Single atom catalysts on carbon‐based materials

C Rivera‐Cárcamo, P Serp - ChemCatChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Metal particle size is an important parameter to consider when looking at supported catalyst
performances. As for other properties, surface reactivity of metallic nanoparticles is thus …

Single-atom engineering of metal-organic frameworks toward healthcare

D Wang, Y Zhao - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Single-atomic nanocatalysts/nanozymes (SACs/SAEs) have emerged as a research frontier
on account of the maximum atom-utilization efficiency and well-defined localized structure …

Titanium-decorated carbon nanotubes as a potential high-capacity hydrogen storage medium

T Yildirim, S Ciraci - Physical review letters, 2005 - APS
We report a first-principles study, which demonstrates that a single Ti atom coated on a
single-walled nanotube (SWNT) binds up to four hydrogen molecules. The first H 2 …

Effect of CNT decoration with silver nanoparticles on electrical conductivity of CNT-polymer composites

PC Ma, BZ Tang, JK Kim - Carbon, 2008 - Elsevier
A simple approach to decorate carbon nanotube (CNT) with silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs)
was developed to enhance the electrical conductivity of CNT. CNTs were functionalized …

Functionalization of carbon-based nanostructures with light transition-metal atoms for hydrogen storage

E Durgun, S Ciraci, T Yildirim - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2008 - APS
In a recent letter [T. Yildirim and S. Ciraci, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 175501 (2005)], the unusual
hydrogen storage capacity of Ti decorated carbon nanotubes has been revealed. The …

3d transition metal embedded C2N monolayers as promising single-atom catalysts: a first-principles study

DW Ma, Q Wang, X Yan, X Zhang, C He, D Zhou… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
Using first-principles calculation, the potential of the very recently synthesized graphene-like
C 2 N monolayers as the single-atom catalyst (SAC) substrates for the 3d transition metal …

Carbon nanotube (CNT) gas sensors for emissions from fossil fuel burning

M Mittal, A Kumar - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2014 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels endow wide applications in industrial, transportation, and power generation
sectors. However, smoke released by burning fossil fuels contains toxic gases, which …

Silicon and III-V compound nanotubes: Structural and electronic properties

E Durgun, S Tongay, S Ciraci - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2005 - APS
Unusual physical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes have started a search for
similar tubular structures of other elements. In this paper, we present a theoretical analysis of …

Adsorption and dissociation of hydrogen molecules on bare and functionalized carbon nanotubes

S Dag, Y Ozturk, S Ciraci, T Yildirim - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter …, 2005 - APS
Interaction between hydrogen molecules and bare as well as functionalized single-wall
carbon nanotubes (SWNT) is investigated using first-principles plane wave method. It is …

Trends in the adsorption of 3d transition metal atoms onto graphene and nanotube surfaces: a DFT study and molecular orbital analysis

H Valencia, A Gil, G Frapper - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The functionalization of graphene and (8, 0) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
with individual 3d transition metal (TM) atoms was modeled using density functional theory …