Grafting of fluorine species on carbon nanostructures has attracted interest due to the effective modification of physical and chemical properties of the starting materials. Various techniques have been employed to achieve a controlled fluorination yield; however, the effect of contaminants is rarely discussed, although they are often present. In the present work, the fluorination of vertically...

Carbon nanotubes are shaped like fibres and can stimulate inflammation at the surface of the peritoneum when injected into the abdominal cavity of mice, raising concerns that inhaled nanotubes may cause pleural fibrosis and/or mesothelioma. Here, we show that multiwalled carbon nanotubes reach the subpleura in mice after a single inhalation exposure of 30 mg m(-3) for 6 h. Nanotubes were embedd...

A unique nanoheterostructure, a boron-filled hybrid carbon nanotube (BHCNT), has been synthesized using a one-step chemical vapor deposition process. The BHCNTs can be considered to be a novel form of boron carbide consisting of boron doped, distorted multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) encapsulating boron nanowires. These MWCNTs were found to be insulating in spite of their graphitic layered...

Organometallic compounds such as phthalocyanine are useful precursors for carbon nanotube formation by pyrolysis because they can supply both carbon and metal catalysts needed for synthesis. Prior milling of iron-phthalocyanine (FePc, FeC32H16N8) is investigated and shown to affect the sublimation temperature of the precursor and the nanotube diameter. Without prior milling, a sublimation tempe...

We have designed two patch antennas namely rectangular and circular (FEKO is used as simulation tool).Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT), Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT), Copper and Graphene are used as patch material. Property of Electrical conductivity is used to differentiate among patch materials. Antenna parameters vary depending on the patch material. Rectangular patch antenna res...