Solid-state dewetting of thin films

CV Thompson - Annual Review of Materials Research, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Solid films are usually metastable or unstable in the as-deposited state, and they will dewet
or agglomerate to form islands when heated to sufficiently high temperatures. This process …

Current understanding of the growth of carbon nanotubes in catalytic chemical vapour deposition

V Jourdain, C Bichara - Carbon, 2013 - Elsevier
Due to its higher degree of control and its scalability, catalytic chemical vapour deposition is
now the prevailing synthesis method of carbon nanotubes. Catalytic chemical vapour …

Fast water transport and molecular sieving through ultrathin ordered conjugated-polymer-framework membranes

J Shen, Y Cai, C Zhang, W Wei, C Chen, L Liu… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
The development of membranes that block solutes while allowing rapid water transport is of
great importance. The microstructure of the membrane needs to be rationally designed at …

Critical knowledge gaps in mass transport through single-digit nanopores: A review and perspective

S Faucher, N Aluru, MZ Bazant… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Not all nanopores are created equal. By definition, nanopores have characteristic diameters
or conduit widths between∼ 1 and 100 nm. However, the narrowest of such pores, perhaps …

Enhanced photovoltaic energy conversion using thermally based spectral shaping

DM Bierman, A Lenert, WR Chan, B Bhatia, I Celanović… - Nature Energy, 2016 - nature.com
Solar thermophotovoltaic devices have the potential to enhance the performance of solar
energy harvesting by converting broadband sunlight to narrow-band thermal radiation tuned …

All-carbon-nanofiber electrodes for high-energy rechargeable Li–O 2 batteries

RR Mitchell, BM Gallant, CV Thompson… - Energy & …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Hollow carbon fibers with diameters on the order of 30 nm were grown on a ceramic porous
substrate, which was used as the oxygen electrode in lithium-oxygen (Li–O2) batteries …

Carbon nanotube mass production: principles and processes

Q Zhang, JQ Huang, MQ Zhao, WZ Qian… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Our society requires new materials for a sustainable future, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
are among the most important advanced materials. This Review describes the state‐of‐the …

Chemical and Morphological Changes of Li–O2 Battery Electrodes upon Cycling

BM Gallant, RR Mitchell, DG Kwabi… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We report considerable chemical and morphological changes of reaction products in binder-
free, vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) electrodes during Li–O2 battery cycling …

3D carbon nanotubes-graphene hybrids for energy conversion and storage applications

M Etesami, MT Nguyen, T Yonezawa… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the global concerns on limited non-renewable energy resources, developing
accessible renewable energy systems and expanding electrochemical energy-related …

Properties, synthesis, and growth mechanisms of carbon nanotubes with special focus on thermal chemical vapor deposition

GD Nessim - Nanoscale, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been extensively investigated in the last decade because
their superior properties could benefit many applications. However, CNTs have not yet made …