The Nanotechnology Center at UALR

Research 

Journal Publications

Published works:

2009

  1. Biswas, A, IS Bayer, DH Dahanayaka, LA Bumm, Z Li, F Watanabe, R Sharma, Y Xu, AS Biris, and MG Norton. “Tailored Polymer–Metal Fractal Nanocomposites: An Approach to Highly Active Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates.” Nanotechnology 20 (2009): 325705. Abstract
  2. Perry, DA, JS Cordova, LG Smith, HJ Son, EM Schiefer, E Dervishi, F Watanabe, and AS Biris. “Study of Adsorption of Aminobenzoic Acid Isomers on Silver Nanostructures by Surface-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy.” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: 117-129. Abstract
  3. A.R. Biris, A.S.Biris, E. Dervishi, Z. Li, F. Watanabe, S. Simon, D.. Lupu, I Misan, and M. Lucaci. “Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes from Acetylene on the Fecomgo Catalytic System Obtained by Ball Milling.” 182, 012057: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2009. Abstract
  4. Mahmood, M. et al. “Cytotoxicity and biological effects of functional nanomaterials delivered to various cell lines”. Journal of applied toxicology: JAT (2009). Abstract
  5. Khodakovskaya, M. et al. “Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth”. ACS nano, 823-839, (2009). Abstract
  6. Kannarpady, G. et al. “Silane decorated metallic nanorods for hydrophobic applications”. Applied Surface Science (2009). Abstract
  7. Dervishi, E. et al. “Versatile Catalytic System for the Large-Scale and Controlled Synthesis of Single-Wall, Double-Wall, Multi-Wall, and Graphene Carbon Nanostructures”. Chemistry of Materials (2009). Abstract
  8. Enkeleda Dervishi, Zhongrui Li, Fumiya Watanabe, Abhijit Biswas, Yang Xu, Alexandru R. Biris, Viney Saini, Alexandru S. Biris, “Large-scale Graphene Production by RF-cCVD Method” Chem. Commun., 2009, (27), 4061-4063.
  9. Yang Xu, Zhongrui Li, Viney Saini, Enkeleda Dervishi, Vasyl P. Kunets, Gregory J. Salamo, Alexandru R. Biris, and Alexandru S. Biris. “One Step Synthesis of Ceramic Carbon Nanotube Composites with Nanojunctions”. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 1, 107-110 (2009).
  10. Enkeleda Dervishi; Zhongrui Li; Yang Xu; Viney Saini; Fumiya Watanabe; Alexandru R. Biris; Arthur Bonpain; Jean Jacques Garbay; Anthony Meriet; Michael Richard; Alexandru S. Biris “The Influence of Fe-Co/MgO Catalyst Composition on the Growth Properties of Carbon Nanotubes” Particulate Science and Technology, 1548-0046, Volume 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222 - 237.
  11. Yang Xu, Zhongrui Li, Viney Saini, Fumiya Watanabe, Vasyl P. Kunets, Enkeleda Dervishi, Gregory J. Salamo, Alexandru R. Biris, Alexandru S. Biris. “Novel synthesis process for ceramic carbon nanotube nanocomposites with nanojunctions” Physica Status Solidi A, 2009.
  12. Dervishi, Enkeleda; Li, Zhongrui; Xu, Yang; Saini, Viney; Watanabe, Fumiya; Biris, Alexandru, 1; Bonpain, Arthur; Garbay, Jean Jacques; Meriet, Anthony; Richard, Michael “The Influence of Fe-Co/MgO Catalyst Composition on the Growth Properties of Carbon Nanotubes”. Particulate Science and Technology, Volume 27, Number 3, May 2009, pp. 222-237(16)
