Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications

Description

This book gives a comprehensive review of the present status of research in this fast moving field by researchers actively contributing to the advances. After a short introduction and a brief review of the relation between carbon nanotubes, graphite and other forms of carbon, the synthesis techniques and growth mechanisms for carbon nanotubes are described. This is followed by reviews on nanotube electronic structure, electrical, optical, and mechanical properties, nanotube imaging and spectroscopy, and nanotube applications. Introduction to Carbon Materials Research....Pages 1-9 Relation of Carbon Nanotubes to Other Carbon Materials....Pages 11-28 Nanotube Growth and Characterization....Pages 29-53 Growth Mechanisms of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 55-81 Nanotubes from Inorganic Materials....Pages 81-112 Electronic Properties, Junctions, and Defects of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 113-145 Electrical Transport Through Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 147-171 Scanning Probe Microscopy Studies of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 173-211 Optical Properties and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 213-247 Electron Spectroscopy Studies of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 247-272 Phonons and Thermal Properties of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 273-286 Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 287-327 Physical Properties of Multi-wall Nanotubes....Pages 329-391 Applications of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 391-425