Understanding and Engineering Interfacial Charge Transfer of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene for Energy and Sensing Applications
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Graphene is a one-atom thick planar monolayer of sp-bonded carbon atoms organized in a hexagonal crystal lattice. A single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) can be thought of as a graphene sheet rolled up into a seamless hollow cylinder with extremely high length to diameter ratio. Their large surface area, and exceptional optical, mechanical and electronic properties make these low-dimensional carbon materials ideal candidates for (opto-)electronic and sensing applications. In this this thesis I studied the charge transfer processes that occur at their interface, and developed applications based on the discovered properties.
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