  13. A.Petre, S. Diaham, E. Reyes-Melo, V. Saini, Z. Li, E. Dervishi, Y. Xu, A. S. Biris “Dielectric Behavior of Poly 3-hexylthiophene/carbon Nanotube Composites by Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy” IEEE Trans. on Indus. Appl. Soc., Vol., pp., 2009.
  14. M. K. Mazumder, M. N. Horenstein, R. Sharma, A. S. Biris, and S. Trigwell, “Lunar and Martian Dust Dynamics: Electrostatic, Thermal and Gravitational Transport Mechanisms,” IEEE Industry Application magazine, July 2009.
  15. Zhongrui Li, Enkeleda Dervishi, Yang Xu, Viney Saini, Meena Mahmood, Olumide Dereck Oshin, Alexandru R. Biris and Alexandru S. Biris. “Carbon Nanotube Growth on Calcium Carbonate Supported Molybdenum-Transition Bimetal Catalysts”, Catalysis Letters 131, 356-363 (2009).
  16. Enkeleda Dervishi, Zhongrui Li, Fumiya Watanabe, Yang Xu, Viney Saini, Alexandru R. Biris, and Alexandru S. Biris. “Thermally Controlled Synthesis of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes with Selective Diameters”. J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 3004 - 3012.
  17. Donald Perry, Jacob Boucher, Krissy Posey, Scott Cordova, Lauren Smith, Hye Jin Son, Ram Pandey, Alexandru S. Biris. “Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopic Investigation of the Adsorption Properties of Hydroxybenzoic Acid Isomers onto Metallic Surfaces”. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2009. Abstract, Full Article
  18. Alexandru S. Biris, Ekaterina I. Galanzha, Zhongrui Li, Meena Mahmood, and Vladimir P. Zharov. “In Vivo Raman Flow Cytometry for Real-Time Detection of Carbon Nanotubes in Lymphatics and Tissues”, J. Biomed. Opt., Vol. 14, 021006 (2009) Abstract
  19. Rajesh Sharma, P.P. Das, M. Misra, V. Mahajan, J. Bock, Steve Trigwell, Alexandru S. Biris, and Malay K. Mazumder. “Enhancement of the photoelectrochemical conversion efficiency of nanotubular TiO2 photoanodes using nitrogen plasma assisted surface modification”. Nanotechnology, 20, 075704, 2009. Abstract, Full Article
  20. Liliana Olenic, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, Alexandru S. Biris. “Investigation of Carbon Nanofibers as Support for Bioactive Substances”. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 20, 177–183, 2009. Abstract, Full Article
  21. Enkeleda Dervishi, Zhongrui Li, Yang Xu, Viney Saini, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, and Alexandru S. Biris. “Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Properties and Applications”. Particulate Science and Technology Journal, 27(2), 107 — 125, 2009. Abstract
  22. Meena Mahmood, Yang Xu, Zhongrui Li, Enkeleda Dervishi,  Nawab Ali, Steve Trigwell, Vladimir P. Zharov,  Viney Saini, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, Alexandru S.  Biris. “Graphitic Materials for RF Thermal Ablation of Tumors”. IEEE-Industrial Application Society Journal, 2009. DOI# 10.1109/08IAS.2008.86 Abstract, Full Article

