Carbon nanotube catalysts: recent advances in synthesis, characterization and applications
Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for various applications. In recent years, progress in manufacturing and functionalizing carbon nanotubes has been made to achieve the control of bulk and surface properties including the wettability, acid-base properties, adsorption, electric conductivity an...
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| Published in | Chemical Society reviews Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 3295 - 3346 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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21.05.2015
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| Summary: | Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for various applications. In recent years, progress in manufacturing and functionalizing carbon nanotubes has been made to achieve the control of bulk and surface properties including the wettability, acid-base properties, adsorption, electric conductivity and capacitance. In order to gain the optimal benefit of carbon nanotubes, comprehensive understanding on manufacturing and functionalizing carbon nanotubes ought to be systematically developed. This review summarizes methodologies of manufacturing carbon nanotubes
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arc discharge, laser ablation and chemical vapor deposition and functionalizing carbon nanotubes through surface oxidation and activation, doping of heteroatoms, halogenation, sulfonation, grafting, polymer coating, noncovalent functionalization and nanoparticle attachment. The characterization techniques detecting the bulk nature and surface properties as well as the effects of various functionalization approaches on modifying the surface properties for specific applications in catalysis including heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis and electrocatalysis are highlighted.
Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for various applications. |
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| Bibliography: | Bin Liu received his BE and ME degrees in Chemical Engineering from National University of Singapore, and obtained his PhD degree from University of Minnesota in 2011. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at University of California, Berkeley, during 2011-2012 and then joined School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University as an Assistant Professor in 2012. His main research interests are architected nanomaterials for energy conversion and energy storage. Fang-Xing Xiao his BS and MS degrees in Huaqiao University in 2006 and 2009, respectively, and obtained his PhD degree from the Fuzhou University in 2013. Currently, he works as a research fellow in Prof. Dr Bin Liu's group at Nanyang Technological University. His research interest focuses on the assembly of hybrid semiconductors for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical investigations. Zhi Hong Yang received his BS degree in materials science and engineering from the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China, in 2003. He was a Research Engineer in Fair-Rite Products Corporation and a Senior Research Engineer in TDG Holding Co., Ltd, from 2003 to 2008. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering in Nanyang Technological University under Prof. Yanhui Yang's supervision. His major research interests are synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles and their applications in microwave attenuation and chemical catalysis. Yibo Yan received her BS degree in chemical engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in 2011. She is a PhD candidate in School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, with Prof. Yanhui Yang as her supervisor. Her major research interests include the development and modification of efficient catalysts based upon the understanding of the catalytic mechanism as well as rational design methodologies. Yanhui Yang received his BS degree in chemical engineering from Tsinghua University and PhD degree in chemical engineering from Yale University in 1998 and 2005, respectively. His doctoral advisor is Prof. Gary L. Haller. Dr Yang joined School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, as an assistant professor in August 2005 right after he graduated from Yale. Dr Yang's primary research area is heterogeneous catalysis over metals and metal oxides. In particular, Dr Yang is interested in understanding the fundamental catalytic concepts and phenomena using well-defined model catalysts and chemically probed reactions. Dr Yang was promoted to be associate professor with tenure in chemical engineering in 2010. Jianwei Miao received his BEng (1st Class Honors) in Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) in 2011. He is currently a graduate student from Dr Bin Liu's group in the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University. His current research focus is on the development of novel semiconductor materials for sustainable energy applications, including photocatalysis, electrocatalysis and photoelectrochemical cells. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0306-0012 1460-4744 1460-4744 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c4cs00492b |