Contents of Volume 43

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 43 Number 1 M. Baibarac, L. Mihut, N. Preda, I. Baltog, J.Y. Mevellec and S. Lefrant

1

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering studies on C60 fullerene self-assemblies

R. Yang, X. Qiu, H. Zhang, J. Li, W. Zhu, Z. Wang, X. Huang and L. Chen

11

Monodispersed hard carbon spherules as a catalyst support for the electrooxidation of methanol

O.N. Kononova, A.G. Kholmogorov, N.V. Danilenko, S.V. Kachin, Y.S. Kononov and Zh.V. Dmitrieva

17

Sorption of gold and silver on carbon adsorbents from thiocyanate solutions

Y.J. Kim, T.S. Shin, H.D. Choi, J.H. Kwon, Y.-C. Chung and H.G. Yoon

23

Electrical conductivity of chemically modified multiwalled carbon nanotube/ epoxy composites

Y. Li, K. Wang, J. Wei, Z. Gu, Z. Wang, J. Luo and D. Wu

31

Tensile properties of long aligned double-walled carbon nanotube strands

S. Kawasaki, Y. Matsuoka, T. Yokomae, Y. Nojima, F. Okino, H. Touhara and H. Kataura

37

XRD and TEM study of high pressure treated single-walled carbon nanotubes and C60-peapods

Y. Liu and L. Gao

47

A study of the electrical properties of carbon nanotube-NiFe2O4 composites: Effect of the surface treatment of the carbon nanotubes

O. Paris, C. Zollfrank and G.A. Zickler

53

Decomposition and carbonisation of wood biopolymers—a microstructural study of softwood pyrolysis

R. Khanna, V. Sahajwalla and R.H. Hurt

67

An atomistic technique for simulating non-covalent interactions in large ensembles of high-molecular-weight polyaromatics

X.B. Hu, B.Y. Zhao, Y.P. Song, B. Huang, G. Cheng and K.A. Hu

79

Improving the performance of carbon composites by liquid phase activated sintering of MCMBs doped with Ti/Ni or Fe/Ni

T. Szabo´, A. Szeri and I. De´ka´ny

87

Composite graphitic nanolayers prepared by self-assembly between finely dispersed graphite oxide and a cationic polymer

Y.-S. Bae and C.-H. Lee

95

Sorption kinetics of eight gases on a carbon molecular sieve at elevated pressure

S. Luo, D. Huang, Y. Huang, X. Dou and X. Zhao

109

Orderly evolution in the morphology of the anode deposit in hydrogen arc discharge

A. Braun, F.E. Huggins, N. Shah, Y. Chen, S. Wirick, S.B. Mun, C. Jacobsen and G.P. Huffman

117

Advantages of soft X-ray absorption over TEM-EELS for solid carbon studies—a comparative study on diesel soot with EELS and NEXAFS

B. Fathollahi, P.C. Chau and J.L. White

125

Injection and stabilization of mesophase pitch in the fabrication of carbon– carbon composites. Part I. Injection process

B. Fathollahi, P.C. Chau and J.L. White

135

Injection and stabilization of mesophase pitch in the fabrication of carbon– carbon composites: Part II. Stabilization process

B. Fathollahi, B. Jones, P.C. Chau and J.L. White

143

Injection and stabilization of mesophase pitch in the fabrication of carbon– carbon composites. Part III: Mesophase stabilization at low temperatures and elevated oxidation pressures

T.I.T. Okpalugo, P. Papakonstantinou, H. Murphy, J. McLaughlin and N.M.D. Brown

153

High resolution XPS characterization of chemical functionalised MWCNTs and SWCNTs

Y.J. Kim, H.J. Lee, S.W. Lee, B.W. Cho and C.R. Park

163

Effects of sulfuric acid treatment on the microstructure and electrochemical performance of a polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon anode

M. Koyama, H. Hatta and H. Fukuda

171

Effect of temperature and layer thickness on these strengths of carbon bonding for carbon/carbon composites V

doi:10.1016/S0008-6223(05)00549-X

D.A. Stevens and J.R. Dahn

179

Thermal degradation of the support in carbon-supported platinum electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells

J.R. Gaier, N.F. Ditmars and A.R. Dillon

189

Aqueous electrochemical intercalation of bromine into graphite fibers

X.S. Du, M. Xiao, Y.Z. Meng and A.S. Hay

195

Direct synthesis of poly(arylenedisulfide)/carbon nanosheet composites via the oxidation with graphite oxide

J. Goel, K. Kadirvelu, C. Rajagopal and V.K. Garg

197

Removal of mercury(II) from aqueous solution by adsorption on carbon aerogel: Response surface methodological approach

L.A. Montoro, R.C.Z. Lofrano and J.M. Rosolen

200

Synthesis of single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes by arc-water method

H. Shioyama

203

The production of a sheath around a stacked-cup carbon nanofiber

H. Gan, H. Liu, Y. Li, L. Gan, L. Jiang, T. Jiu, N. Wang, X. He and D. Zhu

205

Fabrication of fullerene nanotube arrays using a template technique

A. Bagreev, J.A. Menendez, I. Dukhno, Y. Tarasenko and T.J. Bandosz

208

Oxidative adsorption of methyl mercaptan on nitrogen-enriched bituminous coalbased activated carbon

L. Shi, Y. Gu, L. Chen, Z. Yang, J. Ma and Y. Qian

211

Synthesis and characterization of superconducting NbC nanotubes

H. Marsh

215

Book review

217

Tanso 214 Abstracts

Letters to the Editor

Number 2 K. McGuire, N. Gothard, P.L. Gai, M.S. Dresselhaus, G. Sumanasekera and A.M. Rao

219

Synthesis and Raman characterization of boron-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes

H.H. Kuo, J.H. Chern Lin and C.P. Ju

229

Effect of carbonization rate on the properties of a PAN/phenolic-based carbon/ carbon composite

A.W. Kandas, I. Gokhan Senel, Y. Levendis and 241 A.F. Sarofim

Soot surface area evolution during air oxidation as evaluated by small angle X-ray scattering and CO2 adsorption

K. Kuwana, H. Endo, K. Saito, D. Qian, R. Andrews and E.A. Grulke

253

Catalyst deactivation in CVD synthesis of carbon nanotubes

B. Petrova, T. Budinova, N. Petrov, 261 M.F. Yardim, E. Ekinci and M. Razvigorova

Effect of different oxidation treatments on the chemical structure and properties of commercial coal tar pitch

N. Nishiyama, T. Zheng, Y. Yamane, Y. Egashira and K. Ueyama

269

Microporous carbons prepared from cationic surfactant–resorcinol/formaldehyde composites

R.M. Sullivan

275

A model for the oxidation of carbon silicon carbide composite structures

T. Chang, G. Li and X. Guo

287

Elastic axial buckling of carbon nanotubes via a molecular mechanics model

Y. Li, X.B. Zhang, X.Y. Tao, J.M. Xu, W.Z. Huang, J.H. Luo, Z.Q. Luo, T. Li, F. Liu, Y. Bao and H.J. Geise

295

Mass production of high-quality multi-walled carbon nanotube bundles on a Ni/Mo/MgO catalyst

G.A. Abbas, S.S. Roy, P. Papakonstantinou and 303 J.A. McLaughlin

Structural investigation and gas barrier performance of diamond-like carbon based films on polymer substrates

311

Experimental study of industrial scale fullerene production by combustion synthesis

H. Takehara, M. Fujiwara, M. Arikawa, M.D. Diener and J.M. Alford

VI

R. Barthos, D. Me´hn, A. Demortier, N. Pierard, 321 Y. Morciaux, G. Demortier, A. Fonseca and J.B. Nagy

Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes by using alkyl-halides

F. Winter, G. Leendert Bezemer, C. van der Spek, J.D. Meeldijk, A. Jos van Dillen, J.W. Geus and K.P. de Jong

327

TEM and XPS studies to reveal the presence of cobalt and palladium particles in the inner core of carbon nanofibers

X. Wu and L.R. Radovic

333

Catalytic oxidation of carbon/carbon composite materials in the presence of potassium and calcium acetates

G. Tang, X. Ma, M. Sun and X. Li

345

Mechanical characterization of ultra-thin fluorocarbon films deposited by R.F. magnetron sputtering

H. Hatta, K. Taniguchi and Y. Kogo

351

Compressive strength of three-dimensionally reinforced carbon/carbon composite

D. Nguyen-Thanh and T.J. Bandosz

359

Activated carbons with metal containing bentonite binders as adsorbents of hydrogen sulfide

Y. Lu, Z. Zhu and Z. Liu

369

Carbon-encapsulated Fe nanoparticles from detonation-induced pyrolysis of ferrocene

E. Flahaut, Ch. Laurent and A. Peigney

375

Catalytic CVD synthesis of double and triple-walled carbon nanotubes by the control of the catalyst preparation

J.L. Braun, K.M. Holtman and J.F. Kadla

385

Lignin-based carbon fibers: Oxidative thermostabilization of kraft lignin

Y.W. Zhu, F.C. Cheong, T. Yu, X.J. Xu, C.T. Lim, J.T.L. Thong, Z.X. Shen, C.K. Ong, Y.J. Liu, A.T.S. Wee and C.H. Sow

395

Effects of CF4 plasma on the field emission properties of aligned multi-wall carbon nanotube films

V.V. Kovalevski, A.V. Prikhodko and P.R. Buseck

401

Diamagnetism of natural fullerene-like carbon

K. Jian, H. Xianyu, J. Eakin, Y. Gao, G.P. Crawford and R.H. Hurt

407

Orientationally ordered and patterned discotic films and carbon films from liquid crystal precursors

R. Ce´olin, J. Ll. Tamarit, M. Barrio, D.O. Lo´pez, P. Espeau, H. Allouchi and R.J. Papoular

417

Solid state studies of the C60. 2(CH3)CCl3 solvate

A. Kromka, J. Breza, M. Kadlecı´kova´, J. Janı´k and F. Balon

425

Identification of carbon phases and analysis of diamond/substrate interfaces by Raman spectroscopy

A. Okamoto and H. Shinohara

431

Control of diameter distribution of single-walled carbon nanotubes using the zeolite-CCVD method under atmospheric pressure