  23. E. Dervishi, A.S. Biris, Z. Li, Y. Xu, V. Saini, R. Sharma, S. Trigwell, F. Watanabe, M. K. Mazumder, A. R. Biris, D. Lupu. “Multifunctional Coatings with Carbon Nanotubes for Electrostatic Charge Mitigation and Their Surface Properties”. IEEE-Industrial Application Society Journal, 2009. Abstract, Full Article
  24. Meena Mahmood, Daniel A.  Casciano, Teodora Mocan, Cornel Iancu, Yang Xu, Lucian Mocan, Dana Todea Ianu, Enkeleda Dervishi, Zhongrui Li, Mustafa Abdalmuhsen, Alexandru R. Biris, Nawab Ali, Alexandru S. Biris. “Cytotoxicity and Biological Effects of Functional Nanomaterials Delivered to Various Cell Lines”. Journal of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2009. Abstract
  25. Zhongrui Li, Vasyl P. Kunets, Viney Saini, Yang Xu, Enkeleda Dervishi, Gregory J. Salamo, Alexandru R. Biris and Alexandru S. Biris. “Light-Harvesting Using High Density p-type Single Wall Carbon Nanotube/n-type Silicon Heterojunctions”, ACS Nano, In press, 2009. Abstract, Full Article
  26. Donald A Perry, Merritt Smith, Kaitlyn Stambaugh, Scott Cordova, Lauren Smith, Hye-Jin Son, Krystal Posey, Alexandru S. Biris. “Surface-Enhanced Vibrational Investigation of Adsorbed Analgesics”.Vibrational Spectroscopy, 49, 288–297, 2009. Abstract
  27. Alexandru S. Biris, Dorin Boldor, Jason Parker, William Monroe, Meena Mahmood, E. Dervishi, Yang Xu, Zhongrui Li, Ekaterina I. Galanzha, Vladimir P. Zharov. “Nanophotothermolysis of multiple scattered cancer cells with carbon nanotubes guided by time-resolved infrared thermal imaging”. J. Biomed. Opt., Vol. 14, 021007 (2009). Abstract
  28. Dan Lupu, Alexandru R. Biris, Zhongrui Li, Enkeleda Dervishi, Viney Saini, Yang. Xu, Fumiya Watanabe, Alexandru S. Biris, Mihaela Baibarac, I. Baltog. “Low Temperature Synthesis of Narrow Diameter Distribution Carbon Nanotubes on ZnO Supported Catalysts”. Chemical Physics Letters, 2009. Abstract, Full Article
  29. D. Saini, R. M. Buller, A. S. Biris, and P. Biswas. “Characterization of a Nose-Only Inhalation Exposure System for Ectromelia Virus Infection of Mice”. Particulate Science and Technology Journal, In Press, 2009. Abstract
  30. Viney Saini, Zhongrui Li, Shawn Bourdo, Enkeleda Dervishi, Yang Xu, Xiaodong Ma, Vasyl P. Kunets, Gregory J. Salamo, Tito Vishwanathan, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, Alexandru S. Biris. “Electrical, Optical and Morphological Properties of P3HT-MWNT Nanocomposite Prepared by In-situ Polymerization”. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2009. Abstract

