Structural energy harvesting composite materials

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Peer reviewed articles (37)

Origin of the electrocatalytic activity in carbon nanotube fiber counter-electrodes for solar-energy conversion

Author(s): Alba Martínez-Muíño, Moumita Rana, Juan J. Vilatela, Rubén D. Costa
Published in: Nanoscale Advances, 2/10, 2020, Page(s) 4400-4409, ISSN 2516-0230
Publisher: RSC
DOI: 10.1039/d0na00492h

Photoelectrocatalytic detection of NADH on n-type silicon semiconductors facilitated by carbon nanotube fibers

Author(s): Melisa del Barrio, Moumita Rana, Juan José Vilatela, Encarnación Lorenzo, Antonio L. De Lacey, Marcos Pita
Published in: Electrochimica Acta, 377, 2021, Page(s) 138071, ISSN 0013-4686
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138071

A Route to High-Toughness Battery Electrodes

Author(s): Nicola Boaretto, Jesús Almenara, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2/8, 2019, Page(s) 5889-5899, ISSN 2574-0962
Publisher: ACS
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b00906

Transparent and flexible high-power supercapacitors based on carbon nanotube fibre aerogels

Author(s): Evgeny Senokos, Moumita Rana, Maria Vila, Julio Fernandez-Cestau, Rubén D. Costa, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan Jose Vilatela
Published in: Nanoscale, 12/32, 2020, Page(s) 16980-16986, ISSN 2040-3364
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04646a

Pore structure and electrochemical properties of CNT-based electrodes studied by in situ small/wide angle X-ray scattering

Author(s): Cleis Santos, Evgeny Senokos, Juan Carlos Fernández-Toribio, Álvaro Ridruejo, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan José Vilatela
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7/10, 2019, Page(s) 5305-5314, ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c9ta01112a

Damage-tolerant, laminated structural supercapacitor composites enabled by integration of carbon nanotube fibres

Author(s): Moumita Rana, Yunfu Ou, Chenchen Meng, Federico Sket, Carlos González, Juan J Vilatela
Published in: Multifunctional Materials, 3/1, 2020, Page(s) 015001, ISSN 2399-7532
Publisher: IOP
DOI: 10.1088/2399-7532/ab686d

Tough sheets of nanowires produced floating in the gas phase

Author(s): Richard S. Schäufele, Miguel Vazquez-Pufleau, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Materials Horizons, 7/11, 2020, Page(s) 2978-2984, ISSN 2051-6347
Publisher: RSC
DOI: 10.1039/d0mh00777c

High rate hybrid MnO 2 @CNT fabric anodes for Li-ion batteries: properties and a lithium storage mechanism study by in situ synchrotron X-ray scattering

Author(s): Moumita Rana, Venkata Sai Avvaru, Nicola Boaretto, Víctor A. de la Peña O'Shea, Rebeca Marcilla, Vinodkumar Etacheri, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7/46, 2019, Page(s) 26596-26606, ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/C9TA08800H

Controlled electrochemical functionalization of CNT fibers: Structure-chemistry relations and application in current collector-free all-solid supercapacitors

Author(s): Evgeny Senokos, Moumita Rana, Cleis Santos, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Carbon, 142, 2019, Page(s) 599-609, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2018.10.082

Low-energy consumption, free-form capacitive deionization through nanostructured networks

Author(s): Cleis Santos, Inés V. Rodríguez, Julio J. Lado, María Vila, Enrique García-Quismondo, Marc A. Anderson, Jesús Palma, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Carbon, 176, 2021, Page(s) 390-399, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.01.148

Revealing the Mechanism of Electrochemical Lithiation of Carbon Nanotube Fibers

Author(s): Nicola Boaretto, Moumita Rana, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan José Vilatela
Published in: ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3/9, 2020, Page(s) 8695-8705, ISSN 2574-0962
Publisher: ACS
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c01267

Interfacial studies in CNT fibre/TiO2 photoelectrodes for efficient H2 production