K. Kwok and W.K.S. Chiu

437

Growth of carbon nanotubes by open-air laser-induced chemical vapor deposition

Z. Wang, Y. Wu, W. Zhang, L. Sun, J. Han, S. He, R. Lu, Z. Zhu, Y. Chen, X. Wu and G. Hu

447

Catalytic synthesis of carbon nanotubes under ion irradiation

N. Sano

450

Separated syntheses of Gd-hybridized single-wall carbon nanohorns, single-wall nanotubes and multi-wall nanostructures by arc discharge in water with support of gas injection

Letters to the Editor

Number 3 Review Paper C. Moreno-Castilla and F.J. Maldonado-Ho´dar 455

Carbon aerogels for catalysis applications: An overview

VII

Regular papers J.R. Rangel-Mendez and F.S. Cannon

467

Improved activated carbon by thermal treatment in methane and steam: Physicochemical influences on MIB sorption capacity

J. Wu, O. Claesson, I. Fangmark and L.-G. Hammarstrom

481

A systematic investigation of the overall rate coefficient in the Wheeler–Jonas equation for adsorption on dry activated carbons

S.C. Ho, J.H. Chern Lin and C.P. Ju

491

Effect of carbonization on mechanical and tribological behavior of a copper– phenolic-based friction material

M. Hirata, T. Gotou and M. Ohba

503

Thin-film particles of graphite oxide. 2: Preliminary studies for internal micro fabrication of single particle and carbonaceous electronic circuits

D.W. Mazyck, F.S. Cannon, M.T. Bach and L.R. Radovic

511

The role of calcium in high pH excursions for reactivated GAC

H. Yusa and T. Watanuki

519

X-ray diffraction of multiwalled carbon nanotube under high pressure: Structural durability on static compression

N. Tonanon, A. Siyasukh, W. Tanthapanichakoon, H. Nishihara, S.R. Mukai and H. Tamon

525

Improvement of mesoporosity of carbon cryogels by ultrasonic irradiation

M. Kumar and Y. Ando

533

Controlling the diameter distribution of carbon nanotubes grown from camphor on a zeolite support

R. Basumatary, P. Dutta, M. Prasad and K. Srinivasan

541

Thermal modeling of activated carbon based adsorptive natural gas storage system

C. Merino, P. Soto, E. Vilaplana-Ortego, J.M. Gomez de Salazar, F. Pico and J.M. Rojo

551

Carbon nanofibres and activated carbon nanofibres as electrodes in supercapacitors

H.-Y. Liu, K.-P. Wang and H. Teng

559

A simplified preparation of mesoporous carbon and the examination of the carbon accessibility for electric double layer formation

C.M. Gonza´lez-Garcı´a, M.L. Gonza´lez-Martı´n, 567 R. Denoyel, A.M. Gallardo-Moreno, L. Labajos-Broncano and J.M. Bruque

Adsorption enthalpies of sodium dodecyl sulphate onto carbon blacks in the low concentration range

W. Chen, F.S. Cannon and J.R. Rangel-Mendez 573

Ammonia-tailoring of GAC to enhance perchlorate removal. I: Characterization of NH3 thermally tailored GACs

W. Chen, F.S. Cannon and J.R. Rangel-Mendez 581

Ammonia-tailoring of GAC to enhance perchlorate removal. II: Perchlorate adsorption

M.J. Prauchner, V.M.D. Pasa, S. Otani and C. Otani

591

Biopitch-based general purpose carbon fibers: Processing and properties

B.G. Min, T.V. Sreekumar, T. Uchida and S. Kumar

599

Oxidative stabilization of PAN/SWNT composite fiber

S. Collura, N. Chaoui, B. Azambre, G. Finqueneisel, O. Heintz, A. Krzton, A. Koch and J.V. Weber

605

Influence of the soluble organic fraction on the thermal behaviour, texture and surface chemistry of diesel exhaust soot

E. Borowiak-Palen, M.H. Ru¨mmeli, M. Knupfer, 615 G. Behr, K. Biedermann, T. Gemming, R.J. Kalenczuk and T. Pichler

Bulk quantity and physical properties of boron nitride nanocapsules with a narrow size distribution

L. Li, F. Li, C. Liu and H.-M. Cheng

623

Synthesis and characterization of double-walled carbon nanotubes from multiwalled carbon nanotubes by hydrogen-arc discharge

P. Ciambelli, D. Sannino, M. Sarno, A. Fonseca 631 and J.B. Nagy

Selective formation of carbon nanotubes over Co-modified beta zeolite by CCVD

VIII

G.I. Titelman, V. Gelman, S. Bron, R.L. Khalfin, 641 Y. Cohen and H. Bianco-Peled

Characteristics and microstructure of aqueous colloidal dispersions of graphite oxide

D.A. Heller, P.W. Barone and M.S. Strano

651

Sonication-induced changes in chiral distribution: A complication in the use of single-walled carbon nanotube fluorescence for determining species distribution

L. Huang, S.P. Lau, D.G. McCulloch, W.H. Zhong, C.Q. Sun, Y.Q. Fu and B.K. Tay

654

Self-organized carbon nanotubes grown at the grain boundary of iron-nitride

A. Linares-Solano and F. Stoeckli

658

Commentary on the paper ‘‘On the adsorption affinity coefficient of carbon dioxide in microporous carbons’’ by E.S. Bickford et al. (Carbon 2004; 42: 1867–71)

D. Nepal, D.S. Kim and K.E. Geckeler

660

A facile and rapid purification method for single-walled carbon nanotubes

Z.-G. Zhao, L.-J. Ci, H.-M. Cheng and J.-B. Bai

663

The growth of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with different morphologies on carbon fibers

Letters to the Editor

M. Alfe`, R. Barbella, A. Bruno, P. Minutolo and 665 A. Ciajolo

Solution behaviour of C60 fullerene in N-Methylpyrrolidinone/toluene mixtures

J. Li and Q. Zhang

667

Room-temperature negative differential conductance in carbon nanotubes

Y. Yu, L.-L. Ma, W.-Y. Huang, F.-P. Du, J.C. Yu, J.-G. Yu, J.-B. Wang and P.-K. Wong

670

Sonication assisted deposition of Cu2O nanoparticles on multiwall carbon nanotubes with polyol process

675

Tanso 215—Abstracts

Number 4 T.J. Bandosz, J. Jagiello, C. Contescu and L.R. Radovic

679

Obituary

P. Delhae`s, M. Trinquecoste, J.-F. Lines, A. Cosculluela, J.-M. Goyhe´ne`che and M. Couzi

681

Chemical vapor infiltration of C/C composites: Fast densification processes and matrix characterizations

H. Okuno, A. Palnichenko, J.-F. Despres, J.-P. Issi and J.-C. Charlier

692

Synthesis of graphite polyhedral crystals using a combustion flame method

J.H. Park, J.H. Choi, J.-S. Moon, D.G. Kushinov, J.-B. Yoo, C.Y. Park, J.-W. Nam, C.K. Lee, J.H. Park and D.H. Choe

698

Simple approach for the fabrication of carbon nanotube field emitter using conducting paste

G.Y. Chen, V. Stolojan, S.R.P. Silva, H. Herman and S. Haq

704

Carbon spheres generated in
dusty plasmas’

R. Moret, T. Wa˚gberg and B. Sundqvist

709

Influence of the pressure–temperature treatment on the polymerization of C60 single crystals at 2GPa–700K

A. Mayer

717

Transfer-matrix simulations of electronic transport in single-wall and multi-wall carbon nanotubes

F.-H. Ko, C.-Y. Lee, C.-J. Ko and T.-C. Chu

727

Purification of multi-walled carbon nanotubes through microwave heating of nitric acid in a closed vessel

T.-M. Wu, Y.-W. Lin and C.-S. Liao

734

Preparation and characterization of polyaniline/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites

J. Sa´nchez-Gonza´lez, A. Macı´as-Garcı´a, M.F. Alexandre-Franco and V. Go´mez-Serrano

741

Electrical conductivity of carbon blacks under compression

IX

Q. Yang, W. Chen, C. Xiao, R. Sammynaiken and A. Hirose

748

Synthesis of diamond films and nanotips through graphite etching

T. Luo, J. Liu, L. Chen, S. Zeng and Y. Qian

755

Synthesis of helically coiled carbon nanotubes by reducing ethyl ether with metallic zinc

Q.Z. Xue and X. Zhang

760

Anomalous electrical transport properties of amorphous carbon films on Si substrates

L. Babout, P.M. Mummery, T.J. Marrow, A. Tzelepi and P.J. Withers

765

The effect of thermal oxidation on polycrystalline graphite studied by X-ray tomography

T.X. Nguyen and S.K. Bhatia

775

Characterization of activated carbon fibers using argon adsorption

E. Raymundo-Pin˜ero, P. Azaı¨s, T. Cacciaguerra, 786 D. Cazorla-Amoro´s, A. Linares-Solano and F. Be´guin

KOH and NaOH activation mechanisms of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with different structural organisation

R. Dubrovsky, V. Bezmelnitsyn and Yu. Sokolov 796

Reduction of cathode carbon deposit by buffer gas outflow

E.V. Skokan, I.V. Arkhangelskii, D.E. Izotov, N.V. Chelovskaya, M.M. Nikulin and Yu.A. Velikodnyi

803

S. Lagorsse, A. Leite, F.D. Magalha˜es, 809 N. Bischofberger, J. Rathenow and A. Mendes W.-J. Hsieh, S.-H. Lai, L.-H. Chan, K.-L. Chang and Han-C.-C. Shih

820

Stability of hexagonal modification of fullerite C60

Novel carbon molecular sieve honeycomb membrane module: configuration and membrane characterization Cathodoluminescence and electron field emission of boron-doped a-C:N films

S. Yang, X. Chen, S. Motojima and M. Ichihara 827

Morphology and microstructure of spring-like carbon micro-coils/nano-coils prepared by catalytic pyrolysis of acetylene using Fe-containing alloy catalysts

D.-W. Kim, L.-H. Chen, J.F. AuBuchon, 835 I.-C. Chen, S.-H. Jeong, I.K. Yoo and S. Jin

Prevention of Si-contaminated nanocone formation during plasma enhanced CVD growth of carbon nanotubes

I. Nova´k, I. Krupa and I. Janigova´

841

Hybrid electro-conductive composites with improved toughness, filled by carbon black

H. Li, J. Li and C. Gu

849

Local field emission from individual vertical carbon nanofibers grown on tungsten filament

