Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes have been studied extensively in relation to fullerenes, and together with fullerenes have opened a new science and technology field on nano scale materials.

A whole range of issues from the preparation, structure, properties and observation of quantum effects in carbon nanotubes in comparison with 0-D fullerenes are discussed.

In addition, complementary reviews on carbon nanoparticles such as carbon nano-capsules, onion-like graphite particles and metal-coated fullerenes are covered.

This book aims to cover recent research and development in this area, and so provide a convenient reference tool for all researchers in this field. It is also hoped that this book can serve to stimulate future work on carbon nanotubes.

Selected papers: Editorial (M. Endo et al.). Electric effects in nanotube growth (D.T. Colbert, R.E. Smalley). Catalytic production and purification of nanotubes having fullerene-scale diameters (V. Ivanov et al.). Scanning tunneling microscopy of carbon nanotubes and nanocones (K. Sattler). Topological and SP³ defect structures in nanotubes (T.W. Ebbesen, T. Takada). Properties of buckytubes and derivatives (X.K. Wang et al.). Mechanical and thermal properties of carbon nanotubes (R.S. Ruoff, D.C. Lorents). Onion-like graphitic particles (D. Ugarte). Subject Index. Author Index.