Advances in Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanomaterials: Methods and Applications
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "2D and Carbon Nanomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2023) | Viewed by 2363
Special Issue Editor
Interests: carbon nanomaterials; carbon nanotubes; graphene; chemical functionalization; Raman spectroscopy; growth kinetics; electronic properties
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Carbon nanomaterials have attracted the attention of researchers because of their unique physical characteristics, which give rise to extraordinary growth kinetics and electronic properties. The growth kinetics and electronic properties of pristine and functionalized carbon nanomaterials can be investigated by state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques, such as Raman spectroscopy, near-edge X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy (NEXAFS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), and optical absorption spectroscopy (OAS). Raman spectroscopy is a nondestructive tool to analyze the electronic and vibronic properties of carbon nanomaterials. The modifications of spectra, such as shifts in peak shapes, are a sign of changes in the properties. NEXAFS studies the near-band-edge fine structure of carbon nanomaterials and the modifications of spectra, testifying to changes in local environments, i.e., the formation of chemical bonds. Photoemission spectroscopy, such as XPS and UPS, investigates the bonding environments and electronic properties of carbon nanomaterials. The observed shifts in peaks, and changes in spectral width and shapes, are considered to be the alteration of properties. OAS spectroscopy shows the modifications of peak positions and widths of peaks in cases of changes in the electronic properties. Spectroscopic methods are used in various applications, and are used to test the chemical and physical properties of carbon nanomaterials and devices in situ, i.e., in the process of device construction. This makes the change from lab to industrial scale more possible. In many research fields, such as those that study solar cells, electrochemical energy storage devices, catalysts, and sensors, spectroscopic methods of investigation of embedded carbon nanomaterials are applied at a large scale, which leads to industrial application.
This Special Issue will focus on the applications of chemically functionalized carbon nanomaterials, as well as advances and new perspectives. Chemically functionalized carbon nanomaterials include carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphene nanoribbons, 2D heterostructures, fullerenes, nanodiamonds, and other novel nanostructures. The Special Issue is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent and forthcoming progress in the field. It will help researchers to quickly find and identify related and relevant publications for their own work on carbon nanomaterials.
We invite interested authors to submit their original experimental and theoretical papers, as well as review articles themed within the subject, for inclusion in this Special Issue, which will boost the visibility of their work.
Dr. Marianna Kharlamova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carbon nanotube
- spectroscopy
- carbon nanomaterial
- growth kinetics
- electronic properties
- acceptor
- donor
- doping
- physical properties