J.-i. Miyamoto, H. Kanoh and K. Kaneko

855

The addition of mesoporosity to activated carbon fibers by a simple reactivation process

M.A. Dar, S.G. Ansari, H.K. Seo, G.S. Kim, Y.-S. Kim, S.K. Kulkarni and H.S. Shin

858

Low melting temperature thin coating of zinc on Si(100) for diamond film growth

S. Xu, F. Li and R. Wei

861

Preparation of novel RuB amorphous alloy catalyst supported on carbon nanotubes

H. Okuno, J.-P. Issi and J.-C. Charlier

864

Catalyst assisted synthesis of carbon nanotubes using the oxy-acetylene combustion flame method

´ lvarez, M.C. Blanco-Lo´pez, S. A A.J. Miranda-Ordieres, A.B. Fuertes and T.A. Centeno

866

Electrochemical capacitor performance of mesoporous carbons obtained by templating technique

T. Braun, H. Rausch and J. Mink

870

Raman spectroscopy of the effect of reactor neutron irradiation on the structure of polycrystalline C60

873 V. Datsyuk, C. Guerret-Pie´court, S. Dagre´ou, L. Billon, J.-C. Dupin, E. Flahaut, A. Peigney and C. Laurent

Double walled carbon nanotube/polymer composites via in-situ nitroxide mediated polymerisation of amphiphilic block copolymers

Letters to the Editor

X

876

Extremely high microporosity and sharp pore size distribution of a large surface area carbon prepared in the nanochannels of zeolite Y

X. Peng, Z. Luan, Z. Di, Z. Zhang and C. Zhu 880

Carbon nanotubes-iron oxides magnetic composites as adsorbent for removal of Pb(II) and Cu(II) from water

L.J. Ci, Z.G. Zhao and J.B. Bai

883

Direct growth of carbon nanotubes on the surface of ceramic fibers

S.-H. Lee, K. Miyazawa and R. Maeda

887

C60 nanowhisker synthesis using a microchannel reactor

A. Yasuda

889

Chemical synthesis scheme for a C60 fullerene

N.J. Welham and N. Setoudeh

892

Highly adsorbent carbon formed by ball milling

K. Matsuoka, Y. Yamagishi, T. Yamazaki, N. Setoyama, A. Tomita and T. Kyotani

Number 5 P.A. Georgiev, D.K. Ross, A. De Monte, U. Montaretto-Marullo, R.A.H. Edwards, A.J. Ramirez-Cuesta, M.A. Adams and D. Colognesi

895

In situ inelastic neutron scattering studies of the rotational and translational dynamics of molecular hydrogen adsorbed in single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)

L.R. Radovic

907

The mechanism of CO2 chemisorption on zigzag carbon active sites: A computational chemistry study

S. Yang, X. Chen, M. Kusunoki, K. Yamamoto, 916 H. Iwanaga and S. Motojima

Microstructure and microscopic deposition mechanism of twist-shaped carbon nanocoils based on the observation of helical nanoparticles on the growth tips

A. Concheso, R. Santamarı´a, C. Blanco, R. Mene´ndez, J.M. Jime´nez-Mateos, R. Alca´ntara, P. Lavela and J.L. Tirado

923

Composite electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries obtained by metal oxide addition to petroleum vacuum residua

J. Hahn, J.-E. Yoo, J. Han, H.B. Kwon and J.S. Suh

937

Field emission from the film of the finely dispersed arc discharge black core material

M. Jasien´ko-Hałat and K. Kez dzior

944

Comparison of molecular sieve properties in microporous chars from low-rank bituminous coal activated by steam and carbon dioxide

M.V. Korobov, A.G. Bogachev, A.A. Popov, V.M. Senyavin, E.B. Stukalin, A.V. Dzyabchenko, V.A. Davydov, L.S. Kashevarova, A.V. Rakhmanina and V. Agafonov

954

Relative stability of polymerized phases of C60: Depolymerization of a tetragonal phase

M. Sa´nchez-Polo, R. Leyva-Ramos and J. Rivera-Utrilla

962

Kinetics of 1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulphonic acid ozonation in presence of activated carbon

970 L. Tapaszto´, K. Kerte´sz, Z. Ve´rtesy, Z.E. Horva´th, A.A. Koo´s, Z. Osva´th, Zs. Sa´rko¨zi, Al. Darabont and L.P. Biro´

Diameter and morphology dependence on experimental conditions of carbon nanotube arrays grown by spray pyrolysis

´ vila-Brande, E. Urones-Garrote, D. A N. Ayape-Katcho, A. Go´mez-Herrero, A.R. Landa-Ca´novas and L.C. Otero-Dı´az

978

Amorphous carbon nanostructures from chlorination of ferrocene

F. Larouche, O. Smiljanic, X. Sun and B.L. Stansfield

986

Solutal Be´nard–Marangoni instability as a growth mechanism for single-walled carbon nanotubes

´ . Kukovecz, T. Kanyo´, Z. Ko´nya and I. Kiricsi 994 A

Long-time low-impact ball milling of multi-wall carbon nanotubes

A. Dailly, L. Balan, J. Ghanbaja, P. Willmann 1001 and D. Billaud

Group 15 element–graphite composites synthesized by reduction of chlorides by KC8: Characterization and electrochemical lithiation

Y. Dai, C.X. Yan, A.Y. Li, Y. Zhang and S.H. Han

Effects of hydrogen on electronic properties of doped diamond

1009

XI

Y. Wang, Z. Iqbal and S. Mitra

1015

Microwave-induced rapid chemical functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes

H. Qiu, L. Han and L. Liu

1021

Properties and microstructure of graphitised ZrC/C or SiC/C composites

C. Jin, J. Wang, M. Wang, J. Su and L.-M. Peng

1026

In-situ studies of electron field emission of single carbon nanotubes inside the TEM

J.-X. Xiao, Y. Zhang, C. Wang, J. Zhang, C.-M. Wang, Y.-X. Bao and Z.-G. Zhao

1032

Adsorption of cationic–anionic surfactant mixtures on activated carbon

A. Ansari, A. Bagreev and T.J. Bandosz

1039

Effect of adsorbent composition on H2S removal on sewage sludge-based materials enriched with carbonaceous phase

1049 T. Shimada, T. Sugai, C. Fantini, M. Souza, L.G. Canc¸ado, A. Jorio, M.A. Pimenta, R. Saito, A. Gru¨neis, G. Dresselhaus, M.S. Dresselhaus, Y. Ohno, T. Mizutani and H. Shinohara

Origin of the 2450 cm)1 Raman bands in HOPG, single-wall and double-wall carbon nanotubes

T. Beechem, K. Lafdi and A. Elgafy

1055

Bubble growth mechanism in carbon foams

A.K. Naskar, R.A. Walker, S. Proulx, D.D. Edie and A.A. Ogale

1065

UV assisted stabilization routes for carbon fiber precursors produced from meltprocessible polyacrylonitrile terpolymer

W. Lisowski, E.G. Keim, A.H.J. van den Berg 1073 and M.A. Smithers

Structural and chemical evolution of single-wall carbon nanotubes under atomic and molecular deuterium interaction

Z. Li-yun, Z. Li-xin, W. Yi-zao, W. Yu-lin and X. Wei-hao

1084

Three dimensionally braided carbon fabric-reinforced nylon composites prepared by in situ polymerization

X. Wu, A.K. Kercher, V. Schwartz, S.H. Overbury and T.R. Armstrong

1087

Activated carbons for selective catalytic oxidation of hydrogen sulfide to sulfur

L. Xu, W. Zhang, Q. Yang, Y. Ding, W. Yu and Y. Qian

1090

A novel route to hollow and solid carbon spheres

G. Finqueneisel, T. Zimny and J.V. Weber

1093

On the prediction of adsorption isotherms of methanol/water vapour mixtures on microporous activated carbon

Y. Shin, C. Wang, X.S. Li and G.J. Exarhos

1096

Synthesis of supported carbon nanotubes in mineralized silica–wood composites

X.-Y. Guo

1098

Macroscopic multi-branched carbon trees generated from chemical vapor deposition of toluene

L. Guan, Z. Shi and Z. Gu

1101

Exfoliation of single-walled carbon nanotube bundles under electron beam irradiation

Z. Lou, C. Chen, Q. Chen and J. Gao

1104

Formation of variously shaped carbon nanotubes in carbon dioxide–alkali metal (Li, Na) system

1109 Y. Han, C. Gao, H. Ma, J. Luo, A. Hao, Y. Li, X. Li, J. Liu, M. Li, H. Liu, H. Xie and G. Zou

Exploring pressure-induced phase transitions of C3N4 with graphite structure by electrical resistance measurements

1111

High-capacity negative electrode materials composed of Si–C–O glass-like compounds and exfoliated graphite for lithium ion battery

Letters to the Editor

H. Konno, T. Morishita, S. Sato, H. Habazaki and M. Inagaki

Number 6 A.I. Savvatimskiy

1115

Measurements of the melting point of graphite and the properties of liquid carbon (a review for 1963–2003)

XII

V.M. Gun’ko, R. Leboda, J. SkubiszewskaZiez ba, B. Charmas and P. Oleszczuk

1143

Carbon adsorbents from waste ion-exchange resins

J.G. Wiltshire, L.J. Li, A.N. Khlobystov, C.J. 1151 Padbury, G.A.D. Briggs and R.J. Nicholas

Magnetic separation of Fe catalyst from single-walled carbon nanotubes in an aqueous surfactant solution

F. Su, L. Lv, T.M. Hui and X.S. Zhao

Phenol adsorption on zeolite-templated carbons with different structural and surface properties

1156

O. Ponomarenko, M.W. Radny and P.V. Smith 1165

Structure and energetics of hydrogenated and dehydrogenated carbon tori

C.R. Rambo, J. Cao, O. Rusina and H. Sieber 1174

Manufacturing of biomorphic (Si,Ti,Zr)-carbide ceramics by sol–gel processing

F. Stoeckli and T.A. Centeno

1184

On the determination of surface areas in activated carbons

S. Ferro, M. Dal Colle and A. De Battisti

1191

Chemical surface characterization of electrochemically and thermally oxidized boron-doped diamond film electrodes

M. Francke, H. Hermann, R. Wenzel, G. Seifert and K. Wetzig

1204

Modification of carbon nanostructures by high energy ball-milling under argon and hydrogen atmosphere

