The doping of carbon nanotubes with nitrogen and their potential applications
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In this article, a comprehensive overview of the experimental and theoretical topics related to the introduction of nitrogen into both single and multi-walled carbon nanotube structures is provided, and a comparison with other nitrogen-doped carbon systems is also provided.About:
This article is published in Carbon.The article was published on 2010-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 505 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Carbon nanotube & Potential applications of carbon nanotubes.read more
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Nitrogen‐Doped Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Sandwiches: Facile Catalytic Growth on Bifunctional Natural Catalysts and Their Applications as Scaffolds for High‐Rate Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
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TL;DR: Nitrogen-doped aligned CNT/graphene sandwiches are rationally designed and in-situ fabricated by a facile catalytic growth on bifunctional natural catalysts that exhibit high-rate performances as scaffolds for lithium-sulfur batteries, with a high initial capacity.
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