@article { ISI:000275755500010,
	title = {Monitoring structural defects and crystallinity of carbon nanotubes in thin films},
	journal = {Pramana-Journal of Physics},
	volume = {74},
	number = {3},
	year = {2010},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {447-455},
	publisher = {INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES},
	address = {C V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B \#8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA},
	abstract = {<p>We report the influence of catalyst formulation and reaction temperature on the formation of carbon nanotube (CNT) thin films by the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) method. Thin films of CNTs were grown on Fe-Mo/Al(2)O(3)-coated silicon wafer by thermal decomposition of methane at different temperatures ranging from 800 to 1000A degrees C. The electron microscopic investigations, SEM as well as HRTEM, of the as-grown CNT thin films revealed the growth of uniform multi-walled CNTs in abundance. The intensity ratio of D-band to G-band and FWHM of G-band through Raman measurements clearly indicated the dependency of structural defects and crystallinity of CNTs in thin films on the catalyst formulation and CVD growth temperature. The results suggest that thin films of multi-walled CNTs with negligible amount of defects in the nanotube structure and very high crystallinity can be obtained by thermal CVD process at 925A degrees C.</p>},
	keywords = {Carbon nanotubes, chemical vapour deposition, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Thin films},
	issn = {0304-4289},
	doi = {10.1007/s12043-010-0040-9},
	author = {Mahajan, S. S. and Bambole, M. D. and Gokhale, S. P. and Gaikwad, A. B.}
}
@article { ISI:000289600300032,
	title = {One-step in situ synthesis of NHx-adsorbed rhodium nanocrystals at liquid-liquid interfaces for possible electrocatalytic applications},
	journal = {Journal of Colloid and Interface Science},
	volume = {358},
	number = {1},
	year = {2011},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {238-244},
	publisher = {ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE},
	address = {525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Nearly monodisperse rhodium nanoparticles with adsorbed NHx were synthesized at the CCl4-water interface. The presence of NHx-adsorbed species was confirmed by energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studies. The synthesis of controlled size 2-38 nm rhodium particles was studied as a function of reducing agent concentration by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). HRTEM confirmed the formation of rhodium nanoparticles having fringe spacing consistent with reported Rh (1 1 1) planes. The continuity of these films over an area of 1 x 1 pm was revealed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies. The electrocatalytic application of these nanostructure Rh-NHx), thin films for formaldehyde oxidation in 0.5 M NaOH was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The Rh nanoparticles formed by the present strategy are expected to be useful for other catalytic applications also. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Hydrazine hydrate, Liquid-liquid interface, Nanoparticles, Rhodium, Thin films},
	issn = {0021-9797},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jcis.2011.02.065},
	author = {Patil, V. S. and Krishna, S. R. and Hawaldar, Ranjit R. and Gaikwad, A. B. and Sathaye, S. D. and Patil, K. R.}
}