E. Tamburri, S. Orlanducci, M.L. Terranova, F. Valentini, G. Palleschi, A. Curulli, F. Brunetti, D. Passeri, A. Alippi and M. Rossi

1213

Modulation of electrical properties in single-walled carbon nanotube/conducting polymer composites

A. Zolochevsky, J.G. Hop, T. Foosnæs and H.A. Øye

1222

Rapoport–Samoilenko test for cathode carbon materials—II. Swelling with external pressure and effect of creep

T. Yamamoto, A. Endo, T. Ohmori and M. Nakaiwa

1231

The effects of different synthetic conditions on the porous properties of carbon cryogel microspheres

G.Y. Li, P.M. Wang and X. Zhao

1239

Mechanical behavior and microstructure of cement composites incorporating surface-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes

D. Hulicova, K. Hosoi, S.-i. Kuroda and A. Oya

1246

Carbon nanotubes prepared from three-layered copolymer microspheres of acrylonitrile and methylmethacrylate

F. Zhang, J. Shen, J. Sun, Y.Q. Zhu, G. Wang and G. McCartney

1254

Conversion of carbon nanotubes to diamond by spark plasma sintering

D.J. Guo and H.L. Li

1259

Highly dispersed Ag nanoparticles on functional MWNT surfaces for methanol oxidation in alkaline solution

H. Allouche and M. Monthioux

1265

Chemical vapor deposition of pyrolytic carbon on carbon nanotubes. Part 2. Texture and structure

C.P. Marshall, G.S. Kamali Kannangara, R. Alvarez and M.A. Wilson

1279

Characterisation of insoluble charcoal in Weipa bauxite

M. Bououdina, D. Grant and G. Walker

1286

Effect of processing conditions on unsupported Ni-based catalysts for graphiticnanofibre formation

C. Vix-Guterl, E. Frackowiak, K. Jurewicz, M. Friebe, J. Parmentier and F. Be´guin

1293

Electrochemical energy storage in ordered porous carbon materials

O. Barbieri, M. Hahn, A. Herzog and R. Ko¨tz 1303

Capacitance limits of high surface area activated carbons for double layer capacitors

J.T. Titantah and D. Lamoen

1311

sp3/sp2 characterization of carbon materials from first-principles calculations: X-ray photoelectron versus high energy electron energy-loss spectroscopy techniques

H. Kajiura, A. Nandyala and A. Bezryadin

1317

Quasi-ballistic electron transport in as-produced and annealed multiwall carbon nanotubes

Letters to the editor

XIII

L. To´th, P.B. Barna, R.T.K. Baker, N.M. Rodriguez and Z. Paa´l

1320

Electron microscopic study of Rh/Graphite nanofiber samples treated in H2

S.-D. Wang, M.-H. Chang, J.-J. Cheng, H.-K. 1322 Chang and K.M.-D. Lan

Unusual morphologies of carbon nanoparticles obtained by arc discharge in deionized water

Y. Li, X.B. Zhang, X.Y. Tao, J.M. Xu, F. Chen, 1325 L.H. Shen, X.F. Yang, F. Liu, G.V. Tendeloo and H.J. Geise

Single phase MgMoO4 as catalyst for the synthesis of bundled multi-wall carbon nanotubes by CVD

W. Wang, J.Y. Huang, D.Z. Wang and Z.F. Ren

1328

Low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis of multiwall carbon nanotubes

B. Rousseau, H. Estrade-Szwarckopf, S. Bonnamy, M. Gouider, Y. Berthier and P. Jacquemard

1331

Optical and scanning electron microscopies cross-fertilization: Application to worn carbon/carbon composite surface studies

Y. Yamauchi, T. Hino, K. Ohzeki, Y. Kubota and S. Deyama

1334

Gas desorption behavior of graphite anodes used for lithium ion secondary batteries

L. Ravagnan, F. Siviero, C.S. Casari, A. Li Bassi, C. Lenardi, C.E. Bottani and P. Milani

1337

Photo-induced production of sp-hybridized carbon species from Ag-coated polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)

Number 7 B.C. Liu, T.J. Lee, S.I. Jung, C.Y. Park, Y.H. Choa and C.J. Lee

1341

Synthesis of well-aligned carbon nanotubes with open tips

L. Lafi, D. Cossement and R. Chahine

1347

Raman spectroscopy and nitrogen vapour adsorption for the study of structural changes during purification of single-wall carbon nanotubes

S. Wu, L. Mo, Z. Shui and Z. Chen

1358

Investigation of the conductivity of asphalt concrete containing conductive fillers

D. Cao and J. Wu

1364

Modeling the selectivity of activated carbons for efficient separation of hydrogen and carbon dioxide

M.J. Lo´pez, I. Cabria, N.H. March and J.A. Alonso

1371

Structural and thermal stability of narrow and short carbon nanotubes and nanostrips

Y.S. Song and J.R. Youn

1378

Influence of dispersion states of carbon nanotubes on physical properties of epoxy nanocomposites

Q. Guo, Q. Yang, C. Yi, L. Zhu and Y. Xie

1386

Synthesis of carbon nitrides with graphite-like or onion-like lamellar structures via a solvent-free route at low temperatures

Z.P. Guo, Z.W. Zhao, H.K. Liu and S.X. Dou

1392

Electrochemical lithiation and de-lithiation of MWNT–Sn/SnNi nanocomposites

G. Gupta and A.D. Rey

1400

Texture modeling in carbon–carbon composites based on mesophase precursor matrices

L. Meljac, L. Perier-Camby and G. Thomas

1407

Calorimetric study of reactions occurring between impregnated activated fibres and hydrogen sulphide

W. Zhu, J.C. Groen, A.v. Miltenburg, F. Kapteijn and J.A. Moulijn

1416

Comparison of adsorption behaviour of light alkanes and alkenes on Kureha activated carbon

C.P. Chang, C.L. Lu, F.L. Shyu, R.B. Chen, Y.C. Huang and M.F. Lin

1424

Magnetoelectronic properties of the AB-stacked graphite

E. Pamuła and P.G. Rouxhet

1432

Influence of surface properties of carbon fibres on the adsorption of catalase

G. Ning, F. Wei, G. Luo and Y. Jin

1439

Online BET analysis of single-wall carbon nanotube growth and its effect on catalyst reactivation XIV

P. Garcı´a, A. Molina and F. Mondrago´n

1445

Desorption activation energy distribution function of nitric oxide chemisorbed on carbonaceous materials at 373 K

L. Kim, E.-m. Lee, S.-J. Cho and J.S. Suh

1453

Diameter control of carbon nanotubes by changing the concentration of catalytic metal ion solutions

G. Bongiorno, M. Blomqvist, P. Piseri, P. Milani, C. Lenardi, C. Ducati, T. Caruso, P. Rudolf, S. Wachtmeister, S. Csillag and E. Coronel

1460

Nanostructured CNx (0 < x < 0.2) films grown by supersonic cluster beam deposition

M. Liu, Y. Yang, T. Zhu and Z. Liu

1470

Chemical modification of single-walled carbon nanotubes with peroxytrifluoroacetic acid

X.-B. Xu, Z.-M. Li, M.-B. Yang, S. Jiang and 1479 R. Huang

The role of the surface microstructure of the microfibrils in an electrically conductive microfibrillar carbon black/poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polyethylene composite

M. Holzapfel, C. Jost, A. Prodi-Schwab, F. Krumeich, A. Wu¨rsig, H. Buqa and P. Nova´k

1488

Stabilisation of lithiated graphite in an electrolyte based on ionic liquids: an electrochemical and scanning electron microscopy study

M.A.L. Manchado, L. Valentini, J. Biagiotti and J.M. Kenny

1499

Thermal and mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes– polypropylene composites prepared by melt processing

J.R. Hahn

1506

Kinetic study of graphite oxidation along two lattice directions

M. Kang, Y.-S. Bae and C.-H. Lee

1512

Effect of heat treatment of activated carbon supports on the loading and activity of Pt catalyst

Y. Shu and S.T. Oyama

1517

Synthesis, characterization, and hydrotreating activity of carbon-supported transition metal phosphides

Y.V. Basova, D.D. Edie, P.Y. Badheka and H.-C. Bellam

1533

The effect of precursor chemistry and preparation conditions on the formation of pore structure in metal-containing carbon fibers

X. Lu, H. Li, B. Sun, Z. Shi and Z. Gu

1546

Selective reduction and extraction of Gd@C82 and Gd2@C80 from soot and the chemical reaction of their anions

S. Liu and R.J. Wehmschulte

1550

A novel hybrid of carbon nanotubes/iron nanoparticles: iron-filled nodulecontaining carbon nanotubes

C. Li, D. Wang, X. Wang and J. Liang

1557

Controlled electrochemical oxidation for enhancing the capacitance of carbon nanotube composites

L. Xu, J. Liu, J. Du, Y. Peng and Y. Qian

1560

A self-assembly template approach to form hollow hexapod-like, flower-like and tube-like carbon materials

S.R. Mukai, H. Nishihara, T. Yoshida, K.-i. Taniguchi and H. Tamon

1563

Morphology of resorcinol–formaldehyde gels obtained through ice-templating

G.H. Deng, X. Xiao, J.H. Chen, X.B. Zeng, D.L. He and Y.F. Kuang

1566

A new method to prepare RuO2 Æ xH2O/carbon nanotube composite for electrochemical capacitors

Y. Kimura, T. Sato and C. Kaito

1570

Production of diamond and solid-solution nanoparticles in the carbon–silicon system using radio-frequency plasma

Y. Liu and Z. Shen

1574

Preparation of carbon microcoils and nanocoils using activated carbon nanotubes as catalyst support

K. Matsui, L.J. Lanticse, Y. Tanabe, E. Yasuda and M. Endo

1577

Stress graphitization of C/C composite reinforced by carbon nanofiber

Letters to the Editor

XV

H. Jian-Feng, Z. Xie-Rong, L. He-Jun, L. Ke-Zhi and X. Xin-Bo

1580

Oxidation behavior of SiC–Al2O3-mullite multi-coating coated carbon/carbon composites at high temperature

1584

New carbon materials, 2005, 20(1)—Abstracts

1589

Tanso 216—Abstracts

Number 8 A. Centrone, L. Brambilla, T. Renouard, L. Gherghel, C. Mathis, K. Mu¨llen and G. Zerbi

