Carbon Nanohybrids: Graphene and Carbon-Nanotube Nanohybrids Covalently Functionalized by Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines for Optoelectronic Properties (Adv. Mater. 17/2018)

Emulsions stabilized by carbon nanotube-silica nanohybrids.

Emulsions have been stabilized by carbon nanotube-silica nanohybrids. The as-prepared nanotube-silica particles generate water-in-oil (w/o) emulsions, regardless of the water/oil volume ratio used. The emulsion volume fraction was much higher than that obtained with nanotubes only, and it was found to increase with water/oil ratio due to an increasing amount of water retained in the emulsion dr...

DNA Based Carbon Nanotube Porphyrin Nanohybrids Molecular Recognization and Regeneration

Covalently bonded carbon nanotube – graphene hybrid material

We have witnessed tremendous growth in the area of nanomaterials for the past three decades. The discovery of fullerenes by Kroto et al. in 1985, was followed by the isolation of some more novel carbon nanomaterials, new allotropes of carbon. These include carbon nanotubes (CNTs) obtained by Iijima in 1991 and graphene isolated by simple exfoliation of graphite with a scotch paper by Novoselov ...

Non-enzymatic Hydrogen Peroxide Sensors Based on Multi-wall Carbon Nanotube/Pt Nanoparticle Nanohybrids

A novel strategy to fabricate a hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) sensor was developed by using platinum (Pt) electrodes modified with multi-wall carbon nanotube-platinum nanoparticle nanohybrids (MWCNTs/Pt nanohybrids). The process to synthesize MWCNTs/Pt nanohybrids was simple and effective. Pt nanoparticles (Pt NPs) were generated in situ in a potassium chloroplatinate aqueous solution in the presenc...

Nanohybrids from NiCoAl-LDH coupled with carbon for pseudocapacitors: understanding the role of nano-structured carbon.

Transition metal layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are one of the great potential electrode materials for pseudocapacitors. However, the aggregation and low conductivity of these metal compounds will constrain electrolyte ion and electron transfer and further affect their electrochemical performances. The nano-structured carbon coupled with the LDH matrix can act as an active component or conduc...