2008

  1. D. Saini, S. Trigwell, P. K. Srirama, R. A. Sims, R. Sharma, A. S. Biris, and M. K. Mazumder. “Portable Free-Fall Electrostatic Separator for Beneficiation of Charged Particulate Materials”. Particulate Science and Technology Journal, 26(4), 349-360, 2008. Abstract
  2. Dorin Boldor, Nicholas M. Gerbo, William T. Monroe, Jason H. Palmer, Zhongrui Li, Alexandru S. Biris. “Temperature Measurement of Carbon Nanotubes using Infrared Thermography”. Chem. Mater., 20 (12), 4011–4016, 2008. Abstract, Full Article
  3. Zhongrui Li, Reginald Little, Enkeleda Dervishi, Viney Saini, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, Steve Trigwell, Alexandru S. Biris. “Effects of the Fe-Co Interaction on the Growth of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes”. Journal of Chemical Physics, 129, 074712, 2008. Abstract
  4. Zhongrui Li, Vasyl P. Kunets, Viney Saini, Yang Xu, Enkeleda Dervishi, Gregory J. Salamo, Alexandru R. Biris and Alexandru S. Biris. “SOCl2 enhanced photovoltaic conversion of single wall carbon nanotube/n-silicon heterojunctions”. Applied Physics Letters, 93, 243117, 2008. Abstract
  5. A. R. Biris, D. Lupu, I. Misan, E. Dervishi,  Z. Li, Y. Xu, S. Trigwell, A. S. Biris. “High Crystallinity Multi Wall carbon Nanotubes Synthesized by Inductive Heating CCVD”. Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 10(9), 2311-2314, 2008. Abstract
  6. Zhongrui Li, Enkeleda Dervishi, Viney Saini, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, Steve Trigwell, Alexandru S. Biris. “Micro-Raman Study of a Fe-Co/CaCO3 Catalyst System for Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis”. Chemical Physics, 353 (1-3), 25-31, 2008. Abstract
  7. Viney Saini, Alexandru S. Biris, Enkeleda Dervishi, Zhongrui Li, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, Reginald B. Little, Steve Trigwell, Zia Rahman, Divey Saini. “Carbon Nanotubes Grown by RF Heating and their Morphological and Structural Properties”. Particulate Science and Technology Journal, 26(6), 521 – 528, 2008. Abstract
  8. Yang Xu,  Zhongrui Li, Dervishi Enkeleda, Saini Viney, Jingbao Cui, Biris Alexandru R., Lupu Dan, Biris Alexandru S. “Surface area and thermal stability effect of the MgO supported catalysts for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes”. Journal of Material Chemistry, 18(47), 5738-5745, 2008. Abstract
  9. Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, Enkeleda Dervishi, Zhongrui Li, Yang Xu, Steve Trigwell, Ioan Mişan, Alexandru S. Biris. “Multiwall carbon nanotubes synthesized by RF-CCVD on novel CaO supported catalysts”. Physics Letters A, 372(42), 6416-6419. Abstract, Full Article
  10. A.R. Biris, D. Lupu, A. Grüneis, P. Ayala, M. Rümmeli, T. Pichler, Z. Li, I. Misan, E. Dervishi, A.S. Biris. “High Quality Double Wall Carbon Nanotubes Grown by a Cold-Wall Radio Frequency Chemical Vapor Deposition Process”. Chemistry of Materials, 2008. Abstract, Full Article
  11. Yang, Yiyun; Chen, Shaowei; Xue, Qinbin; Biris, Alexandru; Zhao, Wei. “Electron transfer chemistry of octadecylamine-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes”. Electrochimica Acta, 53(14), 4936, 2008. Abstract
  12. Shawn Bourdo, Zhongrui Li, Alexandru S. Biris, Fumiya Watanabe, Tito Viswanathan, Ioana Pavel. “Structural, electrical, and thermal behavior of novel graphite-polyaniline composites with increased crystallinity”. Advanced Functional Materials, 18, 432–440, 2008. Abstract, Full Article
  13. Alexandru R. Biris, Zhongrui Li, Enkeleda Dervishi, Dan Lupu, Yang Xu, Viney Saini, Fumiya Watanabe, and Alexandru S. Biris. “Effect of Hydrogen on the Growth and Morphology of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized on a Fe-Mo/MgO Catalytic System”. Physics Letter A, 372(17), 3051-3057, 2008. Abstract, Full Article
  14. Zhongrui Li, Hom Kandel, Enkeleda Dervishi, Viney Saini, Yang Xu, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, Gregory J. Salamo, Alexandru S. Biris. “A comparative study on different CNT material in terms of transparent conductive coatings”. Langmuir, 24(6), (2008), 2655-2662 Abstract, Full Article
  15. Reginald B. Littlea, A.R. Biris, D. Lupu, Yang Xu, Zhongrui Li, Enkeleda Dervishi, Alexandru S. Biris. “On the dynamical ferromagnetic, quantum Hall, and relativistic effects on the carbon nanotubes nucleation and growth mechanism”. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 320, 540–547, 2008. Abstract
  16. Trigwell, Steve; Biris, A. S.; Sims, Robert A.; Mazumder, Malay K.. “Effects of Powder Velocity and Contact Materials on Tribocharging of Polymer Powders for Powder Coating Applications”. Particulate Science and Technology, 26(2), 145-157, 2008. Abstract

