source, and a S doping up to 10.1 atom % (corresponding to 22.5 wt %) was obtained via a S doping reaction. Removal of functional groups or highly active C atoms during the S doping has led to formation of much thinner solid-electrolyte interface layer and hence significantly enhanced the Coulombic efficiency in the first cycle from 39.6% (for the undoped porous carbon) to 81.0%. The Li storage capacity of the S-PCs is up to 1781 mA h g(-1) at the current density of 50 mA g(-1), more than doubling that of the undoped porous carbon. Due to the enhanced conductivity, the hierarchically porous structure and the excellent stability, the S-PC anodes exhibit excellent rate capability and reliable cycling stability. Our results indicate that S doping can efficiently promote the Li storage capacity and reduce the irreversible Li combination for carbon nanostructures.
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- Guoqing Ning
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum , Beijing 102249, China
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Bustos-Ramírez K, Martínez-Hernández AL, Martínez-Barrera G, Icaza M, Castaño VM, Velasco-Santos C. Covalently Bonded Chitosan on Graphene Oxide via Redox Reaction. Materials (Basel) 2013; 6:911-26. [PMID: 28809348 DOI: 10.3390/ma6030911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Carbon nanostructures have played an important role in creating a new field of materials based on carbon. Chemical modification of carbon nanostructures through grafting has been a successful step to improve dispersion and compatibility in solvents, with biomolecules and polymers to form nanocomposites. In this sense carbohydrates such as chitosan are extremely valuable because their functional groups play an important role in diversifying the applications of carbon nanomaterials. This paper reports the covalent attachment of chitosan onto graphene oxide, taking advantage of this carbohydrate at the nanometric level. Grafting is an innovative route to modify properties of graphene, a two-dimensional nanometric arrangement, which is one of the most novel and promising nanostructures. Chitosan grafting was achieved by redox reaction using different temperature conditions that impact on the morphology and features of graphene oxide sheets. Transmission Electron Microscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Raman and Energy Dispersive spectroscopies were used to study the surface of chitosan-grafted-graphene oxide. Results show a successful modification indicated by the functional groups found in the grafted material. Dispersions of chitosan-grafted-graphene oxide samples in water and hexane revealed different behavior due to the chemical groups attached to the graphene oxide sheet.
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Chambers SD, Holcombe TW, Svec F, Fréchet JM. Porous polymer monoliths functionalized through copolymerization of a C60 fullerene-containing methacrylate monomer for highly efficient separations of small molecules. Anal Chem 2011; 83:9478-84. [PMID: 22044302 PMCID: PMC3418882 DOI: 10.1021/ac202183g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Monolithic poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) and poly(butyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) capillary columns, which incorporate the new monomer [6,6]-phenyl-C(61)-butyric acid 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate ester, have been prepared and their chromatographic performance have been tested for the separation of small molecules in the reversed phase. While addition of the C60-fullerene monomer to the glycidyl methacrylate-based monolith enhanced column efficiency 18-fold, to 85,000 plates/m at a linear velocity of 0.46 mm/s and a retention factor of 2.6, when compared to the parent monolith, the use of butyl methacrylate together with the carbon nanostructured monomer afforded monolithic columns with an efficiency for benzene exceeding 110,000 plates/m at a linear velocity of 0.32 mm/s and a retention factor of 4.2. This high efficiency is unprecedented for separations using porous polymer monoliths operating in an isocratic mode. Optimization of the chromatographic parameters affords near baseline separation of 6 alkylbenzenes in 3 min with an efficiency of 64,000 plates/m. The presence of 1 wt % or more of water in the polymerization mixture has a large effect on both the formation and reproducibility of the monoliths. Other factors such as nitrogen exposure, polymerization conditions, capillary filling method, and sonication parameters were all found to be important in producing highly efficient and reproducible monoliths.
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- The Molecular Foundry, E. O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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Ori O, Cataldo F, Putz MV. Topological anisotropy of stone-wales waves in graphenic fragments. Int J Mol Sci 2011; 12:7934-49. [PMID: 22174641 DOI: 10.3390/ijms12117934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Revised: 10/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Stone-Wales operators interchange four adjacent hexagons with two pentagon-heptagon 5|7 pairs that, graphically, may be iteratively propagated in the graphene layer, originating a new interesting structural defect called here Stone-Wales wave. By minimization, the Wiener index topological invariant evidences a marked anisotropy of the Stone-Wales defects that, topologically, are in fact preferably generated and propagated along the diagonal of the graphenic fragments, including carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons. This peculiar edge-effect is shown in this paper having a predominant topological origin, leaving to future experimental investigations the task of verifying the occurrence in nature of wave-like defects similar to the ones proposed here. Graph-theoretical tools used in this paper for the generation and the propagation of the Stone-Wales defects waves are applicable to investigate isomeric modifications of chemical structures with various dimensionality like fullerenes, nanotubes, graphenic layers, schwarzites, zeolites.
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