Carbon materials are excellent candidates for photovoltaic solar cells: they are Earth-abundant, possess high optical absorption, and maintain superior thermal and photostability. Here we report on solar cells with active layers made solely of carbon nanomaterials that present the same advantages of conjugated polymer-based solar cells, namely, solution processable, potentially flexible, and ch...

To realize nanocarbons in general and carbon nanotube (CNT) in particular as on-chip interconnect materials, the contact resistance stemming from the metal–CNT interface must be well understood and minimized. Understanding the complex mechanisms at the interface can lead to effective contact resistance reduction. In this study, we compile existing published results and understanding for two met...

In recent years, since water pollution has aroused great public concern, various carbon materials have already been widely applied for treatment. this respect, tremendous effort made to provide different synthesis methods of materials. Among all materials, metal-organic framework (MOF) derived always favored as it possesses several appealing merits such high specific surface area, large pore vo...

The distinctive physicochemical, mechanical and electrical properties of carbon nanostructures are currently gaining the interest of researchers working in bioengineering and biomedical fields. Carbon nanotubes, carbon dendrimers, graphenic platelets and nanodiamonds are deeply studied aiming at their application in several areas of biology and medicine.   Here we provide a summary of the carbo...

To date, optical manipulation techniques for aqueous dispersions have been developed that deposit and/or transport nanoparticles not only for fundamental studies of colloidal dynamics, but also for either creating photonic devices or allowing accurate control of liquids on micron scales. Here, we report that optical tweezers (OT) system is able to direct three-dimensional assembly of graphene, ...

Bread from air (and electricity): producing ammonia at the interface of porous carbons and room-temperature salt melts The ERC Starting Grant project "Nanocarbon-Ionic Liquid-Interfaces for Catalytic Activation Nitrogen" (CILCat) aims to establish a novel principle in catalysis that holds holistic perspectives activation small molecules within electric double-layers formed between ionic liquids...

Curved π-conjugated molecules have attracted considerable interest because of the unique properties originating from their curved π surface. However, the synthesis of such distorted molecules requires harsh conditions, which hamper easy access to heteroatom-containing curved π systems. Here we report the synthesis of a π-extended azacorannulene with nitrogen in its centre. The oxidation of 9-am...