2007

  1. Alexandru S. Biris, Thomas C. Schmitt, Reginald B. Little, Zhongrui Li, Yang Xu, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu, Enkeleda Dervishi, Steve Trigwell, Dwight W. Miller, and Zia Rahman. “Influence of the RF Excitation of the Catalyst System on the Morphology of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes”. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111(48), 17970-17975, 2007. Abstract, Full Article
  2. Jianhui Zhang, Huaiyong Liu, Zhenlin Wang, Naiben Ming, Zhongrui Li, and Alexandru S. Biris. “Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Directed Crystallization of ZnO with Tunable Morphology and Band Gap”.  Advanced Functional materials, 17, 3897-3905, 2007. Abstract, Full Article
  3. Zhongrui Li, Alexandru S. Biris, Enkeleda Dervishi, Viney Saini, Yang Xu, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu. “Influence of impurities on the XPS and Raman spectra of single-wall carbon nanotubes”. Journal of Chemical Physics, 127, 54713, 2007. Abstract
  4. Zhongrui Li, Hom R. Kandel, Enkeleda Dervishi, Viney Saini, Alexandru S. Biris, Alexandru R. Biris, Dan Lupu. “Does the wall number of carbon nanotube matter as conductive transparent material?”.  Applied Physics Letters, 91, 053115, 2007. Abstract
  5. E. Dervishi1, Z. Li, A. R. Biris, D. Lupu, I. E. Pavel, S. Trigwell, A. S. Biris. “Morphology of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Affected by the Thermal Stability of the Catalyst System”. Chemistry of Materials, 19(2), 179-184, 2007. Abstract, Full Article
  6. M. K. Mazumder, R. Sharma, A. S. Biris, J. Zhang, C. Calle, M. Zahn.“Self-Cleaning Transparent Dust Shields for Protecting Solar Panels and Other Devices”. Particulate Science and Technology Journal, 25 (1), 5-21, 2007. Abstract
  7. A. S. Biris, A. R. Biris, D. Lupu, D. Saini, E Dervishi, S. Trigwell, M. K. Mazumder. “Hydrogen Storage in Carbon-Based Nanostructured Materials”. Particulate Science and Technology Journal, 2007. Abstract
  8. Saini, D.; Biris, A. S.; Srirama, P. K.; Mazumder, M. K. “Particle size and charge distribution analysis of pharmaceutical aerosols generated by inhalers”. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 12(1), 35-41, 2007. Abstract

2006

  1. T. Schmitt, A. S. Biris, et al. “Analysis of Effluent Gases during the CCVD Growth of Multi Wall Carbon Nanotubes from Acetylene”. Carbon, 44(1), 2032-2038, 2006. Abstract
  2. M. K. Mazumder, R. A. Sims, A. S. Biris, P. K. Srirama, D. Saini, C. U. Yurteri, S. Trigwell, S. De, R. Sharma. “Twenty-First Century Research needs in Electrostatic Processes Applied to Industry and Medicine”. Chemical Engineering Science, 61, 2192-2211, 2006. Abstract

Accepted works:

  1. Enkeleda Dervishi, Zhongrui Li, Yang Xu, Viney Saini, Fumiya Watanabe, Alexandru R. Biris, Alexandru S. Biris. “Large Scale Growth of Graphene Materials”.  Chemical Communications, Accepted, 2009.
  2. D. Toloman, A.R. Biris, D. Maniu, I. Bratu, L.M. Giurgiu, A. S. Biris and I. Ardelean. “Phosphate glassy network depolymerization induced by CaO dopping”. Particulate Science and Technology Journal, Accepted, 2009.
  3. Zhongrui Li, Wensheng Yan, Enkeleda Dervishi, Liqiu Zheng, Shiqiang Wei, Alexandru S. Biris. “X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy”. Particulate Science and Technology Journal, Accepted, 2009.
  4. Cornel Iancu, Ioana R. Ilie, Carmen E. Georgescu, Razvan Ilie, Alexandru R. Biris, Teodora Mocan, Lucian C. Mocan, Florin Zaharie, Dana Todea-Iancu, Sergiu Susman, Dan Rus Ciuca, Alexandru S. Biris. “Applications of Nanomaterials in Cell Stem Therapies and the Onset of Nanomedicine”. Particulate Science and Technology, In Press, 2009.
  5. Gheorghe Mihailescu, Liliana Olenic, Sorina Garabagiu, Gabriela Blanita, Eugenia-Fagadar Cosma, Alexandru S. Biris. “Coupling Between Plasmonic Resonances in Nanoparticles and Porphyrins Molecules”. Journal of Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, In press, 2009.
  6. Zhongrui Li, Yang Xu, Xiaodong Ma, Enkeleda Dervishi, Viney Saini, Alexandru S. Biris. “Influence of CO2 on Carbon Nanotube Growth by Using Hydrocarbon as Carbon Source”. Chemical Communications, In Press, 2009.

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