Selective release of less defective graphene structure during sliding of incompletely reduced graphene oxide coating on steel

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.04.022

2018-04-09

Recently, graphene has been gaining a lot of attention as a coating material that can be effectively utilized in reducing friction and wear of sliding components. In order to fully exploit the lubricious properties of graphene, the variation in the structure ...

Utilizing SO2 as self-installing gate to regulate the separation properties of porous graphenes

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.04.004

2018-04-03

We theoretically verify the reversible decoration of the pores of two-dimensional membranes to achieve tailorable separation. We show that SO2 molecules can be used as “self-installing”doors to dynamically adjust the pore size of porous graphene sheets. For H...

Regeneration of PFOS loaded activated carbon by hot water and subsequent aeration enrichment of PFOS from eluent

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.04.005

2018-04-03

Regeneration and reuse of spent activated carbon (AC) as well as recovery of the desorbed pollutants are challenging in the application of adsorption technology. In this study, the regeneration of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-saturated coal-based granular ...

Enhancement and modulation of photonic spin Hall effect by defect modes in photonic crystal with graphene

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.094

2018-04-02

Photonic spin Hall effect (PSHE) holds great potential applications for manipulating photon spins. However, the efficient control of PSHE in a particular optical structure is still difficult to realize. In this paper, we report enhanced and magnetically tunab...

Computational analysis for the interface mechanics of carbon fibers with radially-grown carbon nanotubes

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.090

2018-03-31

An atomistic modeling framework to investigate the interface/interphase of composite architecture with carbon fibers containing radially-grown carbon nanotubes (often called fuzzy fibers) is detailed in this paper. A polymeric functional coating for the carbo...

Early stage of CVD graphene synthesis on Ge(001) substrate

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.092

2018-03-31

In this work we shed light on the early stage of the chemical vapor deposition of graphene on Ge(001) surfaces. By a combined use of μ-Raman and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopies, and scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy, we were able to individuat...

NIR-responsive carbon dots for efficient photothermal cancer therapy at low power densities

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.084

2018-03-30

Carbon dots (CDs) with unique optical properties are a stable and highly biocompatible fluorescent material offering enormous application potential in optical imaging and photothermal cancer therapy (PTT). However, the low photothermal conversion efficiency a...

Low-energy hydrogen uptake by small-cage Cn and Cn-1B fullerenes

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.085

2018-03-29

We present a theoretical study of the hydrogen uptake capability of carbon fullerene cages Cn and their boron-doped heterofullerene equivalents Cn-1B, with n = 20, 40, and 60, irradiated by hydrogen atoms in an impact energy range of 0.1–100 eV. In order to p...

Synthesis and formation mechanism of iron nanoparticles in graphitized carbon matrix using biochar from biomass model compounds as a support

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.079

2018-03-29

Biochar, a carbon-rich valuable by-product obtained from the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass model compounds (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin), was utilized as a support for synthesis of carbon encapsulated iron nanoparticles (CEINP) to promote gree...

Structural characteristics and strain behaviors of two-dimensional C3NC3N : First principles calculations

10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.076

2018-03-29

In this study, structural characteristics and strain behaviors of C3NC3N are investigated by first principles calculations. First, we investigate the stacking behaviors of C3NC3N, and find the most stable order. Then, the band structure of C3NC3N is investiga...