1.
Ozden, Sehmus; Autreto, Pedro AS; Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar; Khatiwada, Suman; Machado, Leonardo; Galvao, Douglas S; Vajtai, Robert; Barrera, Enrique V; M. Ajayan, Pulickel
Unzipping Carbon Nanotubes at High Impact Journal Article
Em: Nano letters, vol. 14, não 7, pp. 4131–4137, 2014.
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The way nanostructures behave and mechanically respond to high impact collision is a topic of intrigue. For anisotropic nanostructures, such as carbon nanotubes, this response will be complicated based on the impact geometry. Here we report the result of hypervelocity impact of nanotubes against solid targets and show that impact produces a large number of defects in the nanotubes, as well as rapid atom evaporation, leading to their unzipping along the nanotube axis. Fully atomistic reactive molecular dynamics simulations are used to gain further insights of the pathways and deformation and fracture mechanisms of nanotubes under high energy mechanical impact. Carbon nanotubes have been unzipped into graphene nanoribbons before using chemical treatments but here the instability of nanotubes against defect formation, fracture, and unzipping is revealed purely through mechanical impact.
2.
Gao, Guanhui; Mathkar, Akshay; Martins, Eric Perim; Galv ao, Douglas S; Gao, Duyang; da Silva Autreto, Pedro Alves; Sun, Chengjun; Cai, Lintao; Ajayan, Pulickel M
Designing nanoscaled hybrids from atomic layered boron nitride with silver nanoparticle deposition Journal Article
Em: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 2, não 9, pp. 3148–3154, 2014.
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We have developed a microwave assisted one-pot approach to fabricate a novel hybrid nano-composite composed of two-dimensional chemically exfoliated layered hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and embedded silver nanoparticles (SNP). Atomic layered h-BN exfoliated using chemical liquid showed strong in-plane bonding and weak van der Waals interplanar interactions, which is utilized for chemically interfacing SNP, indicating their ability to act as excellent nano-scaffolds. The SNP/h-BN optical response, in particular band gap, is strongly dependent on the concentration of the metallic particles. In order to gain further insight into this behavior we have also carried out ab initio density functional theory (DFT) calculations on modeled structures, demonstrating that the bandgap value of SNP/h-BN hybrids could be significantly altered by a small percentage of OH− groups located at dangling B and N atoms. Our results showed that these novel SNP/h-BN nanohybrid structures exhibited excellent thermal stability and they are expected to be applied as devices for thermal oxidation-resistant surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The SNP/h-BN membrane showed remarkable antibacterial activity, suggesting their potential use in water disinfection and food packaging.
3.
Vinod, Soumya; Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar; da Silva Autreto, Pedro Alves; Taha-Tijerina, Jaime; Ozden, Sehmus; Chipara, Alin Cristian; Vajtai, Robert; Galvao, Douglas S; Narayanan, Tharangattu N; Ajayan, Pulickel M
Low-density three-dimensional foam using self-reinforced hybrid two-dimensional atomic layers Journal Article
Em: Nature communications, vol. 5, 2014.
@article{Vinod2014,
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author = {Vinod, Soumya and Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar and da Silva Autreto, Pedro Alves and Taha-Tijerina, Jaime and Ozden, Sehmus and Chipara, Alin Cristian and Vajtai, Robert and Galvao, Douglas S and Narayanan, Tharangattu N and Ajayan, Pulickel M},
url = {http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140729/ncomms5541/full/ncomms5541.html},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Nature communications},
volume = {5},
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abstract = {Low-density nanostructured foams are often limited in applications due to their low mechanical and thermal stabilities. Here we report an approach of building the structural units of three-dimensional (3D) foams using hybrid two-dimensional (2D) atomic layers made of stacked graphene oxide layers reinforced with conformal hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) platelets. The ultra-low density (1/400 times density of graphite) 3D porous structures are scalably synthesized using solution processing method. A layered 3D foam structure forms due to presence of h-BN and significant improvements in the mechanical properties are observed for the hybrid foam structures, over a range of temperatures, compared with pristine graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide foams. It is found that domains of h-BN layers on the graphene oxide framework help to reinforce the 2D structural units, providing the observed improvement in mechanical integrity of the 3D foam structure.},
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Low-density nanostructured foams are often limited in applications due to their low mechanical and thermal stabilities. Here we report an approach of building the structural units of three-dimensional (3D) foams using hybrid two-dimensional (2D) atomic layers made of stacked graphene oxide layers reinforced with conformal hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) platelets. The ultra-low density (1/400 times density of graphite) 3D porous structures are scalably synthesized using solution processing method. A layered 3D foam structure forms due to presence of h-BN and significant improvements in the mechanical properties are observed for the hybrid foam structures, over a range of temperatures, compared with pristine graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide foams. It is found that domains of h-BN layers on the graphene oxide framework help to reinforce the 2D structural units, providing the observed improvement in mechanical integrity of the 3D foam structure.
