Robert H. Hauge

Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Chemistry

Studies of single wall nanotubes, NASA, with R. E. Smalley. Studies of elastomer degradation, Haliburton, with W. E. Billups, and A. R. Barron.Single wall carbon nanotubes have many potential applications in energy, power, electrical, sensor and strong light weight materials. For many of the applications they must be made in large amounts at low cost and preferably with specific diameters and band gaps, for instance as semiconductors or metallic tubes. The primary goal of my research is to develop new swnt growth methods that can be scaled to pound and ultimately ton quantities where only specific types of swnt are grown. In addition a second goal is the development of scalable chemistries of swnt that permit swnt to be dispersed as molecular species in solvents and polymers. Robert H. Hauge Distinguished Faculty Fellow Department of Chemistry, MS60 Rice Universit;y, 6100 Main St Houston, Texas 77005, U.S.A. Work: (713) 348-6384 FAX: (713) 348-5320 Home: (713) 661-4979 E-mail hauge@rice.edu Personal Information Born: September 29, 1938, Madison, Wisconsin Marital status: Married, Djehane Sadek Hauge Education Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, 1956 Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, B.S. Chemistry, 1960 University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D. Chemistry 1965 Professional Positions Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 1965-1967 Assistant Director of High Temperature Research Group, 1967-1992 Assistant Director of High Temperature Research Group, HARC Executive Director of Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory, Jan. 2001 to present Distinguished Faculty Fellow 1992 to present Member of the Rice Quantum Institute and Center for Nano-Science and Technology Awards IR-100 1986 Award for Design and Construction of a Matrix Isolation GC-MS Apparatus. Professional Memberships American Chemical Society Editorial Board: Journal of High Temperature and Materials Science Research Interests Chemistry, Physical Properties and Manipulation of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Chemistry and Modification of Elastomers used in Oil Drilling applications Direct Fluorination Development of new CVD diamond growth methods Reactions of metal atoms and small clusters High temperature chemistry

Publications

R. L. Carver, H. Q. Peng, A. K. Sadana, P. Nikolaev, S. Arepalli, C. D. Scott, W. E. Billups, R. H. Hauge, and R. E. Smalley A model for nucleation and growth of single wall carbon nanotubes via the HiPco process: A catalyst concentration study.  Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 5 2005: 1035-1040

K. J. Ziegler, Z. N. Gu, J. Shaver, Z. Y. Chen, E. L. Flor, D. J. Schmidt, C. K. Chan, R. H. Hauge, and R. E. Smalley Continued Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.  Nano Letters, 5 2005: 997-1002

K. J. Ziegler, Z. N. Gu, H. Q. Peng, E. L. Flor, R. H. Hauge and R. E. Smalley Controlled oxidative cutting of single-walled carbon nanotubes.  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127 2005: 1541-1547

A. K. Sadana, F. Liang, B. Brinson, S. Arepalli, S. Farhat, R. H. Hauge, R. E. Smalley and W. E. Billups Functionalization and extraction of large fullerenes and carbon-coated metal formed during the synthesis of single wall carbon nanotubes by laser oven, direct current arc, and high-pressure carbon monoxide production methods.  Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109 2005: 4416-4418

Z. N. Gu, F. Liang, Z. Y. Chen, A. Sadana, C. Kittrell, W. E. Billups, R. H. Hauge, and R. E. Smalley In situ Raman studies on lithiated single-wall carbon nanotubes in liquid ammonia.  Chemical Physics Letters, 410 2005: 467-470

G. N. Ostojic, S. Zaric, J. Kono, V. C. Moore, R. H. Hauge and R. E. Smalley Stability of high-density one-dimensional excitons in carbon nanotubes under high laser excitation.  Physical Review Letters, 94 2005: 097401