Non-covalent polymer wrap** of carbon nanotubes and the role of wrapped polymers as functional dispersants

T Fujigaya, N Nakashima - Science and technology of advanced …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been recognized as a promising material in a wide range of
applications from biotechnology to energy-related devices. However, the poor solubility in …

Conjugated polymer-based organic solar cells

S Günes, H Neugebauer, NS Sariciftci - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
The need to develop inexpensive renewable energy sources stimulates scientific research
for efficient, low-cost photovoltaic devices. 1 The organic, polymer-based photovoltaic …

Chemistry of carbon nanotubes

D Tasis, N Tagmatarchis, A Bianco, M Prato - Chemical reviews, 2006 - ACS Publications
The unidirectional growth of materials to form nanowires or nanotubes has attracted
enormous interest in recent years. Within the different classes of tubes made of organic or …

Dispersion and alignment of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrix: a review

XL **e, YW Mai, XP Zhou - Materials science and engineering: R: Reports, 2005 - Elsevier
Polymer/carbon nanotube (CNT) composites are expected to have good processability
characteristics of the polymer and excellent functional properties of the CNTs. The critical …

Big returns from small fibers: a review of polymer/carbon nanotube composites

O Breuer, U Sundararaj - Polymer composites, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews recent studies conducted on carbon nanotube/polymer composites.
Carbon nanotubes are promising new materials for blending with polymers with potential to …

Single-wall carbon nanotube/conjugated polymer photovoltaic devices

E Kymakis, GAJ Amaratunga - Applied Physics Letters, 2002 - pubs.aip.org
We report the optoelectronic properties occurring in single-walled carbon nanotubes
(SWNTs)—conjugated polymer, poly (3-octylthiophene) composites. Composite films were …

Polymers containing fullerene or carbon nanotube structures

C Wang, ZX Guo, S Fu, W Wu, D Zhu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2004 - Elsevier
This review deals with recent progress in studies of polymeric covalent and noncovalent
modifications of fullerenes (mainly C60) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and their …

Enhancement of adsorption and photocatalytic activity of TiO2 by using carbon nanotubes for the treatment of azo dye

Y Yu, CY Jimmy, CY Chan, YK Che, JC Zhao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2005 - Elsevier
The effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the adsorption and the photocatalytic properties
of TiO2 (P25) for the treatment of azo dyes, including one monoazo dye Procion Red MX-5B …

[BUCH][B] Carbon nanomaterials

Y Gogotsi, V Presser - 2006 - api.taylorfrancis.com
First Self-Contained Source Entirely Dedicated to Nanocarbons Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
attract a good deal of attention for their electronic, mechanical, optical, and chemical …

Nanocomposites based on conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes: from fancy materials to functional applications

M Baibarac, P Gómez-Romero - Journal of nanoscience and …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
This review deals with recent progress on the development of nanocomposite materials
formed by conducting organic polymers (COPs) and carbon nanotubes (CNs), both from a …