1593

Structure of new carbonaceous materials: The role of vibrational spectroscopy

M. Kalba´cˇ, L. Kavan, L. Juha, S. Civisˇ, M. Zukalova´, M. Bittner, P. Kuba´t, V. Vorlı´cˇek and L. Dunsch

1610

Transformation of fullerene peapods to double-walled carbon nanotubes induced by UV radiation

Y. Bin, K. Oishi, A. Koganemaru, D. Zhu and M. Matsuo

1617

Catalytic effect of nickel under carbonization of polyimide films

A. Szabo´, A. Fonseca, J. B.Nagy, Ph. Lambin 1628 and L.P. Biro´

Structural origin of coiling in coiled carbon nanotubes

C. Amovilli and N.H. March

1634

Long-range forces between C nanotubes and between C cages: Some polarizability bounds and scaling approximations yielding interaction energies at intermediate separations

D. Lozano-Castello, J. Alcaniz-Monge, D. Cazorla-Amoro´s, A. Linares-Solano, W. Zhu, F. Kapteijn and J.A. Moulijn

1643

Adsorption properties of carbon molecular sieves prepared from an activated carbon by pitch pyrolysis

M. Inagaki, F. Kojin, B. Tryba and M. Toyoda

1652

Carbon-coated anatase: the role of the carbon layer for photocatalytic performance

C.S. Chen, X.H. Chen, L.S. Xu, Z. Yang and W.H. Li

1660

Modification of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with fatty acid and their tribological properties as lubricant additive

Y. Ma, Z. Hu, K. Huo, Y. Lu, Y. Hu, Y. Liu, 1667 J. Hu and Y. Chen

A practical route to the production of carbon nanocages

K. Ohzeki, Y. Saito, B. Golman and K. Shinohara

1673

Shape modification of graphite particles by rotational impact blending

D. Mohan, K.P. Singh, S. Sinha and D. Gosh

1680

Removal of pyridine derivatives from aqueous solution by activated carbons developed from agricultural waste materials

Y.A. Zhu, Zh.J. Sui, T.J. Zhao, Y.Ch. Dai, Zh.M. Cheng and W.K. Yuan

1694

Modeling of fishbone-type carbon nanofibers: A theoretical study

X. Zhang, M. Zhou and L. Lei

1700

Preparation of photocatalytic TiO2 coatings of nanosized particles on activated carbon by AP-MOCVD

J. Yao, H. Wang, J. Liu, K.-Y. Chan, L. Zhang and N. Xu

1709

Preparation of colloidal microporous carbon spheres from furfuryl alcohol

F. Wang, S. Arai and M. Endo

1716

The preparation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with a Ni–P coating by an electroless deposition process

A. Kru¨ger, F. Kataoka, M. Ozawa, T. Fujino, Y. Suzuki, A.E. Aleksenskii,  A.Ya. Vul’ and E. Osawa

1722

Unusually tight aggregation in detonation nanodiamond: identification and disintegration

A. Sadezky, H. Muckenhuber, H. Grothe, R. Niessner and U. Po¨schl

1731

Raman microspectroscopy of soot and related carbonaceous materials: Spectral analysis and structural information

XVI

H. Kim and W. Sigmund

1743

Iron particles in carbon nanotubes

J.I. Kim, W.-J. Kim, D.J. Choi, J.Y. Park and W.-S. Ryu

1749

Design of a C/SiC functionally graded coating for the oxidation protection of C/C composites

M.A. Lillo-Ro´denas, D. Cazorla-Amoro´s and A. Linares-Solano

1758

Behaviour of activated carbons with different pore size distributions and surface oxygen groups for benzene and toluene adsorption at low concentrations

X. Wu and L.R. Radovic

1768

Inhibition of catalytic oxidation of carbon/carbon composites by boron-doping

S. Cudziło, M. Bystrzejewski, H. Lange and A. Huczko

1778

Spontaneous formation of carbon-based nanostructures by thermolysis-induced carbonization of halocarbons

H. Liu, G.-h. Tao, D.G. Evans and Y. Kou

1782

Solubility of C60 in ionic liquids

C.-H. Sun, F. Li, H.-M. Cheng and G.-Q. Lu

1785

Fractal effects on the measurement of the specific surface areas of single-walled carbon nanotubes

C. Xiong, Z. Zhou, W. Xu, H. Hu, Y. Zhang and L. Dong

1788

Polyurethane/carbon black composites with high positive temperature coefficient and low critical transformation temperature

S.-D. Wang, M.-H. Chang, K.M.-D. Lan, C.-C. Wu, J.-J. Cheng and H.-K. Chang

1792

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by arc discharge in sodium chloride solution

M.A. Montes-Mora´n, F.W.J. van Hattum, J.P. Nunes, A. Martı´nez-Alonso, J.M.D. Tasco´n and C.A. Bernardo

1795

A study of the effect of plasma treatment on the interfacial properties of carbon fibre–thermoplastic composites

X.-H. Chen, C.-S. Chen, H.-N. Xiao, X.-H. Chen, W.-H. Li and L.-S. Xu

1800

Lipophilic functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with stearic acid

G.-J. Lee and S.-I. Pyun

1804

The effect of pore structures on fractal characteristics of meso/macroporous carbons synthesised using silica template

A. Le´onard, N. Job, S. Blacher, J.-P. Pirard, M. Crine and W. Jomaa

1808

Suitability of convective air drying for the production of porous resorcinol– formaldehyde and carbon xerogels

A.-H. Lu, W. Schmidt, S.-D. Tatar, B. Spliethoff, J. Popp, W. Kiefer and F. Schu¨th

1811

Formation of amorphous carbon nanotubes on ordered mesoporous silica support

Letters to the Editor

Number 9 N.A. Prokudina, E.R. Shishchenko, O.-S. Joo, K.-H. Hyung and S.-H. Han

1815

A carbon nanotube film as a radio frequency filter

J.F. Espinal, F. Mondrago´n and T.N. Truong

1820

Mechanisms for methane and ethane formation in the reaction of hydrogen with carbonaceous materials

S.-H. Yoon, S. Lim, S.-h. Hong, W. Qiao, D.D. Whitehurst, I. Mochida, B. An and K. Yokogawa

1828

A conceptual model for the structure of catalytically grown carbon nano-fibers

J. Enlund, J. Isberg, M. Karlsson, F. Nikolajeff, J. Olsson and D.J. Twitchen

1839

Anisotropic dry etching of boron doped single crystal CVD diamond

K.M. Steel and W.J. Koros

1843

An investigation of the effects of pyrolysis parameters on gas separation properties of carbon materials

K.L. Klein, A.V. Melechko, P.D. Rack, 1857 J.D. Fowlkes, H.M. Meyer and M.L. Simpson

Cu–Ni composition gradient for the catalytic synthesis of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers

A. Ito, S. Ohmori, T. Hirayama, K. Tanaka, 1864 N. Ando, S. Tasaki, Y. Hato and C. Marumo

Electron spin resonance (ESR) study of Li-doped polyacenic semiconductive (PAS) material processed with heat treatment XVII

D.J. Kim, H.I. Lee, J.E. Yie, S.-J. Kim and J.M. Kim

1868

Ordered mesoporous carbons: Implication of surface chemistry, pore structure and adsorption of methyl mercaptan

Y. Chen, C. Liu, J.-H. Du and H.-M. Cheng

1874

Preparation of carbon microcoils by catalytic decomposition of acetylene using nickel foam as both catalyst and substrate

S.E. Moulton, A.I. Minett, R. Murphy, K.P. Ryan, D. McCarthy, J.N. Coleman, W.J. Blau and G.G. Wallace

1879

Biomolecules as selective dispersants for carbon nanotubes

P. Espeau and J.W. White

1885

The phase transitions of n-alkanes in mesoscopic pores of graphite

P.G. Whitten, G.M. Spinks and G.G. Wallace 1891

Mechanical properties of carbon nanotube paper in ionic liquid and aqueous electrolytes

N.A. Kiselev, J.L. Hutchison, A.G. Ryabenko, 1897 E.V. Rakova, P.E. Chizhov, O.M. Zhigalina, V.V. Artemov and Yu.V. Grigoriev

Two structural types of carbon bi-filaments

J. Jehlicˇka, O. Frank, V. Hamplova´, Z. Pokorna´, L. Juha, Z. Boha´cˇek and Z. Weishauptova´

1909

Low extraction recovery of fullerene from carbonaceous geological materials spiked with C60

K. Bo¨hme, W.-D. Einicke and O. Klepel

1918

Templated synthesis of mesoporous carbon from sucrose—the way from the silica pore filling to the carbon material

C.-C. Wang and C.-C. Hu

1926

Electrochemical catalytic modification of activated carbon fabrics by ruthenium chloride for supercapacitors

S. Junpirom, D.D. Do, C. Tangsathitkulchai and M. Tangsathitkulchai

1936

A carbon activation model with application to longan seed char gasification

Y.Z. Jin, C. Gao, W.K. Hsu, Y. Zhu, A. Huczko, M. Bystrzejewski, M. Roe, C.Y. Lee, S. Acquah, H. Kroto and D.R.M. Walton

1944

Large-scale synthesis and characterization of carbon spheres prepared by direct pyrolysis of hydrocarbons

M. Guellali, R. Oberacker and M.J. Hoffmann 1954

Influence of the matrix microstructure on the mechanical properties of CVIinfiltrated carbon fiber felts

M. Miranda-Herna´ndez, M.E. Rinco´n and I. Gonza´lez

Characterization of carbon–fullerene–silicone oil composite paste electrodes

1961

Y. Li, Y. Liu, N. Wang, Y. Li, H. Liu, F. Lu, 1968 J. Zhuang and D. Zhu

Self-assembled monolayers of C60-perylenetetracarboxylic diimide-C60 triad on indium tin oxide surface

B. Zheng, W.T. Zheng, S.S. Yu, H.W. Tian, F.L. Meng, Y.M. Wang, J.Q. Zhu, S.H. Meng, X.D. He and J.C. Han

1976

Growth of tetrahedral amorphous carbon film: Tight-binding molecular dynamics study

N. Tagmatarchis, A. Zattoni, P. Reschiglian and M. Prato

1984

Separation and purification of functionalised water-soluble multi-walled carbon nanotubes by flow field-flow fractionation

A. Celzard, A. Albiniak, M. Jasienko-Halat, J.F. Mareche´ and G. Furdin

1990

Methane storage capacities and pore textures of active carbons undergoing mechanical densification

