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  1. Nawarathne, C.P.; Aranda, D.G.; Hoque, A.; Dangel, G.R.; Seminario, J.M.; Alvarez, N.T. Creating covalent bonds between Cu and C at the interface of metal/open-ended carbon nanotubes.Nanoscale Adv 2024, 6, 428-442, https://doi:10.1039/d3na00500c

  2. Nawarathne, C.P.; Hoque, A.; Dangel, G.R.; Alvarez, N.T. Sidewall Chemical Bonding of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes with Metals: A Promising Route for Hybrid Materials Development. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2023, 6, 22001-22014, https://doi:10.1021/acsanm.3c04137

  3.  Huseinov, A.; Nawarathne, C.P.; Alvarez, N.T. Chemically Bonded Carbon Nanotube Film to a Nanostructured Gold Electrode for Electrochemical Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2023, 6, 20082-20088https://doi:10.1021/acsanm.3c03875

  4. Hoque, A. Huseinov, C. P. Nawarathne, and N. T. Alvarez; Synthesis of bimetallic aluminum-iron oxide nanorice, nanocubes and nanospheres; New J. Chem., 2023, 47; 14249; https://doi.org/10.1039/d3nj02090h
  5. Huseinov, A Hoque, K. A. Ruble, B. J. Dee and N. T. Alvarez; Reagentless dissolution and quantification of particulate lead in tap water via membrane electrolysis; Anal. Chem, 2023, 95, 9297; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01201
  6. Hoque, A. Ullah, P. Joshi, B. S. Guiton and N. T. Alvarez; Spherical aluminum oxide nanoparticle synthesis and monolayer film assembly; J Mat Sci, 2023, 58; 7287; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-08428-0
  7. Ruhunage, V. Dhawan, C. P. Nawarathne, A. Hoque, X. Tracy Cui and N. T. Alvarez; Evaluation of polymer-coated carbon nanotube flexible microelectrodes for biomedical applications; Bioengineering 2023, 10, 647; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10060647
  8. E Rahm, P. Gupta, V. K. Gupta, A. Huseinov, B Griesmer and N. T. Alvarez; Impact of physical and chemical parameters on square anodic stripping voltammetry for trace Pb2+ detection in water; Analyst, 2022, 147, 3542; https://doi.org/10.1039/D2AN00724J
  9. Ruhunage, V. Dhawan, T. J. McKenzie, A. Hoque, C. E. Rahm, C. P. Nawarathne, N. Ayres, X. Tracy Cui and N. T. Alvarez; Hydrophilic micro- and macroelectrodes with antibiofouling properties for biomedical applications; ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2022, 8, 2920-2931; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00173
  10. Sun, D. Damma, Z. Cao, N. T. Alvarez, V. Shanov, A. Arvanitis, P. G. Smirniotis and J. Dong; CO-promoted low-temperature conversion of CH4 to hydrogen and carbon nanotube on nanocrystalline Cr-doped ferrite catalyst; Catalyst; 2022; 169, 106475; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2022.106475
  11. Hoque, A. Ullah, B. S. Guiton and N. T. Alvarez; Premade Nanoparticle Films for the Synthesis of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes; C J of Carbon Research, 2021, 7; 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/c7040079
  12. P. Nawarathne, A. Hoque, C. Ruhunage, C. E. Rahm and N. T. Alvarez; Chemical bond formation between vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and metal substrates at low temperatures; Appl. Sci., 2021, 11; 9529; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11209529
  13. Buschbeck, Anh Duc Le, C. Kelley, Md A. Hoque, and N.T. Alvarez; Functionalized carbon nanotube microfibers for chronic neural implants, J of Neurosci Methods, 2021, 364, 109370; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109370
  14. Huseinov, B. L. Weese, B. J. Brewer and N. T. Alvarez; Near-electrode pH change for voltammetric detection of insoluble lead carbonate; Analytica Chim Acta, 2021, 1186; 339087; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2021.339087
  15. Dangel, H. Kumakli, C. Rahm, R. White and N. T. Alvarez; Nanoelectrode ensembles consisting of carbon nanotubes; Appl. Sci., 2021, 11; 8399; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188399
