This paper presents a highly sensitive flow-rate sensor with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as sensing elements. The sensor uses micro-size centimeters long double-walled CNT (DWCNT) strands as hot-wires to sense fluid velocity. In the theoretical analysis, the sensitivity of the sensor is demonstrated to be positively related to the ratio of its surface. We assemble the flow sensor by suspending the ...

The electroanalytic performances of glassy carbon paste electrode (GCPE), multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-GCPE and double-walled carbon nanotube (DWCNT)-GCPE, which include HNO3 washed/unwashed materials, were compared by monitoring cyclic voltammograms of potassium ferricyanide and catechol. Electrodes were prepared by introducing proper amount of DWCNT and MWCNT into GCPE. First untreate...

The reported fluorescence from inner shells of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) is an intriguing and potentially useful property. A combination of bulk and single-molecule methods was used to study the spectroscopy, chemical quenching, mechanical rigidity, abundance, density, and TEM images of the near-IR emitters in DWCNT samples. DWCNT inner shell fluorescence is found to be weaker tha...

We study the tube size and bundling effects on Raman active breathing-like phonon modes (BLM) and tangential-like phonon mode (TLM) of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNT) in the framework of the bond polarization theory, and use the spectral moment’s method. The Raman active modes are calculated for different diameter and chirality of the inner and outer DWCNT tubes. The dependence of the Ra...

In the current work, the nonlinear vibration of an embedded double-walled carbon nanotube (DWCNT) aroused by nonlinear van der Waals (vdW) interaction forces from both surrounding medium and adjacent tubes is studied. Using both Euler–Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam models, the relation between deflection amplitudes and resonant frequencies of the DWCNT is derived through harmonic balance method....

Thin films of SWCNTs were prepared from toluene suspension of single wall carbon nanotubes. The material was dropped on silicon and platinum surfaces with a controlled thickness. Filling with C60 and DWCNT – transformation of the films was performed. Multifrequency Raman spectroscopy was used to follow the peapod formation process and double wall transformation of the tubes. An efficient fillin...

In this study, an impact behavior of spherical striker on a double-walled carbon nanotube (DWCNT) is presented based on a three degree of freedom spring-mass model and the finite element (FE) simulations. The semi-analytical solution of the transverse impact of a striker on a DWCNT is investigated by using the elasticity nonlocal theory of Euler-Bernoulli (EBT) and Timoshenko (TBT) nanobeams. T...

Mixed-dimensional heterostructures which combine materials with different dimensions have emerged to expand the scope and functionality of van der Waals heterostructures. Here, a direct synthesis method molybdenum disulfide/double-wall carbon nanotube (MoS2/DWCNT) mixed-dimensional by sulfurating molten salt, Na2MoO4, on substrate covered DWCNT film is reported. The synthesized are comprehensiv...

We report on studies of the n-type doping dependence of the Raman response of double-wall carbon nanotubes (DWCNT). The G-line is found to be shifting upon doping. The direction of the shift depends on if the exciting laser light is in resonance with mainly inner or outer tubes. The RBM response upon doping shows that a charge transfer from the dopant happens predominantly to the outer tubes at...

We performed molecular dynamics simulation of double walled carbon nanotube (DWCNT) oscillators under constant energy and constant temperatures with various commensurations and nanotube lengths. We clarify and resolve questions and differences raised by previous simulation results of similar systems. At constant energy, sustained oscillation is available for a wide range of initial temperatures...