4.
Paupitz, R; Autreto, Pedro AS; Legoas, SB; Srinivasan, S Goverapet; van Duin, Adri CT; Galvao, DS
Graphene to fluorographene and fluorographane: a theoretical study Journal Article
Em: Nanotechnology, vol. 24, não 3, pp. 035706, 2013.
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title = {Graphene to fluorographene and fluorographane: a theoretical study},
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abstract = {We report here a fully reactive molecular dynamics study on the structural and dynamical aspects of the fluorination of graphene membranes (fluorographene). Our results show that fluorination tends to produce defective areas on the graphene membranes with significant distortions of carbon–carbon bonds. Depending on the amount of incorporated fluorine atoms, large membrane holes were observed due to carbon atom losses. These results may explain the broad distribution of the structural lattice parameter values experimentally observed. We have also investigated the effects of mixing hydrogen and fluorine atoms on the graphene functionalization. Our results show that, when in small amounts, the presence of hydrogen atoms produces a significant decrease in the rate of fluorine incorporation onto the membrane. On the other hand, when fluorine is the minority element, it produces a significant catalytic effect on the rate of hydrogen incorporation. We have also observed the spontaneous formation of new hybrid structures with different stable configurations (chair-like, zigzag-like and boat-like) which we named fluorographane.},
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We report here a fully reactive molecular dynamics study on the structural and dynamical aspects of the fluorination of graphene membranes (fluorographene). Our results show that fluorination tends to produce defective areas on the graphene membranes with significant distortions of carbon–carbon bonds. Depending on the amount of incorporated fluorine atoms, large membrane holes were observed due to carbon atom losses. These results may explain the broad distribution of the structural lattice parameter values experimentally observed. We have also investigated the effects of mixing hydrogen and fluorine atoms on the graphene functionalization. Our results show that, when in small amounts, the presence of hydrogen atoms produces a significant decrease in the rate of fluorine incorporation onto the membrane. On the other hand, when fluorine is the minority element, it produces a significant catalytic effect on the rate of hydrogen incorporation. We have also observed the spontaneous formation of new hybrid structures with different stable configurations (chair-like, zigzag-like and boat-like) which we named fluorographane.
5.
Perim, Eric; Santos, Ricardo Paupitz; Autreto, Pedro Alves da Silva; Galvao, Douglas S
Fracture Patterns of Boron Nitride Nanotubes Journal Article
Em: MRS Proceedings, vol. 1526, pp. mrsf12–1526, 2013.
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2014
5.
Ozden, Sehmus; Autreto, Pedro AS; Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar; Khatiwada, Suman; Machado, Leonardo; Galvao, Douglas S; Vajtai, Robert; Barrera, Enrique V; M. Ajayan, Pulickel
Unzipping Carbon Nanotubes at High Impact Journal Article
Em: Nano letters, vol. 14, não 7, pp. 4131–4137, 2014.
Resumo | Links | BibTeX | Tags: graphene, unzipping
@article{ozden2014unzipping,
title = {Unzipping Carbon Nanotubes at High Impact},
author = {Ozden, Sehmus and Autreto, Pedro AS and Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar and Khatiwada, Suman and Machado, Leonardo and Galvao, Douglas S and Vajtai, Robert and Barrera, Enrique V and M. Ajayan, Pulickel},
url = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl501753n},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Nano letters},
volume = {14},
number = {7},
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publisher = {American Chemical Society},
abstract = {The way nanostructures behave and mechanically respond to high impact collision is a topic of intrigue. For anisotropic nanostructures, such as carbon nanotubes, this response will be complicated based on the impact geometry. Here we report the result of hypervelocity impact of nanotubes against solid targets and show that impact produces a large number of defects in the nanotubes, as well as rapid atom evaporation, leading to their unzipping along the nanotube axis. Fully atomistic reactive molecular dynamics simulations are used to gain further insights of the pathways and deformation and fracture mechanisms of nanotubes under high energy mechanical impact. Carbon nanotubes have been unzipped into graphene nanoribbons before using chemical treatments but here the instability of nanotubes against defect formation, fracture, and unzipping is revealed purely through mechanical impact.},
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The way nanostructures behave and mechanically respond to high impact collision is a topic of intrigue. For anisotropic nanostructures, such as carbon nanotubes, this response will be complicated based on the impact geometry. Here we report the result of hypervelocity impact of nanotubes against solid targets and show that impact produces a large number of defects in the nanotubes, as well as rapid atom evaporation, leading to their unzipping along the nanotube axis. Fully atomistic reactive molecular dynamics simulations are used to gain further insights of the pathways and deformation and fracture mechanisms of nanotubes under high energy mechanical impact. Carbon nanotubes have been unzipped into graphene nanoribbons before using chemical treatments but here the instability of nanotubes against defect formation, fracture, and unzipping is revealed purely through mechanical impact.