  16. Gupta, V. Gupta, A. Huseinov, C. E Rahm, K Gazica and N. T. Alvarez et al.; Highly sensitive non-enzymatic glucose sensor based on carbon nanotube microelectrodes set; Sensors & Actuators B, 2021, 348; 130688; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2021.130688
  17. Gupta, C. E. Rahm, B. Griesmer and N. T. Alvarez; Carbon nanotube microelectrode set: detection of biomolecules to heavy metals; ACS Analytical Chemistry, 2021, 93; 7439; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00360
  18. Gupta, C. E. Rahm, D. Jiang, V.K. Gupta, W. R. Heineman, G. Justin and N. T. Alvarez; Parts per trillion detection of heavy metals in as-in tap water using carbon nanotube microelectrodes; Analytica Chim Acta, 2021, 1155; 338353; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2021.338353
  19. O’Neill, M. B. Johnson, D. DeArmond, L. Zhang, N.T. Alvarez, V. N. Shanov and M. A. White; Thermal conductivity of 3-dimensional graphene papers, Carbon Trends 2021; 4; 100041; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cartre.2021.100041
  20. Lobo, N. T. Alvarez, V. Shanov; Hydrogen metrology in advanced carbon nanomaterials electrodes; Nanomaterials, 2021, 11; 1079; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11051079
  21. T. Alvarez, E. Buschbeck, S. Miller, A. D. Le, V. K. Gupta, I. Vilinsky, C. Ruhunage and Y. Ma; Carbon nanotube microelectrodes for neural recording and stimulation, ACS Appl. Bio Mater, 2020 3, 6478-6487; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00861
  22. Sun, A. Arvanitis, D. Damma, N. T. Alvarez, V. Shanov, P. G. Smirniotis and J. Dong; Carbon nanotube formation on Cr-Doped ferrite catalyst during water gas shift membrane reaction: mechanistic implications and extended studies on dry gas conversion; Catalyst; 2020; 10, 927; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10080927
  23. DeArmond, L. Zhang, R. Malik, K. V. Krishna Reddy, N. T. Alvarez, M. Haase, Y-Y Hsieh, S. N. Kanakaraj, N. Oslin, J. Brunemann, J. Daum and V. Shanov; Scalable CVD synthesis of three-dimensional graphene from cast catalyst; Mat. Sci. Eng. B.; 2020; 254, 114510; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2020.114510
  24. Gupta, K. Tsai, C.K. Ruhunage, V.K. Gupta, C. E. Rahm, D. Jiang, and N. T. Alvarez; Picomolar detection of neurotransmitters and in-situ cell-released dopamine monitoring at carbon-nanotube open ends; ACS Analytical Chemistry, 2020; 92; 8536-8545; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01363
  25. E. Rahm, F. Torres-Canas, P. Gupta, P. Poulin, and N. T. Alvarez; Inkjet printed multi-walled carbon nanotube sensor for the detection of lead in drinking water; Electroanalysis 2020; 32; 1533-1545; https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.202000040
  26. Gazica, E. FitzGerald, G. Dangel, E.N. Haynes, J. Yadav and N.T. Alvarez; Towards on-site detection of cadmium in human urine; J of Electroanalytical Chemistry; 2020; 859; 113808; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113808
  27. K. Adusei, S. Gbordzoe, N. T. Alvarez, V. Shanov, et. al.; Fabrication and study of supercapacitor electrodes based on oxygen plasma functionalized carbon nanotube fibers; J of Energy Chem.; 2020; 40, 120-131; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2019.03.005
  28. Gupta, R. Lazenby, C.E. Rahm, W. Heineman, E. Buschbeck, R. White, and N.T. Alvarez; Electrochemistry of controlled-diameter carbon-nanotube fibers at the cross section and the sidewall; ACS Appl Energy Mater, 2019 2, 8757-8766; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b01723
  29. K. Adusei, S.N. Kanakaraj, N.T. Alvarez, V. Shanov, et al.; A scalable nano-engineering method to synthesize 3D-graphene carbon nanotube hybrid fibers for supercapacitor applications; Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 312, 411-423; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.04.179
  30. E. Weese, R. A. Krevh, Y. Li, N. T. Alvarez, and A. E. Ross; Defect sites modulate fouling resistance on carbon nanotube fiber electrodes; ACS Sensor, 2019; 4, 1001-1007; https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.9b00161
