Publications

T.T. Hsu, B.T. Whiting, M. Yu, S. Ganguli, P.B. Amama, W. Zhao, L.P. Rajukumar, F. Mirri, M. Terrones, J. Suhr, B. Maruyama, A. K. Roy, M. Pasquali, “Highly Conductive Ultra-Light Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Solid Foams by Scalable Solution Processing,” (In review).

P.B. Amama, S. Putnam, B. Maruyama, “Wetting Behavior and Activity of Catalyst Supports in Carbon Nanotube Carpet Growth,” Nanoscale 5 (2013) 2642.

R. Paul, A.A. Voevodin, J.J. Hu, P.B. Amama, S. Ganguli, A.K. Roy, T.S. Fisher, “Microwave-Assisted Surface Synthesis of Amorphous and Crystalline Boron-Carbon- Nitrogen Foams for Thermal Applications,” Thin Solid Films 528 (2013) 187.

P.B. Amama, J.T. Grant, P.J. Shamberger, A.A. Voevodin, T.S. Fisher, “Improved Dehydrogenation Properties of Ti-Doped LiAlH4: Influence of Ti Precursors,” J ournal of Physical Chemistry C 116 (2012) 21886.

J.L. Wohlwend, P.B. Amama, P.J. Shamberger, V. Varshney, A.K. Roy, T.S. Fisher, “Investigation of the Effects of Ti-Containing Additives on the Dehydrogenation Properties of LiAlH4: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study,” J ournal of Physical Chemistry C 116 (2012) 22327.

P.B. Amama, C.L. Pint, F. Mirri, M. Pasquali, R.H. Hauge, B. Maruyama, “Catalyst-Support Interactions and their Influence in Water-Assisted Carbon Nanotube Carpet Growth,” Carbon 50 (2012) 2396.

P.B. Amama, J.T. Grant, J.E. Spowart, P.J. Shamberger, A.A. Voevodin, T.S. Fisher, “Catalytic Influence of Ni-Based Additives on the Dehydrogenation Properties of Ball Milled MgH2,” J ournal of Materials Research 26 (2011) 2725.

S.M. Kim, C.L. Pint, P.B. Amama, R.H. Hauge, B. Maruyama, E.A. Stach, “Catalyst and Catalyst Support Morphology Evolution in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Supergrowth: Growth Deceleration and Termination,” J ournal of Materials Research 25 (2010) 1875 (Invited Feature Paper).

S.S. Kim, P.B. Amama, T.S. Fisher, “Preferential Biofunctionalization of Carbon Nanotubes Grown by Microwave Plasma-Enhanced CVD,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114 (2010) 9596.

P.B. Amama, C.L. Pint, S.M. Kim, L. McJilton, K.G. Eyink, E.A. Stach, R.H. Hauge, B. Maruyama, “Influence of Alumina Type on the Evolution and Activity of Alumina-Supported Fe Catalysts in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Carpet Growth,” ACS Nano 4 (2010) 895.

S.M. Kim, C.L. Pint, P.B. Amama, D.N. Zakharov, R.H. Hauge, B. Maruyama, E.A. Stach, “Evolution in Catalyst Morphology Leads to Carbon Nanotube Growth Termination,” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 1 (2010) 918.

H. Mishra, B.A. Cola, V. Rawat, P.B. Amama, K.G. Biswas, X. Xu, T.S. Fisher, T.D. Sands, “Thermomechanical and Thermal Contact Characteristics of Bismuth Telluride Films Electrodeposited on Carbon Nanotube Arrays,” Advanced Materials 21 (2009) 4280.

P.B. Amama, C. Pint, L. McJilton, SM Kim, E.A. Stach, P.T. Murray, R.H. Hauge, B. Maruyama, “Role of Water in Super Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Carpets,” Nano Letters 9 (2009) 44. Listed on the journal website in January 2009 as one of the 20 most downloaded papers.

P.B. Amama, C. Lan, B.A. Cola, X. Xu, R.G. Reifenberger, T.S. Fisher, “Electrical and Thermal Interface Conductance of Carbon Nanotubes Grown Under DC Bias Voltage,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (2008) 19727.

P.B. Amama, D. Zemlyanov, B. Sundarakannan, R.S. Katiyar, T.S. Fisher, “XPS and Raman Characterization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Grown from Pretreated Fe₂O₃ Nanoparticles,” J ournal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41 (2008) 165306.

C. Lan, P. Srisungsitthisunti, P.B. Amama, T.S. Fisher, X. Xu, R. G. Reifenberger, “Measurement of Metal/Carbon Nanotube Contact Resistance by Adjusting Contact Length using Laser Ablation,” Nanotechnology 19 (2008) 125703.

B.C. Cola, X.F. Xu, T.S. Fisher, M.A. Capano, P.B. Amama, “Carbon Nanotube Array Thermal Interfaces for High-Temperature Silicon Carbide Devices,” Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering 12 (2008) 228.

B.A. Cola, P.B. Amama, X.F. Xu, T.S. Fisher, “Effects of Growth Temperature on Carbon Nanotube Array Thermal Interfaces,” J ournal of Heat Transfer – Transactions of the ASME 130 (2008) 114503.