W. He, R. Yu, H. Wang and H. Yan

2000

Electrodeposition mechanism of hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon films from organic electrolytes

Y. Zhou, Y. Wang, H. Chen and L. Zhou

2007

Methane storage in wet activated carbon: Studies on the charging/discharging process

Q. Tong, J. Shi, Y. Song, Q. Guo and L. Liu

2013

The influences of boron on strength and ablation resistance of zirconium-doped graphitised carbons

Letters to the Editor

XVIII

T. Sandou and A. Oya

2015

Preparation of carbon nanotubes by centrifugal spinning of coreshell polymer particles

H.-d. Wang, B.-s. Xu, J.-j. Liu and D.-m. Zhuang

2017

The tribological properties of solid lubrication graphite coatings prepared by a sol–gel method

X. Lv, F. Du, Y. Ma, Q. Wu and Y. Chen

2020

Synthesis of high quality single-walled carbon nanotubes at large scale by electric arc using metal compounds

W.M. Qiao, Y. Song, S.-H. Yoon, Y. Korai, I. Mochida and O. Katou

2022

Preparation of PVC pitch from waste pipe

P.S. Tin, T.-S. Chung, L. Jiang and S. Kulprathipanja

2025

Carbon–zeolite composite membranes for gas separation

Q.-H. Yang, Y. Tong, C. Liu, F. Li and H.-M. Cheng

2027

Some indications of the formation mechanism for double-walled carbon nanotubes by hydrogen-arc discharge

T.-Q. Li, C.-Y. Wang, B.-X. An and H. Wang 2030

Preparation of graphitic carbon foam using size-restriction method under atmospheric pressure

2033

Tanso 217–Abstracts

Number 10 S. Seghi, J. Lee and J. Economy

2035

High density carbon fiber/boron nitride matrix composites: Fabrication of composites with exceptional wear resistance

C. Sauder and J. Lamon

2044

Prediction of elastic properties of carbon fibers and CVI matrices

C. Sauder, J. Lamon and R. Pailler

2054

The tensile properties of carbon matrices at temperatures up to 2200 °C

A. Moisala, A.G. Nasibulin, S.D. Shandakov, H. Jiang and E.I. Kauppinen

2066

On-line detection of single-walled carbon nanotube formation during aerosol synthesis methods

G.N. Yushin, E.N. Hoffman, A. Nikitin, H. Ye, M.W. Barsoum and Y. Gogotsi

2075

Synthesis of nanoporous carbide-derived carbon by chlorination of titanium silicon carbide

G. Chai, L. Chow, D. Zhou and S.R. Byahut

2083

Focused-ion-beam assisted fabrication of individual multiwall carbon nanotube field emitter

K. Kuwana and K. Saito

2088

Modeling CVD synthesis of carbon nanotubes: Nanoparticle formation from ferrocene

A.R. Silva, V. Budarin, J.H. Clark, B. de Castro and C. Freire

2096

Chiral manganese(III) Schiff base complexes anchored onto activated carbon as enantioselective heterogeneous catalysts for alkene epoxidation

J.S. Foord, C.H. Lau and M. Hiramatsu

2106

Transmissive diamond photocathodes

D.D. Do and H.D. Do

2112

GCMC-surface area of carbonaceous materials with N2 and Ar adsorption as an alternative to the classical BET method

D. Bolgiaghi, A. Miotello, P. Mosaner, P.M. Ossi and G. Radnoczi

2122

Pulsed laser deposition of glass-like cluster assembled carbon films

N. Saurakhiya, Y.W. Zhu, F.C. Cheong, C.K. Ong, A.T.S. Wee, J.Y. Lin and C.H. Sow

2128

Pulsed laser deposition-assisted patterning of aligned carbon nanotubes modified by focused laser beam for efficient field emission

M. Santiago, F. Stu¨ber, A. Fortuny, A. Fabregat and J. Font

2134

Modified activated carbons for catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol

Z. Liu and L.-C. Qin

2146

Structure and energetics of carbon nanotube ropes

XIX

2152

Water vapor adsorption on chars and active carbons–oxygen sensors prepared from a tropical tree wood

2160 F. Be´guin, F. Chevallier, C. Vix-Guterl, S. Saadallah, V. Bertagna, J.N. Rouzaud and E. Frackowiak

Correlation of the irreversible lithium capacity with the active surface area of modified carbons

X. Li, W.-X. Chen, J. Zhao, W. Xing and Z.-D. Xu

2168

Microwave polyol synthesis of Pt/CNTs catalysts: Effects of pH on particle size and electrocatalytic activity for methanol electrooxidization

E. Zussman, X. Chen, W. Ding, L. Calabri, D.A. Dikin, J.P. Quintana and R.S. Ruoff

2175

Mechanical and structural characterization of electrospun PAN-derived carbon nanofibers

X. Zhang, J. Zhang and Z. Liu

2186

Conducting polymer/carbon nanotube composite films made by in situ electropolymerization using an ionic surfactant as the supporting electrolyte

K. Sedla´cˇkova´, P. Lobotka, I. Va´vra and G. Radno´czi

2192

Structural, electrical and magnetic properties of carbon–nickel composite thin films

Y.-K. Choi, K.-i. Sugimoto, S.-M. Song, Y. Gotoh, Y. Ohkoshi and M. Endo

2199

Mechanical and physical properties of epoxy composites reinforced by vapor grown carbon nanofibers

B. Panella, M. Hirscher and S. Roth

2209

Hydrogen adsorption in different carbon nanostructures

F. Ding, A. Rose´n and K. Bolton

2215

Dependence of SWNT growth mechanism on temperature and catalyst particle size: Bulk versus surface diffusion

K. Nyazi, A. Bac¸aoui, A. Yaacoubi, H. Darmstadt, A. Adnot and C. Roy

2218

Influence of carbon black surface chemistry on the adsorption of model herbicides from aqueous solution

S.-Y. Lu and W.-K. Hsu

2222

Rapid formation and transfer of carbon nanotube probes: The lowest resistance from nano-bridges

N. Sano and M. Nobuzawa

2224

Icicle-like carbon nanotubes forest at tungsten wire tip formed by high-voltage corona discharge

T. Kuzumaki and Y. Mitsuda

2227

Measurement of electrical conductivity upon in situ telescopic deformation of multiwall carbon nanotube

E. Mendoza, S.J. Henley, C.H.P. Poa, V. Stolojan, G.Y. Chen, C.E. Giusca, J.D. Carey and S.R.P. Silva

2229

Dendrimer assisted catalytic growth of mats of multiwall carbon nanofibers

H. Yu, W. Zhou, G. Ning, Q. Zhang, G. Luo and F. Wei

2232

Fabrication of ordered single-walled carbon nanotube preforms

R.Sh. Vartapetyan, A.M. Voloshchuk, A.K. Buryak, C.D. Artamonova, R.L. Belford, P.J. Ceroke, D.V. Kholine, R.B. Clarkson and B.M. Odintsov

Letters to the Editor

Number 11 D. Heymann

2235

Thermolysis of the polyyne C8H2 in hexane and methanol: Experimental and theoretical study

Y.A. Kim, T. Hayashi, M. Endo, Y. Kaburagi, T. Tsukada, J. Shan, K. Osato and S. Tsuruoka

2243

Synthesis and structural characterization of thin multi-walled carbon nanotubes with a partially facetted cross section by a floating reactant method

A.G. Nasibulin, P.V. Pikhitsa, H. Jiang and E.I. Kauppinen

2251

Correlation between catalyst particle and single-walled carbon nanotube diameters

N. Qi and M.D. LeVan

2258

Adsorption equilibrium modeling for water on activated carbons

XX

Y. Liu, Q. Fu and C. Pan

2264

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes on pulse plated Ni nanocrystalline substrate in ethanol flames

C.R. Maier and L.E. Jones

2272

The influence of aluminum phosphates on graphite oxidation

M. Dumont, M.-A. Dourges, X. Bourrat, R. Pailler, R. Naslain, O. Babot, M. Birot and J.-P. Pillot

2277

Carbonization behaviour of modified synthetic mesophase pitches

G. Yu, S. Lu, H. Chen and Z. Zhu

2285

Diesel fuel desulfurization with hydrogen peroxide promoted by formic acid and catalyzed by activated carbon

L. Chunlan, X. Shaoping, G. Yixiong, L. Shuqin and L. Changhou

2295

Effect of pre-carbonization of petroleum cokes on chemical activation process with KOH

D. Luxembourg, G. Flamant and D. Laplaze

2302

Solar synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes at medium scale

L. Balan, J. Ghanbaja, P. Willmann and D. Billaud

2311

Novel tin–graphite composites as negative electrodes of Li-ion batteries

D.J. Malik, G.L. Warwick, I. Mathieson, N.A. Hoenich and M. Streat

2317

Structured carbon haemoadsorbents for the removal of middle molecular weight toxins

A. Garsuch and O. Klepel

2330

Synthesis of ordered carbon replicas by using Y-zeolite as template in a batch reactor

R. Baby and M.J. Prakash

2338

Improving the performance of an active carbon–nitrogen adsorption cryocooler by thermal regeneration

Z. Guo, G. Zhu, B. Gao, D. Zhang, G. Tian, Y. Chen, W. Zhang and S. Qiu

2344

Adsorption of vitamin B12 on ordered mesoporous carbons coated with PMMA

T. Doi, K. Takeda, T. Fukutsuka, Y. Iriyama, 2352 T. Abe and Z. Ogumi

Surface modification of graphitized carbonaceous materials by electropolymerization of thiophene and their effects on electrochemical properties

N. Tatsuda, H. Itahara, N. Setoyama and Y. Fukushima

2358

Preparation of titanium dioxide/activated carbon composites using supercritical carbon dioxide

F. Su, J. Zeng, Y. Yu, L. Lv, J.Y. Lee and X.S. Zhao

2366

Template synthesis of microporous carbon for direct methanol fuel cell application

H. Shioyama, Y. Yamada, A. Ueda and T. Kobayashi

2374

Graphite intercalation compounds as PEMFC electrocatalyst supports

S. Agnihotri, M.J. Rood and M. Rostam-Abadi

2379

Adsorption equilibrium of organic vapors on single-walled carbon nanotubes

O.C. Carneiro, N.M. Rodriguez and R.T.K. Baker

2389

Growth of carbon nanofibers from the iron–copper catalyzed decomposition of CO/C2H4/H2 mixtures

