Baughman, Ray H.
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Ray Baughman holds the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry and serves as the director of the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute. In 2018 Clarivate Analytics added him to their list of "Highly Cited Researchers" His research interests include:
- Nanoscale Self-Assembly
- Nanomaterials Processing
- Electronics/Optics/Magnetics
- Nanoscale Devices
- Photonic Crystals
- Electrochemical Devices
- Highly Conducting Organic Polymers
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Artificial Muscles
- Ferroelectrics
- New Forms of Carbon
- Auxetic Materials
- Solid-State Synthesis
- Nano-Bio Interface
Learn more about Dr. Baughman's research at his Endowed Professorships and Chairs, Research Explorer and MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute pages.
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Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in November 2019.
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Enhancement of Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Effectiveness with Alignment of Spinnable Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2018-10-23)This research develops a unique material to attenuate electromagnetic interference (EMI) by using spinnable multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) combined with bio-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) that contains BaTiO₃ (MBPBT). ... -
Enhancing the Strength, Toughness, and Electrical Conductivity of Twist-Spun Carbon Nanotube Yarns by π Bridging
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019-05-10)The weak interfacial interactions between carbon nanotube (CNT) always results in low stress load transfer efficiency in CNT yarns, herein we fabricated strong, highly conducting CNT yarns at room temperature using molecules ... -
Orthogonal Pattern of Spinnable Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Effectiveness
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019-05-02)The need for thin and lightweight electromagnetic interference shielding materials is rapidly increasing in several industries, such as aerospace and telecommunication. This research finds that a shielding material, which ... -
A Multiscale Model to Study the Enhancement in the Compressive Strength of Multi-Walled CNT Sheet Overwrapped Carbon Fiber Composites
The high tensile strength of polymer matrix composites is derived primarily from the high strength of the carbon fibers embedded in the polymer matrix. However, their compressive strength is generally much lower due to the ... -
Enhancing the Work Capacity of Electrochemical Artificial Muscles by Coiling Plies of Twist-Released Carbon Nanotube Yarns
Twisted-yarn-based artificial muscles can potentially be used in diverse applications, such as valves in microfluidic devices, smart textiles, air vehicles, and exoskeletons, because of their high torsional and tensile ... -
Thermoacoustic Sound Projector: Exceeding the Fundamental Efficiency of Carbon Nanotubes
The combination of smooth, continuous sound spectra produced by a sound source having no vibrating parts, a nanoscale thickness of a flexible active layer and the feasibility of creating large, conformal projectors provoke ... -
High-Performance Biscrolled MXene/Carbon Nanotube Yarn Supercapacitors
Yarn-shaped supercapacitors (YSCs) once integrated into fabrics provide promising energy storage solutions to the increasing demand of wearable and portable electronics. In such device format, however, it is a challenge ... -
Harvesting Electrical Energy from Torsional Thermal Actuation Driven by Natural Convection
The development of practical, cost-effective systems for the conversion of low-grade waste heat to electrical energy is an important area of renewable energy research. We here demonstrate a thermal energy harvester that ... -
Sequentially Bridged Graphene Sheets with High Strength, Toughness, and Electrical Conductivity
We here show that infiltrated bridging agents can convert inexpensively fabricated graphene platelet sheets into high-performance materials, thereby avoiding the need for a polymer matrix. Two types of bridging agents were ... -
Magnetic Torsional Actuation of Carbon Nanotube Yarn Artificial Muscle
Magnetically driven torsional actuation of a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) yarn was realized by first biscrolling NdFeB magnetic particles into helical yarn corridors to make a magnetic MWNT yarn. The actuating device ... -
Thermoacoustic Sound Projector: Exceeding the Fundamental Efficiency of Carbon Nanotubes
The combination of smooth, continuous sound spectra produced by a sound source having no vibrating parts, a nanoscale thickness of a flexible active layer and the feasibility of creating large, conformal projectors provoke ... -
Probe Sensor Using Nanostructured Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Yarn for Selective and Sensitive Detection of Dopamine
The demands for electrochemical sensor materials with high strength and durability in physiological conditions continue to grow and novel approaches are being enabled by the advent of new electromaterials and novel fabrication ... -
Bio-Inspired, Moisture-Powered Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles
Hygromorph artificial muscles are attractive as self-powered actuators driven by moisture from the ambient environment. Previously reported hygromorph muscles have been largely limited to bending or torsional motions or ... -
Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macro-/Mesoporous Ni as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015-04-13)Three-dimensionally (3D) ordered macro-/mesoporous (3DOM/m) Ni is fabricated by the chemical reduction deposition method using lyotropic liquid crystals (LLC) to template the mesostructure within the regular voids of a ... -
Biothermal Sensing of a Torsional Artificial Muscle
(Royal Soc Chemistry, 2016-01-25)Biomolecule responsive materials have been studied intensively for use in biomedical applications as smart systems because of their unique property of responding to specific biomolecules under mild conditions. However, ... -
Harvesting Temperature Fluctuations as Electrical Energy Using Torsional and Tensile Polymer Muscles
(Royal Soc Chemistry, 2015-09-28)Diverse means have been deployed for harvesting electrical energy from mechanical actuation produced by low-grade waste heat, but cycle rate, energy-per-cycle, device size and weight, or cost have limited applications. We ... -
A New Catalyst-Embedded Hierarchical Air Electrode For High-Performance Li-O₂ Batteries
(2013-06-05)The Li-O₂ battery holds great promise as an ultra-high-energy- density device. However, its limited rechargeability and low energy efficiency remain key barriers to its practical application. Herein, we demonstrate that ... -
Conductive Functional Biscrolled Polymer and Carbon Nanotube Yarns
(2013-10-10)Biscrolling aligned electrospun fiber (AEF) sheets and carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets were fabricated for conductive, functional yarns by a versatile dry composite method. Our biscrolling (twist-based spinning) method is ... -
Terahertz Surface Plasmon Polaritons on Freestanding Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Aerogel Sheets
(2012-05-08)We demonstrate that multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are capable of supporting surface plasmon-polaritons (SPPs) at terahertz (THz) frequencies. To achieve this, we fabricated sub-100 μm-thick freestanding and highly ... -
Regulation of Morphogenesis and Neural Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using Carbon Nanotube Sheets
(2012-04-02)In order to successfully utilize stem cells for therapeutic applications in regenerative medicine, efficient differentiation into a specific cell lineage and guidance of axons in a desired direction is crucial. Here, we ...
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