Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are produced from a rare variety of natural vein graphite (VG) distinctive to Sri Lanka using electric arc discharge. Electric arc-discharge produces both single walled and multi walled nanotubes. The products are characterized using high resolution electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy for verification and validation. Keywords—CNT, vein graphite, arc discharge, SWCNT

multiwalled carbon nanotubes (mwcnts) have been functionalized with -so3h groups using new three steps chemical routes. firstly, oh groups have been attached to cnt surfaces through a radical reaction. the second step involves converting the hydroxyl groups into the oxide one and last step included the attachment of –so3h groups on the mwcnts surfaces in the presence of 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazo...

Single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were functionalized with carboxyl groups and dispersed in a polymer containing an epoxide group. We have then observed experimentally that mutual chemical reaction between the functional groups on the CNTs with the polymer epoxide group can enhance, two-fold, both the tensile strength and elastic modulus, E, of single walled CNT/polymer com...

This work investigated the effects of iodine on copper/functionalized carbon nanotubes (Cu/f-CNT) that were used in coating 1350 Aluminum Alloy wires, using process electrophoretic exposure with a solution copper sulfate and iodine, under an electrical current 1.2 A voltage 10 V. The Al@Cu/f-CNT was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy Secondary mode, X-ray Diffraction Raman spectrosco...

Carbon nanotube (CNT) chemiresistors have emerged as miniaturized platforms for wearable volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors. As a promising biorecognition element (BRE), short peptide can functionalize CNT to be sensitive and selective target VOCs. However, unveiling the VOC-optimized peptide-CNT pair gas-phase sensing remains unclear. Here, novel multimodal molecular toolset designing, bu...

Weak interfilament van der Waals interactions are potentially a significant roadblock in the development of carbon nanotube- (CNT-) and graphene-based nanocomposites. Chemical functionalization is envisioned as a means of introducing stronger intermolecular interactions at nanoscale interfaces, which in turn could enhance composite strength. This paper reports measurements of the adhesive energ...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be used to create unique fluidic systems for studying ion transport in nanochannels due to their well-defined geometry, atomically smooth and chemically inert surface, and similarity to transmembrane protein pores. Here, we report the reversible molecular gating of ion transport across DNA-functionalized CNT membranes. The diffusive transport rates of ferricyanide io...

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