  31. T. Alvarez, P. Miller, M Haase, R. Lobo, R. Malik, and V. Shanov; Tayloring physical properties of carbon nanotube threads during assembly; Carbon, 2019; 144; 55-62; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2018.11.036
  32. Gbordzoe, P. K. Adusei, D. Chauhan, N. T. Alvarez, M. R. Haase, K. Mansari, S. Kanakaraj, Y. Hsieh and V. Shanov; A simple two-step process for producing strong and aligned carbon nanotube-polymer composite; J of Carbon Research; 2019; 5, 35; https://doi.org/10.3390/c5030035
  33. Y. Hsieh, L. Zhang, D. DeArmond, S.N. Kanakaraj, P.K. Adusei, N.T. Alvarez; Integrated graphene-sulfur cathode and separator with plasma enhancement for Li-S batteries; Carbon; 2018; 139, 1093-1103; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2018.08.025
  34. Kanakaraj, N. Alvarez, S. Gbordzoe, M. S. Lucas, B. Maruyama, R. Noga, Y. Hsieh and V. Shanov; Improved dry spinning process at elevated temperatures from making uniform and high strength CNT fibers; Mater. Res. Express; 2018; 5, 065036; https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aac757
  35. Alvarez, R. Noga, So-R. Chae, G. Sorial, H. Ryu and V. Shanov; Heatable carbon nanotube composite membranes for sustainable recovery from biofouling; Biofouling; 2017; 33, 847-854; https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2017.1376322
  36. Zhao, D. Siebold, N. T. Alvarez, V. Shanov and W. Heyneman; Carbon nanotube thread electrochemical cell: detection of heavy metals; Anal Chem; 2017; 89, 9654-9663; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04724
  37. Keaton, N. Alvarez, V. Shanov and A. Vonderheide; Carbon nanotube fiber ionization mass spectrometry: A fundamental study of a multi-walled carbon nanotube functionalized corona discharge pin for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon analysis; J of American Society for Mass Spectrometry; 2017; 28, 2408-2413; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13361-017-1774-0
  38. Gbordzoe, S. Yarmolenko, S. Kanakaraj, M. R. Haase, N. T. Alvarez, R. Borgemenke, P. K. Adusei and V. Shanov; Effects of laser cutting on the structure al and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube assemblages Materials Science and Engineering B; 2017; 223, 143-152; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2017.06.010
  39. Zhang, D. DeArmond, N. T. Alvarez, R. Malik, N. Oslin, C. McConell, P. K. Adusei, Y. Hsieh and V. Shanov; Flexible micro-supercapacitor based on graphene with three-dimensional structure Small; 2017; 1603114; https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201603114
  40. Zhao, L. Zhang, D. Siebold, D. DeArmond, N. T. Alvarez, V. Shanov and W. R. Heineman; Electrochemical studies of three-dimensional graphene foam as an electrode material; Electroanalysis 2017; 29(6), 1506-1512; https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201700057
  41. Gbordzoe, S. Yarmolenko, Y. Hsieh, P. K. Adusei, N. T. Alvarez, S. Fialkova and V. Shanov; Three-dimensional texture analysis of aligned carbon nanotube structures; Carbon 2017; 121, 591-601; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2017.06.028
  42. Malik, L. Zhang, C. McConnell, M. Schott, Y. Hsieh, R. Noga, N. T. Alvarez and V. Shanov; Three-dimensional, free-standing polyaniline/carbon nanotube composite-based electrode for high-performance supercapacitors; Carbon; 2017; 116, 579-590; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2017.02.036
  43. Ayub, A.C. Zander, C.Q. Howard, B.S. Cazzolato, D.M. Huang, V.N. Shanov and N.T. Alvarez; Normal incidence acoustic absorption characteristics of a carbon nanotube forest. Applied Acoustics; 2017, 127, 223-239; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2017.06.012
  44. D. Keller, A. I. Zaghloul, N. T. Alvarez, R. Malik, V. Shanov, M. Schulz and D. Mast; Effects of metal nanoparticle doping and in-situ atmospheric pressure plasma treatment on carbon nanotube sheet antenna performance; IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters; 2016; PP; 1076-1079; https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2016.2621665