4.
Gao, Guanhui; Mathkar, Akshay; Martins, Eric Perim; Galv ao, Douglas S; Gao, Duyang; da Silva Autreto, Pedro Alves; Sun, Chengjun; Cai, Lintao; Ajayan, Pulickel M
Designing nanoscaled hybrids from atomic layered boron nitride with silver nanoparticle deposition Journal Article
Em: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 2, não 9, pp. 3148–3154, 2014.
Resumo | Links | BibTeX | Tags: biology, boron nitride, graphene
@article{gao2014designing,
title = {Designing nanoscaled hybrids from atomic layered boron nitride with silver nanoparticle deposition},
author = {Gao, Guanhui and Mathkar, Akshay and Martins, Eric Perim and Galv~ao, Douglas S and Gao, Duyang and da Silva Autreto, Pedro Alves and Sun, Chengjun and Cai, Lintao and Ajayan, Pulickel M},
url = {http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2014/TA/c3ta12892j#!divAbstract},
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We have developed a microwave assisted one-pot approach to fabricate a novel hybrid nano-composite composed of two-dimensional chemically exfoliated layered hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and embedded silver nanoparticles (SNP). Atomic layered h-BN exfoliated using chemical liquid showed strong in-plane bonding and weak van der Waals interplanar interactions, which is utilized for chemically interfacing SNP, indicating their ability to act as excellent nano-scaffolds. The SNP/h-BN optical response, in particular band gap, is strongly dependent on the concentration of the metallic particles. In order to gain further insight into this behavior we have also carried out ab initio density functional theory (DFT) calculations on modeled structures, demonstrating that the bandgap value of SNP/h-BN hybrids could be significantly altered by a small percentage of OH− groups located at dangling B and N atoms. Our results showed that these novel SNP/h-BN nanohybrid structures exhibited excellent thermal stability and they are expected to be applied as devices for thermal oxidation-resistant surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The SNP/h-BN membrane showed remarkable antibacterial activity, suggesting their potential use in water disinfection and food packaging.
3.
Vinod, Soumya; Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar; da Silva Autreto, Pedro Alves; Taha-Tijerina, Jaime; Ozden, Sehmus; Chipara, Alin Cristian; Vajtai, Robert; Galvao, Douglas S; Narayanan, Tharangattu N; Ajayan, Pulickel M
Low-density three-dimensional foam using self-reinforced hybrid two-dimensional atomic layers Journal Article
Em: Nature communications, vol. 5, 2014.
Resumo | Links | BibTeX | Tags: boron nitride, foams, graphene, molecular dynamics
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2013
2.
Paupitz, R; Autreto, Pedro AS; Legoas, SB; Srinivasan, S Goverapet; van Duin, Adri CT; Galvao, DS
Graphene to fluorographene and fluorographane: a theoretical study Journal Article
Em: Nanotechnology, vol. 24, não 3, pp. 035706, 2013.
Resumo | Links | BibTeX | Tags: fluorographane, fluorographene, graphene, molecular dynamics, reaxFF
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We report here a fully reactive molecular dynamics study on the structural and dynamical aspects of the fluorination of graphene membranes (fluorographene). Our results show that fluorination tends to produce defective areas on the graphene membranes with significant distortions of carbon–carbon bonds. Depending on the amount of incorporated fluorine atoms, large membrane holes were observed due to carbon atom losses. These results may explain the broad distribution of the structural lattice parameter values experimentally observed. We have also investigated the effects of mixing hydrogen and fluorine atoms on the graphene functionalization. Our results show that, when in small amounts, the presence of hydrogen atoms produces a significant decrease in the rate of fluorine incorporation onto the membrane. On the other hand, when fluorine is the minority element, it produces a significant catalytic effect on the rate of hydrogen incorporation. We have also observed the spontaneous formation of new hybrid structures with different stable configurations (chair-like, zigzag-like and boat-like) which we named fluorographane.
1.
Perim, Eric; Santos, Ricardo Paupitz; Autreto, Pedro Alves da Silva; Galvao, Douglas S
Fracture Patterns of Boron Nitride Nanotubes Journal Article
Em: MRS Proceedings, vol. 1526, pp. mrsf12–1526, 2013.
BibTeX | Tags: boron nitride, graphene, molecular dynamics
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