Kyushu University · Materials Science
Professor Naotoshi Nakashima's research lab specializes in the development and application of advanced carbon nanomaterials, particularly carbon nanotubes and graphene-based composites, for energy conversion and storage technologies. The lab focuses on enhancing the performance of electrocatalysts through innovative hybrid materials design, including metal nanoparticle loading on functionalized carbon nanotubes and the integration of proton-conductive polymers like polybenzimidazole (PBI) for high-temperature fuel cells. A key research direction involves understanding and exploiting the strong interfacial interactions between nanomaterials and functional molecules or polymers to improve dispersion, stability, and catalytic efficiency. The lab also investigates novel catalyst systems, such as IrOx–TiO2–Ti composites, for efficient and durable oxygen evolution reactions in acidic environments.
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Abstract In this communication, we describe the finding that sonication of solid single-walled carbon nanotubes (p-SWNT) in an aqueous solution of a pyrene-carrying ammonium ion 1 gave a transparent dispersion/solution of the nanotubes, which was characterized by transmission electron microscopy, UV-vis absorption, fluorescence and 1H NMR spectroscopies. We showed evidence for the interaction of the nanotube sidewall and the pyrene moiety in the aqueous dispersion/solution.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTOptical microscopic study of helical superstructures of chiral bilayer membranesN. Nakashima, S. Asakuma, and T. KunitakeCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 2, 509–510Publication Date (Print):January 1, 1985Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 January 1985https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00288a043https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00288a043research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views926Altmetric-Citat
Abstract Transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy have revealed that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules dissolve single-walled carbon nanotubes in an aqueous solution.
A newly designed and fabricated novel nanocomposite composed of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), poly(benzimidazole) (PBI), and Pt nanoparticles. This composite is fabricated by the preparation of PBI-wrapped MWNTs (MWNT/PBI), followed by Pt loading onto the MWNT/PBI. As a result of the PBI wrapping, the loading efficiency of the Pt nanoparticles onto the MWNTs is dramatically improved up to 58.8% compared to that of the pristine MWNTs (41.0%). The process also allows homogeneous Pt immobil
Toward the next generation fuel cell systems, the development of a novel electrocatalyst for the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) is crucial to overcome the drawbacks of the present electrocatalyst. As a conductive supporting material for the catalyst, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as a promising candidate, and many attempts have been carried out to introduce CNT, in place of carbon black. On the other hand, as a polymer electrolyte, polybenzimidazoles (PBIs) have been recognized as a
Iridium oxide (IrOx)-based materials are the most suitable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts for water electrolysis in acidic media. There is a strong demand from industry for improved performance and reduction of the Ir amount. Here, we report a composite catalyst, IrOx–TiO2–Ti (ITOT), with a high concentration of active OH species and mixed valence IrOx on its surface. We have discovered that the obtained ITOT catalyst shows an outstanding OER activity (1.43 V vs RHE at 10 mA cm–2) in
Composite polymer gels composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and CNTs exhibit a repeatable volume phase transition between shrinkage and swelling upon ON/OFF NIR laser-light irradiation. The volume change is repeatable for more than 1200 cycles, indicating that the gel has an extremely high durability. The local and transient heat via the irradiation raised the temperature at the spot area in the gel through a photothermal conversion effect of the CNTs, thus inducing this volume change.
Abstract Anion‐exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have emerged as an alter‐native technology to overcome the technical and cost issues of proton‐exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In this study, we describe a new electrocatalyst for AEMFCs composed of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), KOH‐doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) and platinum nanoparticles (Pt), in which the CNTs are wrapped by KOH‐doped PBI at a nanometer thickness and Pt is efficiently loaded on the wrapping layer. In the electrocatalyst, i
Abstract Electron microscopy showed the growth of vesicles of chiral ammonium amphiphiles to helical aggregates. The transformation was determined by the physical state and the chemical structure of the components.
ConspectusCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been central materials in nanoscience and nanotechnologies. Single-walled CNTs (SWCNTs) consisting of a cylindrical graphene show a metallic (met) or semiconducting (sc) property depending on their rolling up manner (chirality). The sc-SWCNTs show characteristic chirality-dependent optical properties of their absorption and photoluminescence (PL) in the near-infrared (NIR) region. These are derived from their highly π-conjugated structures having semiconduc
Abstract In this review article, we describe i) a strategy for individual solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in water or organic solvents and ii) some fundamental properties and applications of the solubilized SWNTs.
Recent developments of non-covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) require a systematic understanding of the interaction between molecule and CNTs (CNT-molecular interaction); however, it has been difficult to evaluate the "net" interaction between the CNTs and molecules. We now use silica gel particles coated with the pristine single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in a monolayer fashion as the stationary phase of a HPLC column. The newly developed column (SWNT-column) worked as a
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been in the forefront of nanoscience and nanotechnology because of their remarkable electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties and specific functions. CNTs have high potentials for possible applications in the fields of energy, electronics, IT, and materials. However, because of the insolubility of the nanotubes in solvents, chemical, biochemical, and biological (medical) approaches using these materials have been rather limited. Soluble CNTs in aqueous and organ
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