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GFRP composites with MWCNT modified eproxy resins II : low velocity impact performance
Published 2013“…The study first investigate the process of dispersing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in epoxy for used in later fabrication of the MWCNT enriched GFRP. …”
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14242
An investigation into the production of hydrogen and carbon nanomaterials by the thermocatalytic decomposition of methane
Published 2013“…The major driving factor for the research activities on catalytic methane decomposition is the highly desirable products- COx-free hydrogen and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or carbon nanofibres (CNFs) instead of gaseous COx. …”
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14243
Characterization of mechanical, thermal and acoustic properties of novel aerogel composites
Published 2016“…Additives such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and COOH functionalized multi wall carbon nanotubes (FMWNTs) were added to achieve specific results. …”
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14244
Development and optimization of selective laser sintered-composites and structures for functional applications
Published 2018“…The properties imparted by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to the polymer can be remarkably good. …”
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14245
Aluminium alloys and nanocomposites manufactured via friction stirring and 3D printing processes
Published 2018“…A new Al-based nano-composite reinforced with uniformly dispersed Al2O3 and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been successfully fabricated using FSP. …”
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Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy -
14246
Terahertz spectroscopy of semiconductor nanowires for device applications
Published 2016“…The performance of these nanowire-based terahertz modulators are comparable to graphene-based terahertz modulators and far surpasses those based on carbon nanotubes, providing a nanoscale platform for ultrafast THz wireless communication.…”
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14247
Side-polished plastic optical fiber coated with nanomaterials for chemical sensing applications
Published 2017“…The influence of nanostructures morphology and roughness on the sensing performance was also studied in this PhD research.The nanostructures under investigation were tungsten oxide (WO3), graphene oxide (GO), and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Chemically synthesized aluminum oxide (Al2O3)/polyaniline (PANI) and graphene/PANI nanocomposites were also considered as sensing layers. …”
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14248
Layer-by-layer assembled conductive films based on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and polypyrrole composites for hybrid supercapacitors
Published 2019“…In this work, different composition of materials consisting of conducting polymers, i.e. poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and polypyrrole (PPy), carbon-based materials, i.e. graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxides (Ni-Co LDHs) were incorporated to form multilayered composites. …”
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Towards sustainable light-weight materials: enhancing foamability of polypropylene in supercritical CO2 extrusion foaming via multifunctional additives
Published 2023“…Although nano-additives, such as nano-clay and carbon nanotubes, that possess unique nano-sized related properties have the potential to overcome some of these issues, such work has been limited due to their high cost, dispersion issues, or production challenges. …”
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Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy -
14252
Development of functional thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites via selective laser sintering
Published 2023“…The nanocomposite powders were developed by coating the surface of the TPU particles with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via the latex technology. It was found that with the increase in the CNT content, the SLS processability and mechanical properties degraded, as reflected by the reduced powder flowability, increased melt viscosity, and decreased ultimate tensile strength. …”
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Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy -
14253
Carbon based nanostructures for electrochemical energy storage
Published 2015“…In this project, fabricating these materials into nanostructures and combining them with advanced carbon materials, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and ultrathin graphite (UG), are employed as an effective solution. …”
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14254
Using elastin protein to develop one-dimensional nanomaterials for energy storage
Published 2017“…Next, the mineralization behavior of His tag is investigated. 1D metal-nitrogen/carbon (M-N/C, M=Fe, Co) catalysts are synthesized by mixing the protein nanobeads, metal salt precursors and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in aqueous solution followed by annealing and acid leaching processes. …”
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14255
Synthesis of different types of carbon nanostructure on carbon fiber and their application as fillers in polypropylene composite
Published 2015“…The potential application of carbon nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes (CNT),carbon nanofibers (CNF) and graphene (G) flakes grown on carbon fiber (CF) surface as fillers in polypropylene composite is discussed. …”
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Out-of-equilibrium dynamics in real band structures
Published 2023“…I present comparison between the time propagation of an initial excitation in (6,5) carbon nanotubes (CNT), with both routines: standard Runge Kutta-4 (RK4) and our customised adaptive time stepping routine and I show conclusively that our routine outperforms RK4 on all criteria viz. accuracy, wall time and stability. …”
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14259
Graphene based devices for passively mode-locked fiber laser applications
Published 2016“…The development of passively mode-locked fiber lasers has attracted extensive interest in discovering new SA materials, for which nanocarbon materials such as single-walled carbon nanotubes or graphene have shown attractive optical properties. …”
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14260
Hybrid materials for removal of bisphenol-A from aqueous solution
Published 2017“…A comparison study was conducted among treated bamboo powder, commercial graphene nanoplatelets, and single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for the removal of BPA. Our study deduced that carbon nanomaterial (CNM) variants in general possess faster adsorption capacities and kinetics for BPA removal. …”
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