P.B. Amama, B.A. Cola, T.D. Sands, X. Xu, T.S. Fisher, “Dendrimer-Assisted Controlled Growth of Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Thermal Interface Conductance,” Nanotechnology 18 (2007) 385303.

C. Lan, P.B. Amama, T.S. Fisher, R. Reifenberger, “Correlating Electrical Resistance to Growth Conditions for Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes,” Applied Physics Letters 91 (2007) 093105.

M.R. Maschmann, A.D. Franklin, P.B. Amama, D.N. Zakharov, E.A. Stach, T.D. Sands, T.S. Fisher, “Vertical Single- and Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Grown from Modified Porous Anodic Alumina Templates," Nanotechnology 17 (2006) 3925. Downloaded 250 as of 8/11/2006. Across all IOP journals, only ~10% of articles are accessed over 250 times in each quarter.

P.B. Amama, O. Ogebule, M.R. Maschmann, T.D. Sands, T.S. Fisher, “Dendrimer-Assisted Low-Temperature Growth of Carbon Nanotubes by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition,” Chemical Communications 27 (2006) 2899.

M.R. Maschmann, P.B. Amama, A. Goyal, Z. Iqbal, T.S. Fisher, “Freestanding Vertically Oriented Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized using Microwave Plasma-Enhanced CVD,” Carbon 44 (2006) 2758.

P.B. Amama, M.R. Maschmann, T.S. Fisher, T.D. Sands, “Dendrimer-Templated Fe Nanoparticles for the Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes by Plasma-Enhanced CVD,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (2006) 10636.

M.R. Maschmann, P.B. Amama, A. Goyal, Z. Iqbal, R. Gat, T.S. Fisher, “Parametric Study of Synthesis Conditions in Plasma-Enhanced CVD of High-Quality Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes,” Carbon 44 (2006) 10.

P.B. Amama, S. Lim, D. Ciuparu, Y. Yang, L. Pfefferle, G.L. Haller, “Synthesis, Characterization and Stability of Fe-MCM-41 for Production of Carbon Nanotubes by Acetylene Pyrolysis,” J ournal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (2005) 2645.

P.B. Amama, S. Lim, D. Ciuparu, L. Pfefferle, G.L. Haller, “Hydrothermal Synthesis of MCM-41 using Different Ratios of Colloidal and Soluble Silica,” M icroporous and Mesoporous Materials 81 (2005) 191.

P.B. Amama, K. Itoh, M. Murabayashi, “The Photocatalytic Degradation of Trichloroethylene in Gas-Phase: The Role of Photochemical Reactions,” J ournal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemistry 217 (2004) 109.

P.B. Amama, K. Itoh, M. Murabayashi, “Effect of RuO₂ Deposition on the Activity of TiO₂: Photocatalytic Oxidation of Trichloroethylene in Aqueous Phase,” J ournal of Material Science 39 (2004) 4349.

P.B. Amama, K. Itoh, M. Murabayashi, “Gas-Phase Photocatalytic Degradation of Trichloroethylene on Pretreated TiO₂ ,” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 37 (2002) 321.

P.B. Amama, K. Itoh, M. Murabayashi, “Photocatalytic Oxidation of Trichloroethylene in Humidified Atmosphere,” J ournal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemistry 176 (2001) 165.

Invited book chapter

P.B. Amama, M.R. Maschmann, T.S.Fisher, “Enhanced Control of Carbon Nanotube Using MPCVD with DC Electric Bias,” in Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes, InTech (2011).

Refereed conference proceedings

P.B. Amama, P.J. Shamberger, T.S. Fisher, “Modified Metal Hydrides for High-Capacity Thermal Energy Storage,” SAMPE J (In press).

P.B. Amama, J.E. Spowart, A.A. Voevodin, T.S. Fisher, “Modified Magnesium Hydride and Calcium Borohydride for High-Capacity Thermal Energy Storage,” ASME Conference Proceedings AJTEC2011-44133.

S.M. Kim, C.L. Pint, P.B. Amama, D.N. Zakharov, R.H. Hauge, B. Maruyama, E.A. Stach, “Exploiting Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy Approaches to Understand the Origin of Carbon Nanotube Growth Termination,” M icroscopy and Microanalysis 16 (2010) 306-307.

P. Amama, C. Pint, S.M. Kim, K. Eyink, E. Stach, R. Hauge, B. Maruyama, “Evolution, Activity, and Lifetime of Alumina-Supported Fe Catalyst During Super Growth of Single- Walled Carbon Nanotube Carpets: Influence of the Type of Alumina,” MRS Proceedings 1258 (2010) R03-02.

T. Westover, P. Amama, Aalap Dighe, N. Lilovich, T.S. Fisher, “Thermionic Emission from Alkali Metal-intercalated Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Direct Energy Conversion,” Proceedings of 2nd Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, ENIC2007 – 45043.

M.R. Maschmann, P.B. Amama, T.S. Fisher, “Effect of DC Bias on Microwave Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes,” 2005 I nternational Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2005-79007, Orlando, FL, November 2005.

S. Ujereh Jr, I. Mudawar, P.B. Amama, T.S. Fisher, “Enhanced Pool Boiling using Carbon Nanotube Arrays on a Silicon Surface,” 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2005-80065, Orlando, FL, November 2005.