  45. Malik, C. McConnell, N. T. Alvarez, M. Haase, S. Gbordzoe and V. Shanov; Rapid, in-situ plasma functionalization of carbon nanotubes for improved CNT/epoxy composites; RSC Advances; 2016; 6, 108840-108850; https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA23103A
  46. Yu, N. T. Alvarez, P. Miller, R. Malik, M. R. Haase, M. Schulz, V. Shanov and X. Zhu; Mechanical strength improvements of carbon nanotube threads through epoxy cross-linking; Materials.; 2016, 9, 68 (1-12); https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9020068
  47. Bosia, E. Lepore, N. T. Alvarez, P. Miller, V. Shanov and N. Pugno; Knotted sysnthetic polymer or carbon nanotube microfibers with enhanced toughness up to 1400 J/g, Carbon; 2016, 102, 116-125; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.02.025
  48. Lu Zhang, D. DeArmond, T. Alvarez, et al.; Beyond graphene foam, a new form of three-dimensional graphene for supercapacitor electrode, J. Mater. Chem A; Materials for Energy and Sustainability; 2016; 4, 1876-1886; https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TA10031C
  49. F. Niven, M. A. White, N. T. Alvarez, et al.; Influence of annealing on thermal and electrical properties of carbon nanotube yarns, Carbon; 2016, 99, 485-490; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2015.12.014
  50. Wang, D. Zhao, N. Alvarez; et al.; Optically transparent carbon nanotube film electrode for thin layer spectroelectrochemistry; Anal Chem; 2015; 87, 9687-9695; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01784
  51. Haase, N. T. Alvarez, R. Malik, M. Schulz, V. Shanov; Unifying the templating effects of anodized porous alumina on metal nanoparticles for carbon nanotube synthesis; J. Nanopart Res 2015; 17, 359 (1-8); https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-015-3159-2
  52. Koo, R. Malik, N. T. Alvarez, et al.; Free-standing carbon nanotube-titania photoactive sheets; J Colloid and Intef. Sci.; 2015; 448; 148-155; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2015.02.022
  53. Sullivan, J., Schulz, N. T. Alvarez et al.; Carbon nanotube fabric cooling system for firefighters and first responders: modeling and simulations; J. of Fiber Bioeng and Informatics, 2015; 8, 1-12; https://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi03201501
  54. T. Alvarez, P. Miller, et al.; Carbon nanotube assembly at near-industrial natural-fiber spinning rates; Carbon, 2015; 86, 350-357; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2015.01.058
  55. Zhang, N. T. Alvarez, et al.; A corrugated graphene-carbon nanotube composite as electrode material, Nanolife; 2014, 4, 1441019; https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793984414410190
  56. Lu Zhang, T. Alvarez, et al.; Preparation and characterization of graphene paper for electromagnetic interference and shielding, Carbon; 2015, 82, 353-359; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.10.080
  57. Song, A. Hehr, V. Shanov, N. T. Alvarez, et al.; Carbon nanotube sensor thread for distributed strain and damage monitoring on IM7/977-3 composites; Smart Materials and Structures; 2014, 23, 075008; https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/23/7/075008
  58. Koo, R. Malik, N. T. Alvarez, et al.; Aligned carbon nanotube/copper sheets: a new electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction to hydrocarbons; RSC Advances; 2014, 4, 16362-16367; https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA00618F
  59. T. Alvarez, V. Sahnov, et al.; Polymer coating of carbon nanotube fibers for electrical microcables; Nanomater.; 2014, 4, 879-893, 2014; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano4040879
  60. Zhao, X. Guo, T. Wang, N. T. Alvarez, B. Heyneman et al.; Simultaneous detection of heavy metals by anodic stripping voltammetry using carbon nanotube thread, Electroanalysis; 2014, 26 488-496; https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201300511
  61. Keller, A. I. Zaghloul, V. Shanov, M. J. Schulz, D. B. Mast and N. T. Alvarez; Electromagnetic simulation and measurement of carbon nanotube thread dipole antennas; IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology; 2014, 13, 394-403; https://doi.org/10.1109/TNANO.2014.2306330
