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51. Poudel P, Zhang L, Joshi P, Venkatesan S, Fong H, Qiao Q (2012) Enhanced performance in
dye-sensitized solar cells via carbon nanofibers-platinum composite counter electrodes.
Nanoscale 4:4726–4730
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54. Ballengee JB, Haugen GM, Hamrock SJ, Pintauro PN (2013) Properties and fuel cell
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55. Jin EM, Zhao XG, Park JY, Gu HB (2012) Enhancement of the photoelectric performance of
dye-sensitized solar cells using Ag-doped TiO 2 nanofibers in a TiO 2 film as electrode.
Nanoscale Res Lett 7(97):1–5
56. Luo Z, Charlie Johnson AT. Growth of carbon nanotubes via chemical vapor deposition, NSF
Award no. EEC-0754741
57. Gao J, Hu M, Dong Y, Li RKY (2013) Graphite-nanoplatelet-decorated polymer nanofiber
with improved thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 5
(16):7758–7764
58. Maiti P, Yamada K, Okamoto M, Ueda K, Okamoto K (2002) New polylactide/layered
silicate nanocomposites: role of organoclays. Chem Mater 14:4654–4661
38
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in GaN nanotubes. Appl Phys Lett 89:243123
39. Lohse SE, Purphy CJ (2013) The quest for shape control: a history of gold nanorod synthesis.
Chem Mater 25:1250–1261
40. Eustis S, EI-Sayed MA (2006) Why gold nanoparticles are more precious than pretty gold:
noble metal surface plasmon resonance and its enhancement of the radiative and nonradiative
properties of nanocrystals of different shapes. Chem Soc Rev 35:209–217
41. Burda C, Chen X, Narayanan R, El-Sayed A (2005) Chemistry and properties of nanocrystals
of different shapes. Chem Rev 105:1025–1102
42. Koerner H, Kelley J, George J, Drummy L, Mirau P, Bell NS, Hsu JWP, Vaia RA (2009) ZnO
nanorod–thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites: morphology and shape memory performance. Macromolecules 42:8933–8942
43. Alexander KD, Skinner K, Zhang S, Wei H, Lopez R (2010) Tunable SERS in gold nanorod
dimers through strain control on an elastomeric substrate. Nano Lett 10:4488–4493
44. Rybinski P, Janowska G (2012) Thermal properties and flammability of nanocomposites
based on nitrile rubbers and activated halloysite nanotubes and carbon nanofibers.
Thermochim Acta 549:6–12
45. Wu N, Chen L, Li J et al (2012) Preparation and characterization of Fe
3+ , La
3+ Co-doped Tio 2
nanofibers and its photocatalytic activity. J Eng Fibers Fabrics 7:16–20
46. Lu W, Steiqerwalt ES, Moore JT, Sullivan LM, Collins WE, Lukehart CM (2004)
Carbothermal transformation of a graphitic carbon nanofiber/silica aerogel composite to a
SiC/silica nanocomposite. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 4(7):803–8
47. Borrell A, Rocha VG, Torrecillas R, Fernandez A (2011) Improvement of carbon nanofibers/
ZrO 2 composites properties with a zirconia nanocoating on carbon nanofibers by sol–gel
method. J Am Ceram Soc 94:2048–2052
48. Azad AM, Noibi M, Ramachandran M (2007) Fabrication and characterization of 1-D
alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) nanofibers in an electric field. Bull Pol Acad Tech 55:195–201
49. Zhang B, Liu Y, Huang Z, Oh S, Yu Y, Mai YW, Kim JK (2012) Urchin-like Li4 Ti5O12–
carbon nanofiber composites for high rate performance anodes in Li-ion batteries. J Mater
Chem 22:12133–12140
50. Tishchenko NI, Kolesnichenko VG, Dubovitskaya NV, Silenko PM, Danilenko NI, ZgalatLozinskii OB, Bulanov VN, Ragulya AV (2009) Surface modification of silicon nitride
nanofibers with titanium nitride particle. Powder Metallurgy Met Ceram 48:627–633
51. Poudel P, Zhang L, Joshi P, Venkatesan S, Fong H, Qiao Q (2012) Enhanced performance in
dye-sensitized solar cells via carbon nanofibers-platinum composite counter electrodes.
Nanoscale 4:4726–4730
52. Camean I, Garcia AB, Suelves I (2012) Graphitized carbon nanofibers for use as anodes in
lithium-ion batteries: importance of textural and structural properties. J Power Source
198:303–307
53. Monroe N (2011) Increasing the efficiency of a hybrid polymer photovoltaic cell with
polymer nanofiber complexes of varied thickness. Young Sci J 8:26–32
54. Ballengee JB, Haugen GM, Hamrock SJ, Pintauro PN (2013) Properties and fuel cell
performance of a nanofiber composite membrane with 660 equivalent weight perfluorosulfonic acid. J Electrochem Soc 160(4):F429–F435
55. Jin EM, Zhao XG, Park JY, Gu HB (2012) Enhancement of the photoelectric performance of
dye-sensitized solar cells using Ag-doped TiO 2 nanofibers in a TiO 2 film as electrode.
Nanoscale Res Lett 7(97):1–5
56. Luo Z, Charlie Johnson AT. Growth of carbon nanotubes via chemical vapor deposition, NSF
Award no. EEC-0754741
57. Gao J, Hu M, Dong Y, Li RKY (2013) Graphite-nanoplatelet-decorated polymer nanofiber
with improved thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 5
(16):7758–7764
58. Maiti P, Yamada K, Okamoto M, Ueda K, Okamoto K (2002) New polylactide/layered
silicate nanocomposites: role of organoclays. Chem Mater 14:4654–4661
38
K.K. Jana et al.