Raman spectroscopy is now an extremely important technique for the analysis of carbon-
based materials. It is demonstrated how it can be used to give a unique insight into …

Raman spectroscopy is a very powerful tool for material analysis, allowing for exploring the
properties of a wide range of different materials. Since its discovery, Raman spectroscopy …

The use of Raman spectroscopy for carbon nanotube applications is presented here as a
tutorial review. After introducing the relevant basic aspects of Raman spectroscopy of …

In this present review, the current status of the intrinsic mechanical properties of the
graphene-family of materials along with the preparation and properties of bulk graphene …

A new family of materials comprised of cellulose, cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs), having
properties and functionalities distinct from molecular cellulose and wood pulp, is being …

Polymer nanocomposites reinforced with carbon-based nanofillers are gaining increasing
interest for a number of applications due to their excellent properties. The understanding of …

Carbon-based nanomaterials have emerged as a subject of enormous scientific attention
due to their outstanding mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. Incorporated in a …

A detailed study has been undertaken of the mechanisms of stress transfer in polymeric
matrices with different values of Young's modulus, E m, reinforced by graphene …

The preparation and characterisation of the different forms of graphene are reviewed first of
all. The different techniques that have been employed to prepare graphene such as …

Since their first observation nearly a decade ago by Iijima (Iijima S. Helical microtubules of
graphitic carbon Nature. 1991; 354: 56–8), carbon nanotubes have been the focus of …