  62. Shanov, Cho, W., Malik, R.; N. T. Alvarez, et al., CVD growth, characterization and applications of carbon nanostructured materials; Surface and Coatings Technology; 2013, 230, 77-86; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.06.017
  63. Guo, W. H. Lee, Noe Alvarez et al., Detection of trace zinc by an electrochemical microsensor based on carbon nanotube threads; Electroanalysis; 2013, 25, 1-6; https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201300074
  64. D. Keller, N. T. Alvarez et al.; Radiation performance of polarization selective carbon nanotube sheet patch antennas; IEEE Transaction on Antennas and Propagation; 2013, PP 99,1-8; https://doi.org/DOI 10.1109/TAP.2013.2287272
  65. T. Alvarez, Feng Li, Cary L. Pint, John T. Mayo, Ezekial Fisher, James M. Tour, Vicki Colvin and Robert H. Hauge; Uniform large diameter carbon nanotubes in vertical arrays from near-monodisperse pre-made nanopaticles; Chemistry of Materials; 2011, 23, 3466-3475; https://doi.org/10.1021/cm200664g
  66. T. Alvarez, C. E. Hamilton, C. L. Pint, A. Orbaek, J. Yao, A. R. Barron, J. M. Tour and R. H. Hauge; Wet catalyst support films for production of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces; 2010, 2(7), 1851-1856; https://doi.org/10.1021/am100128m
  67. T. Alvarez, A. Orbaek, A. R. Barron, J. M. Tour and R. H. Hauge; Dendrimer assisted Fe nanoparticle monolayer self-assembly for vertical array of carbon nanotube growth; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces; 2010, 2(1), 15-18; https://doi.org/10.1021/am900666w
  68. L. Pint, Y. Q. Xu, S. Moghazi, T. Cherukuri, N. T. Alvarez, S. K. Dorn, J. Kono, M. Pasquali and R. H. Hauge, Dry contact transfer printing of aligned carbon nanotube patterns and characterization of their optical properties for diameter distribution and alignment; ACS Nano; 2010, 4, 1131-1145; https://doi.org/10.1021/nn9013356
  69. T. Alvarez , C. L. Pint, R. H. Hauge and J. M. Tour; Abrasion as a catalyst deposition technique for carbon nanotube growth; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2009, 131, 15041-15048; https://doi.org/10.1021/ja905681a
  70. L. Pint, N. T. Alvarez and R. H. Hauge, “Odako” growth of dense array of single-walled carbon nanotubes bound to carbon surfaces; Nano Research; 2009, 2, 526-534; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-009-9050-7
  71. T. Alvarez, C. Kitrell, H. K. Schmidt, R. H. Hauge, P. S. Engel and J. M. Tour; Selective photochemical functionalization of surfactant-dispersed single wall carbon nanotubes in water; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2008, 130 14227-14233; https://doi.org/10.1021/ja804164y
  72. Peng, N. T. Alvarez, C. Kittrell, R. H. Hauge and H. K. Schmidt; Dielectrophoresis field flow fractionation of single-walled carbon Nanotubes; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2006, 8396-8397; https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0621501
  73. W. Darbeau, N. T. Alvarez, G. A. Trahan, F. R. Fronczek; Investigating the reaction of N-carbobenzoxy-O-carbobenzoxy- hydroxylamine with dimethyl sulfoxide: formation of S,S-Dimethyl-N-[(phenylmethoxy)- carbonyl]sulfoximine; Journal of Organic Chemistry; (2005), 70(23), 9599-9602; https://doi.org/10.1021/jo051158a
  74. W. Darbeau, N. T. Alvarez, R. N. Aymond, N-Nitrosoamide-mediated N → O nitroso transfer to alcohols with subsequent denitroxylation; Journal of Organic Chemistry; (2005), 70(8), 3225-3230; https://doi.org/10.1021/jo050011g

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. Ayub; A. C. Zander; C. Q. Howard; B. S Cazzolato; D. M. Huang, N. T. Alvarez and V. N Shanov; Acoustic absorption behaviour of tall carbon nanotube forest; Proceedings of Acoustics 2016, 2016; 1-10.
  2. Gao; A. Zubair; J. Robinson; X. He; C. Young; D. E. Tsentalovich; N. Alvarez; R. H. Hauge; M. Pasquali; J. Kono; Polarization dependent terahertz spectroscopy of macroscopically aligned carbon nanotubes; Optical Society of America; 2015, Stu2H.6.
