Abstract

This talk will present our work on carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoribbons and graphene-metal oxide hybrid materials. Biological applications of carbon nanotubes will be discussed including a new fluorescence imaging method in the so called NIR-II region in the spectral window of 1000-1400nm.  NIR fluorescence enhancement of carbon nanotubes and organic fluorophores will be presented on a novel plasmonic substrate. I will then talk about graphene nanoribbons, including several methods recently developed in our lab to form high quality graphene nanoribbons with narrow widths and smooth edges. Lastly, I will talk about our recent work on making nanoparticles and nanocrystals on graphene sheets for energy storage and photocatalytic applications.