Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been attracting tremendous attention
owing to their structure (chirality) dependent outstanding properties, which endow them with …

Thermal-catalytic gas processing is integral to many current industrial processes. Ever-
increasing demands on conversion and energy efficiencies are a strong driving force for the …

The reactive force-field (ReaxFF) interatomic potential is a powerful computational tool for
exploring, develo** and optimizing material properties. Methods based on the principles …

The unique plasma-specific features and physical phenomena in the organization of
nanoscale soild-state systems in a broad range of elemental composition, structure, and …

Plasma catalysis holds great promise for environmental applications, provided that the
process viability can be maximized in terms of energy efficiency and product selectivity. This …

One of the newest carbon allotropes synthesized are diamond nanothreads. Using
molecular dynamics, we determine the stiffness (850 GPa), strength (26.4 nN), extension …

Plasma‐surface interactions are in general highly complex due to the interplay of many
concurrent processes. Molecular dynamics simulations provide insight in some of these …

The discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene over the last two decades has
heralded a new era in physics, chemistry and nanotechnology. During this time, intense …

Hydrogenation, an alternative to conventional cracking, is poised to revolutionize heavy oil
upgrading by raising the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio at lower process pressures and …

We discuss the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene by catalytic chemical
vapour deposition (CCVD) and plasma-enhanced CVD (PECVD), summarising the state-of …