@article { ISI:000336899800007,
	title = {Role of iron oxide impurities in electrocatalysis by multiwall carbon nanotubes: An investigation using a novel magnetically modified ITO electrodes},
	journal = {Bulletin of Materials Science},
	volume = {37},
	number = {2},
	year = {2014},
	month = {APR},
	pages = {221-226},
	publisher = {INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES},
	address = {C V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B \#8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA},
	abstract = {<p>The role of iron oxide impurities in the electrocatalytic properties of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) prepared by catalytic chemical vapour decomposition method (CCVD) is studied in detail. A novel magnetically modified electrodes have been developed by which MWCNTs were immobilized on indium-tin oxide (ITO) electrodes, without any chemical binders. The electro-catalytic oxidation of dopamine, and reduction of hydrogen peroxide have been studied by cyclic voltammetry on magnetically modified electrodes with (i) MWCNTs with occluded iron oxide impurities (Fe-MWCNTs), (ii) MWCNTs grown on iron oxide nanoparticle particulate films (Io-MWCNTs) and (iii) pristine iron oxide nanoparticle particulate film (Io-NPs). A shift towards less positive potentials for the oxidation of dopamine was observed which is in the order of Fe-MWCNTs \&lt; Io-MWCNTs \&lt; Io-NPs. Similarly, trend towards less negative potentials for the reduction of hydrogen peroxide was observed. Thus, the electrocatalytic activities displayed by MWCNTs have been attributed to the iron oxide impurities associated with it. The systematic variation was related to the nature of interaction of iron oxide nanoparticles with MWCNT surface.</p>},
	keywords = {dopamine, Hydrogen peroxide, iron oxide nanoparticles, magnetically-modified electrode, Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)},
	issn = {0250-4707},
	author = {Samant, Kanchan M. and Joshi, Vrushali S. and Patil, Kashinath R. and Haram, Santosh K.}
}
@article { ISI:000357617800013,
	title = {Reduced graphene oxide composite with oxidizable manganese/cobalt mixed oxide for p-cresol oxidation by using molecular oxygen},
	journal = {ChemPlusChem},
	volume = {80},
	number = {7},
	year = {2015},
	month = {JUL},
	pages = {1164-1169},
	publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
	type = {Article},
	address = {BOSCHSTRASSE 12, D-69469 WEINHEIM, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>A composite of graphene oxide (GO) with mixed oxide (MnCo) was prepared by using a solvothermal method. During the synthesis, both the reduction of GO and growth of metal oxides took place simultaneously. The as-prepared composite material was highly selective for the liquid-phase oxidation of p-cresol to form p-hydroxybenzaldehyde in 71\% yield within 1h. The composite material was characterised by SEM, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, high-resolution TEM and cyclic voltammetry (CV). A CV study revealed that the increase in the redox potential of the mixed oxide after being supported on GO, led to its higher activity of the catalyst for the oxidation reaction. The stability of the catalyst under the reaction conditions was studied by its successful reuse in three cycles.</p>},
	keywords = {cyclic voltammetry, graphene, Oxidation, supported catalysts, transition metals},
	issn = {2192-6506},
	doi = {10.1002/cplu.201500053},
	author = {Jha, Ajay and Patil, Sagar H. and Solanki, Bhanu P. and Ribeiro, Ana P. C. and Castro, Carlos A. N. and Patil, Kashinath R. and Coronas, Alberto and Rode, Chandrashekhar V.}
}
