A review of recent work on using metal–organic frameworks to grow carbon nanotubes

Abstract

The carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been regarded as a class of one-dimensional carbon nanomaterial of sp2-hybridized structure that could be constructed with a very large length-to-diameter ratio, which is...

Two-dimensional conductive phthalocyanine-based metal–organic frameworks for electrochemical nitrite sensing

“…17 However, great challenges remain for conventional MOFs due to their poor conductive/electronic properties, so the usage of MOFs in electrochemical applications is dramatically limited. [18][19][20][21] To remove the above challenges, several strategies were put forward, such as (i) pyrolysis of MOFs, in which the carbonized MOFs possessed metal-doped or multi-atom-doped porous carbon, enhancing their electrocatalytic activity; 22,23 (ii) preparation of MOF-based hybrids, with conductive supports (carbon nanotube, graphene, metal foams, etc.) introduced for promoting their electrical conductivity; 24,25 (iii) synthesis of novel conductive MOFs, which can improve the electron transfer capacity directly without pre-treatments.…”

A conductive polymer composed of a cellulose-based flexible film and carbon nanotubes

“…CNTs have huge application potential in the development of basic electrochemical and (bio)electronic devices because of their unique structure, electrical and mechanical properties. [28][29][30] CP synthesized by CF and CNTs has excellent exibility and certain conductivity, and shows good sensing ability under a certain range of strain/stress and human activity conditions.…”

Nitrogen–phosphorus doped graphitic nano onion-like structures: experimental and theoretical studies

“…25 Recently, extensive investigations on the facile in situ synthesis of heteroatom doped carbon nanomaterials for effective catalytic applications have been reported. [26][27][28] Chen et al 29 reported the synthesis of carbon spheres codoped with N and P. They used aniline monomers and phytic acid as nitrogen and phosphorus sources, respectively; their resulting material showed excellent electrocatalytic ORR and OER properties. They also reported using copoded carbon spheres as an electrocatalyst to develop a rechargeable Zn-air battery showing excellent battery performance and cycling stability.…”