  3. Ayub; A. C. Zander; C. Q. Howard; B. S Cazzolato; V. N Shanov; N. T. Alvarez; D. M. Huang; Acoustic absorption behaviour of carbon nanotube arrays; Inter-Noise and Noise-Con Congress and Conference Proceedings 2014; 249 (7), 929-938.
  4. T. Alvarez, et al.; Carbon Nanotube fiber spinning, densification, doping and coating for microcable manufacturing; WSEAS Proceedings 2013, 336-341.
  5. R Malik, T. Alvarez, et al.; Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Functionalization of Dry-spun Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Sheets and its application in CNT-Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Composites; Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2013, 1574, DOI:10.1557/opl.2013.701.
  6. Malik,N. T. Alvarez, et al.; Manufacturing and applications of carbon nanotube sheet; WSEAS Proceedings 2013, 327-335.
  7. J. Schulz, Z. Yin,N. T. Alvarez, et al.; Teaching nanoscale engineering to accelerate academic–industrial innovation; WSEAS Proceedings 2013, 18-27.
  8. J. Schulz, V. Shanov,N. T. Alvarez, et al.; Carbon nanotube superfiber development, WSEAS Proceedings 2013, 291-304.
  9. Shanov,R. Malik, N. T. Alvarez, M. Haase, B. Ruff, Y. Song, B. Suberu, D. Shereen, D. Mast, M. Schulz; Carbon nanotube sheet processing, characterization and applications; SAMPE Proceedings 2012.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. N. T. Alvarez, S. Kanakaraj, K. Gazica, Q. Yu, S. Bordzoe and V. Shanov; Carbon nanotube fiber strength improvements: crosslinking and densification; book chapter in Nanotube Superfiber Materials, science to commercialization book, Elsevier 2019; 313-333.
  2. R Malik, C McConnell, L Zhang, R Borgemenke, R Kleismit, R Wolf, N. T. Alvarez; Processing and Applications of CNT Sheets in Advanced Composite Materials; Nanotube Superfiber Materials, Elsevier 2019; 383-429.
  3. M Haase, SN Kanakaraj, N.T. Alvarez, V Shanov; Tomography of Carbon Nanotube Materials; Nanotube Superfiber Materials, Elsevier 2019; 185-203.
  4. L Zhang, PK Adusei, Y Fang, N Alvarez, V Shanov; Fiber-Like Supercapacitor Devices Based on CNT and Graphene; Nanotube Superfiber Materials, Elsevier 2019; 625-641.
  5. SD Keller, AI Zaghloul, V Shanov, MJ Schulz, D Mast, NT Alvarez, R Malik; Design and Development of Carbon Nanotube Antennas; Nanotube Superfiber Materials, Elsevier 2019; 489-509.
  6. P. K. Adusey, Y. Y. Hsieh, S. N. Kankaraj, Y. Fang, K. Johnson, N. T. Alvarez and V. Shanov; Fiber supercapacitors based on carbon nanotube-PANI composites; book chapter in Science, technology and advanced application of supercapacitors; INTECH open science – open minds 2018.
  7. S. N. Kankaraj, P. K. Adusey, Y. Y. Hsieh, Y. Fang, N. T. Alvarez and V. Shanov; Fabric-integrated  ionic liquid based supercapacitor as a tunable and flexible power source; book chapter in Science, technology and advanced application of supercapacitors; INTECH open science – open minds 2018.
  8. S. Gbordzoe, R. Malik, N. Alvarez, R. Wolf, and V. Shanov; Flexible low-voltage carbon nanotube heaters and their applications; book chapter in Advance in carbon nanotsructures, INTECH open science – open minds 2016.
  9. N. T. Alvarez, V. Shanov, et al., Carbon nanotube fiber doping, book chapter in Nanotube Superfiber Materials book, Elsevier 2013.
  10. R. Malik, N. T. Alvarez, M. Haase et al., Carbon Nanotube Sheet: Procesing, characterization and applications, book chapter in Nanotube Superfiber Materials book, Elsevier 2013.
  11. M. J. Schulz, B. Ruff, N.T. Alvarez et al., New applications and techniques for nanotube superfiber development, book chapter in Nanotube Superfiber Materials book, Elsevier 2013