Piotr Kowalczyk

In this chapter we describe the basics of electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process in relation to carbon nanomaterials. We start from the general description of the process and the parameters influencing it. The screening—factors Taguchi optimization method, often applied for the optimization of the EPD parameters is described. Next we discuss recent developments in the deposition of carbon nanomaterials, mainly graphene, nanotubes, nanohorns, fullerenes, and nanodiamonds. The DLVO theory is shortly discussed in application to the description of electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanomaterials. Finally, we present new results on the use of EPD for the creation of carbon nanohorn layers on hydrophobic polymers using Taguchi approach. Created layers are good starting surfaces for subsequent studies.

The Carbon Nanomaterials Sourcebook contains extensive, interdisciplinary coverage of carbon nanomaterials, encompassing the full scope of the field—from physics, chemistry, and materials science to molecular biology, engineering, and medicine—in two comprehensive volumes. Written in a tutorial style, this second volume of the sourcebook: • Focuses on nanoparticles, nanocapsules, nanofibers, nanoporous structures, and nanocomposites • Describes the fundamental properties, growth mechanisms, and processing of each nanomaterial discussed • Explores functionalization for electronic, energy, biomedical, and environmental applications • Showcases materials with exceptional properties, synthesis methods, large-scale production techniques, and application prospects • Provides the tools necessary for understanding current and future technology developments, including important equations, tables, and graphs Each chapter is dedicated to a different type of carbon nanomaterial and addresses three main areas: formation, properties, and applications. This setup allows for quick and easy search, making the Carbon Nanomaterials Sourcebook: Nanoparticles, Nanocapsules, Nanofibers, Nanoporous Structures, and Nanocomposites, Volume II a must-have reference for scientists and engineers.

As it was mentioned by Peter Harris in his fundamental book Carbon Nanotube Science, there is uncertainty surrounding the question who actually discovered CNTs, and this probably explains why no Nobel Prize has been awarded in this area. However, in the case of single-walled carbon nanohorn (SWCNH), there are no doubts that they were discovered by Iijima et al. in 1999. From that time, SWCNHs have been subjected to intensive experimental and theoretical studies. In this chapter, we discuss the synthesis and structure of SWCNHs and the morphology and application of those materials. We also discuss the process of nanowindow creation and control, SWCNH filling with, for example, fullerenes and drugs, and recent progress in the creation of realistic atomistic model of SWCNH. Finally, we discuss the most promising applications of SWCNH basing on the reports of different authors as well as on the simulation results reported in our group.