Gas sensors are essential for safety and quality of life, with broad applications in industry, healthcare, and environmental monitoring. As urbanization and industrial activities intensify, the need for advanced air quality monitoring becomes critical, driving the demand for more sensitive, selective, and reliable sensors. Recent advances in nanotechnology, particularly 1D nanostructures like nanofibers and nanowires, have garnered significant interest due to their high surface area and improved charge transfer properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOne of the most critical problems faced by modern civilization is the depletion of freshwater resources due to their continuous consumption and contamination with different organic and inorganic pollutants. This paper considers the potential of already discovered MXenes in combination with carbon nanomaterials to address this problem. MXene appears to be a highly promising candidate for water purification due to its large surface area and electrochemical activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe increasing reliance on electronic technologies has elevated the urgency of effective electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials. This review explores the development and potential of magnetite-incorporated one-dimensional (1D) carbon nanostructure hybrids, focusing on their unique properties and synthesis methods. By combining magnetite's magnetic properties with the electrical conductivity and mechanical strength of carbon nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon fibers (CFs), these hybrids offer superior EMI shielding performance.
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