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Understanding Carbon Nanotubes: From Basics to Applications

By P. Delhaès , J.P. Issi , S. Bonnamy , P. Launois (auth.) , Annick Loiseau , Pascale Launois , Pierre Petit , Stephan Roche , Jean-Paul Salvetat (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2006
ISBN
3540269223, 9783540269229
DOI
10.1007/b10971390
Open Library ID
OL9055715M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (21314877 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 677
Edition
1
Pages
538\570
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Condensed Matter; Characterization and Evaluation

Description

This volume presents the foundations of carbon nanotube science including the most recent developments and the prospects for technological applications. Each chapter begins with a tutorial introduction to the relevant interdisciplinary topics from physics, chemistry or materials science. These summaries of the essential background knowledge are followed by detailed presentations of specific issues. The latter include: polymorphism of carbon and the microstructure of its phases; synthesis methods and growth mechanisms; structural analysis by electron microscopy; spectroscopic methods; electronic structure; transport; mechanical and surface properties of nanotubes and composites. All readers, be they students or experienced researchers, will come to appreciate how progress in nanotube science is intimately linked to advances in experimental and computational tools.

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