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Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

2010

Nanotube

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Diffusion Of Vitamin B12 In Gellan Gum-Carbon Nanotube Hydrogels, Cameron Ferris, Marc In Het Panhuis Jan 2010

Diffusion Of Vitamin B12 In Gellan Gum-Carbon Nanotube Hydrogels, Cameron Ferris, Marc In Het Panhuis

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We report on the diffusion of vitamin B12 through gellan gum-carbon nanotube hydrogels. The addition of carbon nanotubes to gellan gum reduced the vitamin B12 diffusion coefficient from 1.70 x 10-6 cm2/s to 0.70 x 10-6 cm2/s.


Carbon Nanotube Architectures As Catalyst Supports For Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Weimin Zhang, Peter Sherrell, Andrew I. Minett, Joselito M. Razal, Jun Chen Jan 2010

Carbon Nanotube Architectures As Catalyst Supports For Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Weimin Zhang, Peter Sherrell, Andrew I. Minett, Joselito M. Razal, Jun Chen

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Catalyst support materials exhibit great influence on the performance and durability of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. This minireview article summarises recent developments into carbon nanotube-based support materials for PEM fuel cells, including the membrane electrode assembly (MEA). The advantages of using CNTs to promote catalyst performance and stability, a perspective on research directions and strategies to improve fuel cell performance and durability are discussed. It is hoped that this mini-review will act as a conduit for future developments in catalyst supports and MEA design for PEM fuel cells.


Gel-Carbon Nanotube Materials: The Relationship Between Nanotube Network Connectivity And Conductivity, Naratip Songmee, Pisith Singjai, Marc In Het Panhuis Jan 2010

Gel-Carbon Nanotube Materials: The Relationship Between Nanotube Network Connectivity And Conductivity, Naratip Songmee, Pisith Singjai, Marc In Het Panhuis

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The electrical resistance of carbon nanotube networks (NNs) prepared from combinations of gellan gum, xanthan gum, Triton X-100, SWNT and MWNT is reported. It is demonstrated that the NN conductivity can be obtained by analysing the resistance of two overlapping NN as a function of their overlap distance. Unexpectedly, the connectivity between two overlapping NN was found to scale with the electrical conductivity over 4 orders of magnitude. Insights into the dependence of inter-NN contact on applied pressure were obtained.


Inkjet Printed Conducting Gel-Carbon Nanotube Materials, A Aldalbahi, Marc In Het Panhuis Jan 2010

Inkjet Printed Conducting Gel-Carbon Nanotube Materials, A Aldalbahi, Marc In Het Panhuis

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The inkjet printing of CNTbiopolymer composite inks onto solid and gel substrates was investigated. Changing the substrate from glass to gel resulted in an increase in the resistance of printed materials from 9.85 kΩ/cm to 39.42 kΩ/cm.


Extrusion Printing Conducting Gel-Carbon Nanotube Structures Upon Flexible Substrates, Geoffrey Pidcock, Marc In Het Panhuis Jan 2010

Extrusion Printing Conducting Gel-Carbon Nanotube Structures Upon Flexible Substrates, Geoffrey Pidcock, Marc In Het Panhuis

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Extrusion printing was investigatedas a wet-processing method forfabrication of robust, flexible conductingstructures. Layer resistance values of 7 -8 kO/cm were obtained for one printedlayer on flexible substrates. Increasingthe number of extrusion printed layer significantlyimproved resistance.