Carbon nanotechnology : recent developments in chemistry, physics, materials science and device applications

Nanotechnology is no longer a merely social talking point and is beginning to affect the lives of everyone. Carbon nanotechnology as a major shaper of new nanotechnologies has evolved into a truly interdisciplinary field, which encompasses chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, materials science and...

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Other Authors Dai, Liming, 1961-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006.
Edition1st ed.
Subjects
Carbon.
Nanostructured materials.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080459325
0080459323
9780444518552
044451855X
Physical Description1 online resource (xv, 733 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Contributors
  • Introduction
  • From conventional technology to carbon nanotechnology: The fourth industrial revolution and the discoveries of C60, carbon nanotube and nanodiamond
  • Part I Synthesis and Structure of Carbon Nanomaterials
  • Synthesis, growth mechanism and processing of carbon nanotubes
  • Solid-state formation of carbon nanotubes
  • Catalytic chemical vapor deposition of single-walled carbon nanotubes
  • Fabrication of fullerene nanostructures
  • Carbon blacks as the source materials for carbon nanotechnology
  • Part II Chemistry and Physics of Carbon Nanomaterials
  • Functionalization and applications of [60]fullerene
  • Functionalization and applications of carbon nanotubes
  • Biological activity of pristine fullerene C60
  • Separation of metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes
  • Electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes
  • Carbon nanotubes: Surface, porosity, and related applications
  • Carbon nanotubes as nanoelectromechanical systems components
  • Part III Carbon Nanomaterials for Device Applications
  • Aligned carbon nanotube membranes
  • C60 and carbon nanotube sensors
  • Carbon nanotubes for electron emitting devices
  • Optical limiters and photovoltaic devices based on C60, carbon nanotubes and their nanocomposites
  • Carbon nanotube and epoxy composites for military applications
  • Polymer and carbon nanotube composites for space applications
  • Outlook
  • From carbon nanotechnology to bionanotechnology: Protein and peptide nanofibrils and nanowires
  • Author index
  • Subject index
  • Last Page.

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