J. Steinmetz, M. Glerup, M. Paillet, P. Bernier and M. Holzinger

2397

Production of pure nanotube fibers using a modified wet-spinning method

K. Mukhopadhyay, K. Ram, D. Lal, G.N. Mathur and K.U.B. Rao

2400

Double helical carbon microcoiled fibers synthesis by CCVD method

K. La´szlo´, G. Onyestya´k, C. Rochas and E. Geissler

2402

Honeycomb carbon monoliths from Pinus sylvestris

F. Peng, L. Zhang, H. Wang, P. Lv and H. Yu

2405

Sulfonated carbon nanotubes as a strong protonic acid catalyst

Letters to the Editor

P. Kim, J.B. Joo, W. Kim, H. Kim, I.K. Song 2409 and J. Yi

Direct fabrication of Pt-supported macroporous carbon with nanoporous walls

XXI

Z.-M. Li, S.-N. Li, M.-B. Yang and R. Huang 2413

A novel approach to preparing carbon nanotube reinforced thermoplastic polymer composites

B. Tryba, A.W. Morawski and M. Inagaki

2417

Preparation of exfoliated graphite by microwave irradiation

Y.J. Kim and C.R. Park

2420

The effect of the interaction between transition metal and precursor on the stabilization reaction of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)

W. Guo, F. Su and X.S. Zhao

2423

Ordered mesostructured carbon templated by SBA-16 silica

Q.-m. Gong, Z. Li, X.-w. Zhou, J.-j. Wu, Y. Wang and J. Liang

2426

Synthesis and characterization of in situ grown carbon nanofiber/nanotube reinforced carbon/carbon composites

Number 12 C. Chan, G. Crawford, Y. Gao, R. Hurt, K. Jian, 2431 H. Li, B. Sheldon, M. Sousa and N. Yang

Liquid crystal engineering of carbon nanofibers and nanotubes

T.G. De Monsabert, J. Dijon and P. Gadelle

2441

Density control of carbon nanotubes and filaments films by wet etching of catalyst particles and effects on field emission properties

I. Hinkov, S. Farhat and C.D. Scott

2453

Influence of the gas pressure on single-wall carbon nanotube formation

E.A. Ustinova and D.D. Do

2463

Adsorption of N2, Ar, acetone, chloroform and acetone–chloroform mixture on carbon black in the framework of molecular layer structure theory (MLST)

L. Tosheva, J. Parmentier, V. Valtchev, C. Vix-Guterl and J. Patarin

2474

Carbon spheres prepared from zeolite Beta beads

N. Job, A. The´ry, R. Pirard, J. Marien, L. Kocon, J.-N. Rouzaud, F. Be´guin and J.-P. Pirard

2481

Carbon aerogels, cryogels and xerogels: Influence of the drying method on the textural properties of porous carbon materials

E.B. Barros, A.S. Filho, V. Lemos, J.M. Filho, 2495 S.B. Fagan, M.H. Herbst, J.M. Rosolen, C.A. Luengo and J.G. Huber

Charge transfer effects in acid treated single-wall carbon nanotubes

W. Feng, A. Fujii, M. Ozaki and K. Yoshino

2501

Perylene derivative sensitized multi-walled carbon nanotube thin film

T. Lutz and K.J. Donovan

2508

Macroscopic scale separation of metallic and semiconducting nanotubes by dielectrophoresis

J.-C. Chen and C.-G. Chao

2514

Numerical simulation and experimental investigation for design of a carbon fiber tow pneumatic spreading system

A. Gohel, K.C. Chin, Y.W. Zhu, C.H. Sow and A.T.S. Wee

2530

Field emission properties of N2 and Ar plasma-treated multi-wall carbon nanotubes

J. Lee, S. Jin, Y. Hwang, J.-G. Park, H.M. Park and T. Hyeon

2536

Simple synthesis of mesoporous carbon with magnetic nanoparticles embedded in carbon rods

C. Zhang, C.-A. Ma, P. Wang and M. Sumita 2544

Temperature dependence of electrical resistivity for carbon black filled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene composites prepared by hot compaction

F. Cosnier, A. Celzard, G. Furdin, D. Be´gin, J.F. Mareˆche´ and O. Barre`s

2554

Hydrophobisation of active carbon surface and effect on the adsorption of water

G. Wang, Z. Yang, X. Li and C. Li

2564

Synthesis of poly(aniline-co-o-anisidine)-intercalated graphite oxide composite by delamination/reassembling method

K. Kwok and W.K.S. Chiu

2571

Continuous deposition of carbon nanotubes on a moving substrate by open-air laser-induced chemical vapor deposition

XXII

G. Wu, L. Li, J.-H. Li and B.-Q. Xu

2579

Polyaniline-carbon composite films as supports of Pt and PtRu particles for methanol electrooxidation

A. Braun, N. Shah, F.E. Huggins, K.E. Kelly, A. Sarofim, C. Jacobsen, S. Wirick, H. Francis, J. Ilavsky, G.E. Thomas and G.P. Huffman

2588

X-ray scattering and spectroscopy studies on diesel soot from oxygenated fuel under various engine load conditions

J.A. Lie and M.-B. Ha¨gg

2600

Carbon membranes from cellulose and metal loaded cellulose

C.P. Deck and K. Vecchio

2608

Growth mechanism of vapor phase CVD-grown multi-walled carbon nanotubes

L.-S. Wang, C.-H. Wang, C.-W. Peng, C.-Y. Lee and H.-T. Chiu

2618

Elongation of arrays of amorphous carbon tubes

M.G. Crestani, I. Puente-Lee, L. Rendo´n-Vazquez, P. Santiago, F. del Rio, D. Morales-Morales and J.J. Garcı´a

2621

The catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon onion particles by platinum catalysts

P.-X. Hou, T. Yamazaki, H. Orikasa and T. Kyotani

2624

An easy method for the synthesis of ordered microporous carbons by the template technique

S.R. Mukai, C. Tamitsuji, H. Nishihara and H. Tamon

2628

Preparation of mesoporous carbon gels from an inexpensive combination of phenol and formaldehyde

M. Pe´rez-Cabero, I. Rodrı´guez-Ramos, A.R. Overweg, I. Sobrados, J. Sanz and A. Guerrero-Ruiz

2631

13

Q. Yang, W. Chen, C. Xiao, A. Hirose and M. Bradley

2635

Low temperature synthesis of diamond thin films through graphite etching in a microwave hydrogen plasma

J. Hahn, S.B. Heo and J.S. Suh

2638

Catalyst free synthesis of high-purity carbon nanotubes by thermal plasma jet

Letters to the Editor

C MAS-NMR study of carbon nanotubes grown by catalytic decomposition of acetylene on Fe–silica catalysts

Number 13 B.O. Boskovic, V.B. Golovko, M. Cantoro, B. Kleinsorge, A.T.H. Chuang, C. Ducati, S. Hofmann, J. Robertson and B.F.G. Johnson

2643

Low temperature synthesis of carbon nanofibres on carbon fibre matrices

J.L. Li, G.Z. Bai, J.W. Feng and W. Jiang

2649

Microstructure and mechanical properties of hot-pressed carbon nanotubes compacted by spark plasma sintering

S.-Y. Lee, M. Yamada and M. Miyake

2654

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes over gold nanoparticle supported catalysts

Y. Murakami, E. Einarsson, T. Edamura and S. Maruyama

2664

Polarization dependent optical absorption properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes and methodology for the evaluation of their morphology

M.J. Bleda-Martı´nez, J.A. Macia´-Agullo´, D. Lozano-Castello´, E. Morallo´n, D. Cazorla-Amoro´s and A. Linares-Solano

2677

Role of surface chemistry on electric double layer capacitance of carbon materials

Y. Feng, M. Zhang and Y. Xu

2685

Effect of the electric current on the friction and wear properties of the CNT–Ag– G composites

I.S. Altman and M. Choi

2693

Analysis of the mechanism of the critical transition in irradiated acetylene that leads to generation of shell-shaped carbon nanoparticles

P. Li, T.-J. Zhao, J.-H. Zhou, Z.-J. Sui, Y.-C. Dai and W.-K. Yuan

2701

Characterization of carbon nanofiber composites synthesized by shaping process

XXIII

M. Cerro-Alarco´n, A. Maroto-Valiente, I. Rodrı´guez-Ramos and A. Guerrero-Ruiz

2711

Further insights into the Ru nanoparticles–carbon interactions and their role in the catalytic properties

A. Burian, J.C. Dore, T. Kyotani and V. Honkimaki

2723

Structural studies of oriented carbon nanotubes in alumina channels using high energy X-ray diffraction

J. Jang, J. Bae, M. Choi and S.-H. Yoon

2730

Fabrication and characterization of polyaniline coated carbon nanofiber for supercapacitor

Y.C. Choi and W. Choi

2737

Synthesis of Y-junction single-wall carbon nanotubes

W. Chen and F.S. Cannon

2742

Thermal reactivation of ammonia-tailored granular activated carbon exhausted with perchlorate

Y. Lian, Y. Maeda, T. Wakahara, T. Nakahodo, T. Akasaka, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, T. Shimizu and H. Tokumoto

2750

Spectroscopic study on the centrifugal fractionation of soluble single-walled carbon nanotubes

C.-S. Kuo, A. Bai, C.-M. Huang, Y.-Y. Li, C.-C. Hu and C.-C. Chen

2760

Diameter control of multiwalled carbon nanotubes using experimental strategies

S. Lagorsse, M.C. Campo, F.D. Magalha˜es and A. Mendes

2769

Water adsorption on carbon molecular sieve membranes: Experimental data and isotherm model

L. Guan, Z. Shi, M. Li and Z. Gu

2780

Ferrocene-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes

B. Wang, Y.X. Xing, Y.D. Wei, L.H. Wan and J. Wang

2786

The thermoelectric transport through carbon chains

F. Cataldo

2792

A method for synthesizing polyynes in solution

S.C. Lim, H.J. Jeong, K.S. Kim, I.B. Lee, D.J. Bae and Y.H. Lee

2801

Extracting independently the work function and field enhancement factor from thermal-field emission of multi-walled carbon nanotube tips