Author(s): Alicia Moya, Mariam Barawi, Belén Alemán, Patrick Zeller, Matteo Amati, Alfonso Monreal-Bernal, Luca Gregoratti, Víctor A. de la Peña O’Shea, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 268, 2020, Page(s) 118613, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.118613

Understanding cooperative loading in carbon nanotube fibres through in-situ structural studies during stretching

Author(s): Juan C. Fernández-Toribio, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Cleis Santos, Álvaro Ridruejo, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Carbon, 156, 2020, Page(s) 430-437, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.09.070

Carbon nanotube synthesis and spinning as macroscopic fibers assisted by the ceramic reactor tube

Author(s): X. Rodiles, V. Reguero, M. Vila, B. Alemán, L. Arévalo, F. Fresno, V. A. de la Peña O’Shea, J. J. Vilatela
Published in: Scientific Reports, 9/1, 2019, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45638-6

Carbon nanotube fibers with martensite and austenite Fe residual catalyst: room temperature ferromagnetism and implications for CVD growth

Author(s): B. Alemán, R. Ranchal, V. Reguero, B. Mas, J. J. Vilatela
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5/22, 2017, Page(s) 5544-5550, ISSN 2050-7534
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/C7TC01199G

Fractal carbon nanotube fibers with mesoporous crystalline structure

Author(s): H. Yue, V. Reguero, E. Senokos, A. Monreal-Bernal, B. Mas, J.P. Fernández-Blázquez, R. Marcilla, J.J. Vilatela
Published in: Carbon, 122, 2017, Page(s) 47-53, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.06.032

Large area photoelectrodes based on hybrids of CNT fibres and ALD-grown TiO 2

Author(s): A. Moya, N. Kemnade, M. R. Osorio, A. Cherevan, D. Granados, D. Eder, J. J. Vilatela
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5/47, 2017, Page(s) 24695-24706, ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/C7TA08074C

Large-Area, All-Solid, and Flexible Electric Double Layer Capacitors Based on CNT Fiber Electrodes and Polymer Electrolytes

Author(s): Evgeny Senokos, Víctor Reguero, Laura Cabana, Jesús Palma, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan José Vilatela
Published in: Advanced Materials Technologies, 2/7, 2017, Page(s) 1600290, ISSN 2365-709X
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
DOI: 10.1002/admt.201600290

Large Area Schottky Junctions between ZnO and CNT Fibres

Author(s): Alfonso Monreal-Bernal, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: ChemPlusChem, 2018, ISSN 2192-6506
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201700522

Gas-phase functionalization of macroscopic carbon nanotube fiber assemblies: reaction control, electrochemical properties, and use for flexible supercapacitors

Author(s): Daniel Iglesias, Evgeny Senokos, Belen Aleman, Laura Cabana, Cristina Navio, Rebeca Marcilla, Maurizio Prato, Juan J. Vilatela, Silvia Marchesan
Published in: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b15973

Manganese dioxide decoration of macroscopic carbon nanotube fibers: From high-performance liquid-based to all-solid-state supercapacitors

Author(s): Afshin Pendashteh, Evgeny Senokos, Jesus Palma, Marc Anderson, Juan J. Vilatela, Rebeca Marcilla
Published in: Journal of Power Sources, 372, 2017, Page(s) 64-73, ISSN 0378-7753
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.10.068

Structural composites for multifunctional applications: Current challenges and future trends

Author(s): C. González, J.J. Vilatela, J.M. Molina-Aldareguía, C.S. Lopes, J. LLorca
Published in: Progress in Materials Science, 89, 2017, Page(s) 194-251, ISSN 0079-6425
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2017.04.005

Interconnected metal oxide CNT fibre hybrid networks for current collector-free asymmetric capacitive deionization

Author(s): Cleis Santos, Julio J. Lado, Enrique García-Quismondo, Inés V. Rodríguez, Daniel Hospital-Benito, Jesús Palma, Marc A. Anderson, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6/23, 2018, Page(s) 10898-10908, ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c8ta01128a

Tensile properties of carbon nanotube fibres described by the fibrillar crystallite model

Author(s): Juan C. Fernández-Toribio, Belén Alemán, Álvaro Ridruejo, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Carbon, 133, 2018, Page(s) 44-52, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.006

Pore structure and electrochemical properties of CNT-based electrodes studied by in situ small/wide angle X-ray scattering

Author(s): Cleis Santos, Evgeny Senokos, Juan Carlos Fernández-Toribio, Álvaro Ridruejo, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan José Vilatela
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7/10, 2019, Page(s) 5305-5314, ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c9ta01112a

Interlaminar toughening in structural carbon fiber/epoxy composites interleaved with carbon nanotube veils

Author(s): Yunfu Ou, Carlos González, Juan José Vilatela
Published in: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 124, 2019, Page(s) 105477, ISSN 1359-835X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.105477

Energy storage in structural composites by introducing CNT fiber/polymer electrolyte interleaves

Author(s): Evgeny Senokos, Yunfu Ou, Juan Jose Torres, Federico Sket, Carlos González, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Scientific Reports, 8/1, 2018, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21829-5

Morphology, thermal, and crystallization analysis of polylactic acid in the presence of carbon nanotube fibers with tunable fiber loadings through polymer infiltration

Author(s): Hangbo Yue, Juan P. Fernández-Blázquez, Juan J. Vilatela, Ernesto Pérez
Published in: Polymer Crystallization, 2019, Page(s) e10081, ISSN 2573-7619
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/pcr2.10081

A perspective on high-performance CNT fibres for structural composites

Author(s): Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Juan José Vilatela
Published in: Carbon, 150, 2019, Page(s) 191-215, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.04.113

Composite Fabrics of Conformal MoS 2 Grown on CNT Fibers: Tough Battery Anodes without Metals or Binders

Author(s): Moumita Rana, Nicola Boaretto, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Maria Vila Santos, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan Jose Vilatela
Published in: ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4/6, 2021, Page(s) 5668-5676, ISSN 2574-0962
Publisher: ACS
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c00482

Understanding interlaminar toughening of unidirectional CFRP laminates with carbon nanotube veils

Author(s): Y. Ou, C. Gonzáéz, J.J. Vilatela
Published in: Composites Part B, 2020, ISSN 1359-8368
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108372

Molecular characterization of macroscopic aerogels of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Author(s): Belén Alemán, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Carbon, 149, 2019, Page(s) 512-518, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.04.061

Simultaneous improvements in conversion and properties of molecularly controlled CNT fibres

Author(s): Anastasiia Mikhalchan, María Vila, Luis Arévalo, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Carbon, 179, 2021, Page(s) 417-424, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.04.033

Identification of Collapsed Carbon Nanotubes in High-Strength Fibers Spun from Compositionally Polydisperse Aerogels

Author(s): María Vila, Seungki Hong, Seunggyu Park, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Bon-Cheol Ku, Jun Yeon Hwang, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021, ISSN 2574-0970
Publisher: ACS
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.1c00969

Interfacially-grafted single-walled carbon nanotube / poly (vinyl alcohol) composite fibers

Author(s): Won Jun Lee, Adam J. Clancy, Juan C. Fernández-Toribio, David B. Anthony, Edward R. White, Eduardo Solano, Hannah S. Leese, Juan J. Vilatela, Milo S.P. Shaffer
Published in: Carbon, 146, 2019, Page(s) 162-171, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.01.075

Controlled Nucleation and Growth of Carbon Nitride Films on CNT Fiber Fabric for Photoelectrochemical Applications

Author(s): Neeta Karjule, Moumita Rana, Menny Shalom, Jesús Barrio, Juan José Vilatela
Published in: Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2021, Page(s) 2000265, ISSN 2366-7486
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202000265

Macroscopic yarns of FeCl3-intercalated collapsed carbon nanotubes with high doping and stability

Author(s): Cristina Madrona, María Vila, Freddy E. Oropeza, Víctor A. de la Peña O’Shea, Juan J. Vilatela
Published in: Carbon, 173, 2021, Page(s) 311-321, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.10.052