N. Tonanon, A. Siyasukh, Y. Wareenin, T. Charinpanitkul, W. Tanthapanichakoon, H. Nishihara, S.R. Mukai and H. Tamon

2808

3D interconnected macroporous carbon monoliths prepared by ultrasonic irradiation

D. Tang, L. Sun, J. Zhou, W. Zhou and S. Xie

2812

Two possible emission mechanisms involved in the arc discharge method of carbon nanotube preparation

Y. Kaburagi, K. Hosoya, A. Yoshida and Y. Hishiyama

2817

Thin graphite skin on glass-like carbon fiber prepared at high temperature from cellulose fiber

M. Corrias, Y. Kihn, P. Kalck and P. Serp

2820

CVD from ethylene on cobalt ferrite catalysts: The effect of the support

J. Shen, Z. Huang, J. Li, L. Gao, H. Zhou and Y. Qian

2823

Synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes at low temperature through anhydrous AlCl3-assisted ethylene tetrachloride dechlorination: A new dechlorination pathway

K. Murata, J. Miyawaki, M. Yudasaka, S. Iijima and K. Kaneko

2826

High-density of methane confined in internal nanospace of single-wall carbon nanohorns

J.L. Li, Q.S. Peng, G.Z. Bai and W. Jiang

2830

Carbon scrolls produced by high energy ball milling of graphite

2834

Tanso 218–Abstracts

Letters to the Editor

Number 14 J.-i. Minato and K. Miyazawa

2837

Solvated structure of C60 nanowhiskers

´ . Kukovecz, D. Me´hn, E. Nemes-Nagy, A R. Szabo´ and I. Kiricsi

2842

Optimization of CCVD synthesis conditions for single-wall carbon nanotubes by statistical design of experiments (DoE)

XXIV

K. Liu, K. Jiang, C. Feng, Z. Chen and S. Fan

2850

A growth mark method for studying growth mechanism of carbon nanotube arrays

A.M. Puziy, O.I. Poddubnaya, A. Martı´nez-Alonso, F. Sua´rez-Garcı´a and J.M.D. Tasco´n

2857

Surface chemistry of phosphorus-containing carbons of lignocellulosic origin

T. Yokoi, S.-i. Iwamatsu, S.-i. Komai, T. Hattori and S. Murata

2869

Chemical modification of carbon nanotubes with organic hydrazines

Y. Matsuo, T. Tabata, T. Fukunaga, T. Fukutsuka and Y. Sugie

2875

Preparation and characterization of silylated graphite oxide

J. Li, M.J. Vergne, E.D. Mowles, W.-H. Zhong, D.M. Hercules and C.M. Lukehart

2883

Surface functionalization and characterization of graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNFs)

M. Yao, B. Liu, Y. Zou, L. Wang, D. Li, T. Cui, G. Zou and B. Sundqvist

2894

Synthesis of single-wall carbon nanotubes and long nanotube ribbons with Ho/Ni as catalyst by arc discharge

D.K.L. Tsang, B.J. Marsden, S.L. Fok and G. Hall

2902

Graphite thermal expansion relationship for different temperature ranges

T. Zhao, Y. Liu and J. Zhu

2907

Temperature and catalyst effects on the production of amorphous carbon nanotubes by a modified arc discharge

G.-h. Yuan, Z.-h. Jiang, A. Aramata and Y.-z. Gao

2913

Electrochemical behavior of activated-carbon capacitor material loaded with nickel oxide

R.L. Vander Wal, A.J. Tomasek and J.D. King

2918

A method for structural characterization of the range of cylindrical nanocarbons: Nanotubes to nanofibers

F.-P. Hu, X.-G. Zhang, F. Xiao and J.-L. Zhang

2931

Oxygen reduction on Ag–MnO2/SWNT and Ag–MnO2/AB electrodes

H. Li, A. Li, R. Bai and K. Li

2937

Numerical simulation of chemical vapor infiltration of propylene into C/C composites with reduced multi-step kinetic models

T.I.T. Okpalugo, P. Papakonstantinou, 2951 H. Murphy, J. Mclaughlin and N.M.D. Brown

Oxidative functionalization of carbon nanotubes in atmospheric pressure filamentary dielectric barrier discharge (APDBD)

2960

Activation of coal tar derived needle coke with K2CO3 into an active carbon of low surface area and its performance as unique electrode of electric double-layer capacitor

M. Pinault, M. Mayne-L’Hermite, C. Reynaud, 2968 V. Pichot, P. Launois and D. Ballutaud

Growth of multiwalled carbon nanotubes during the initial stages of aerosolassisted CCVD

S. Mitani, S.-I. Lee, K. Saito, S.-H. Yoon, Y. Korai and I. Mochida

J.E. Hampsey, Q. Hu, Z. Wu, L. Rice, J. Pang and Y. Lu

2977

Templating synthesis of ordered mesoporous carbon particles

S.E. Bourdo and T. Viswanathan

2983

Graphite/Polyaniline (GP) composites: Synthesis and characterization

Z. Gu, L. Zhang, J.L. Margrave, V.A. Davydov, 2989 A.V. Rakhmanina, V. Agafonov and V.N. Khabashesku

Fluorination of pressure-polymerized C60 phases

J.L. Go´mez de la Fuente, M.V. Martı´nez-Huerta, S. Rojas, P. Terreros, J.L.G. Fierro and M.A. Pen˜a

3002

Enhanced methanol electrooxidation activity of PtRu nanoparticles supported on H2O2-functionalized carbon black

Y.-A. Kim, T. Hayashi, S. Naokawa, T. Yanagisawa and M. Endo

3005

Comparative study of herringbone and stacked-cup carbon nanofibers

Letters to the Editors

XXV

F. Ehrburger-Dolle, D. Faire´n-Jime´nez, S. Berthon-Fabry, P. Achard, F. Bley, F. Carrasco-Marı´n, D. Djurado, C. Moreno-Castilla and I. Morfin

3009

Nanoporous carbon materials: Comparison between information obtained by SAXS and WAXS and by gas adsorption

T.A. Centeno, M. Sevilla, A.B. Fuertes and F. Stoeckli

3012

On the electrical double-layer capacitance of mesoporous templated carbons

G. Yu, J. Gong, D. Zhu, S. He and Z. Zhu

3015

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes over rare earth zeolites at low temperature

F. Yu, J.N. Wang, Z.M. Sheng and L.F. Su

3018

Synthesis of carbon-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles by spray pyrolysis of iron carbonyl and ethanol

W.M. Qiao, Y. Song, M. Huda, X. Zhang, S.-H. Yoon, I. Mochida, O. Katou, H. Hayashi and K. Kawamoto

3021

Development of carbon precursor from bamboo tar

G. Compagnini, S. Battiato, O. Puglisi, G.A. Baratta and G. Strazzulla

3025

Ion irradiation of sp rich amorphous carbon thin films: A vibrational spectroscopy investigation

G.S. Chai, S.B. Yoon and J.-S. Yu

3028

Highly efficient anode electrode materials for direct methanol fuel cell prepared with ordered and disordered arrays of carbon nanofibers

J.D. Me´ndez-Dı´az, M. Sa´nchez-Polo, J. Rivera-Utrilla, I. Bautista-Toledo and M.A. Ferro-Garcı´a

3031

Ozonation in aqueous phase of sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate in the presence of powdered activated carbon

M. Pe´rez-Mendoza, C. Valle´s, W.K. Maser, M.T. Martı´nez, S. Langlois, J.L. Sauvajol and A.M. Benito

3034

Ni–Y/Mo catalyst for the large-scale CVD production of multi-wall carbon nanotubes

H. Takagi, H. Hatori and Y. Yamada

3037

Reversible adsorption/desorption property of hydrogen on carbon surface

Number 15 V. Gaur, A. Sharma and N. Verma

3041

Catalytic oxidation of toluene and m-xylene by activated carbon fiber impregnated with transition metals

N. Cunningham, M. Lefe`vre, J.-P. Dodelet, Y. Thomas and S. Pelletier

3054

Structural and mechanical characterization of as-compacted powder mixtures of graphite and phenolic resin

A. Elgafy and K. Lafdi

3067

Effect of carbon nanofiber additives on thermal behavior of phase change materials

G. Rosebrock, A. Elgafy, T. Beechem and K. Lafdi

3075

Study of the growth and motion of graphitic foam bubbles

T. Chen, B. Reznik, D. Gerthsen, W. Zhang and K. Hu¨ttinger

3088

Microscopical study of carbon/carbon composites obtained by chemical vapor infiltration of 0°/0°/90°/90° carbon fiber preforms

A. Kumar, R.F. Lobo and N.J. Wagner

3099

Porous amorphous carbon models from periodic Gaussian chains of amorphous polymers

N.A. Kiselev, A.L. Musatov, E.F. Kukovitskii, J.L. Hutchison, O.M. Zhigalina, V.V. Artemov, Yu.V. Grigoriev, K.R. Izrael’yants and S.G. L’vov

3112

Influence of electric field and emission current on the configuration of nanotubes in carbon nanotube layers

I.D. Rosca, F. Watari, M. Uo and T. Akasaka 3124

Oxidation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes by nitric acid

P. Chingombe, B. Saha and R.J. Wakeman

3132

Surface modification and characterisation of a coal-based activated carbon

Y. Liang, H. Zhang, B. Yi, Z. Zhang and Z. Tan

3144

Preparation and characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes supported PtRu catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

XXVI

G. Cota-Sanchez, G. Soucy, A. Huczko and H. Lange

3153

Induction plasma synthesis of fullerenes and nanotubes using carbon black– nickel particles

S. Wang, P. Sellin and A. Lohstroh

3167

Alpha particle transient response of a polycrystalline diamond detector

B. Chen and P. Wu

3172

Aligned carbon nanotubes by catalytic decomposition of C2H2 over Ni–Cr alloy

Y. Liu, J. Tang, X. Chen and J.H. Xin

3178

Decoration of carbon nanotubes with chitosan

G. Xie, Z. Wang, Z. Cui and Y. Shi

3181

Ni–Fe–Co–P coatings on coiled carbon nanofibers

Y. Chen and J. Yu

3183

Growth direction control of aligned carbon nanotubes

T. Szabo´, O. Berkesi and I. De´ka´ny

3186

DRIFT study of deuterium-exchanged graphite oxide

H.Y. Liang and M. Upmanyu

3189

Size dependent intrinsic bulk twisting of carbon nanotube ropes

Letters to the Editor

XXVII