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 engineering. This is a field in which a huge amount of literature has been generated within recent years, and the number of publications is still increasing every year. Carbon Nanotechnology aims to provide a timely coverage of the recent development in the field with updated reviews and remarks by world-renowned experts. Intended to be an exposition of cutting-edge research and development rather than a kind of conference proceeding, Carbon Nanotechnology will be very useful not only to experienced scientists and engineers, who wish to broaden their knowledge of the wide-ranging nanotechnology and/or to develop practical devices, but also to graduate and senior undergraduate students who look to make their mark in this field of the future.

· A comprehensive treatment from materials chemistry and structure-property to practical applications
· Offers an in-depth analysis of various carbon nanotechnologies from both fundamental and practical perspectives
· An easily accessible assessment of the materials properties and device performances based on all of the major classes of carbon nanomaterials, including: carbon fiber; diamond; C60; and carbon nanotubes
· A concise compilation of the practical applications of carbon nanotechnologies from polymer-carbon nanocomposites to sensors, electron emitters, and molecular electronics

Chapter 1: From conventional technology to carbon nanotechnology: The fourth industrial revolution and the discoveries of C60, carbon nanotube and nanodiamond

Chapter 2: Synthesis, growth mechanism and processing of carbon nanotubes

Chapter 3: Solid-state formation of carbon nanotubes

Chapter 4: Catalytic chemical vapor deposition of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Chapter 5: Fabrication of fullerene nanostructures

Chapter 6: Carbon blacks as the source materials for carbon nanotechnology

Chapter 7: Functionalization and applications of [60]fullerene

Chapter 8: Functionalization and applications of carbon nanotubes

Chapter 9: Biological activity of pristine fullerene C60

Chapter 10: Separation of metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes

Chapter 11: Electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes

Chapter 12: Carbon nanotubes: Surface, porosity, and related applications

Chapter 13: Carbon nanotubes as nanoelectromechanical systems components

Chapter 14: Aligned carbon nanotube membranes

Chapter 15: C60 and carbon nanotube sensors

Chapter 16: Carbon nanotubes for electron emitting devices

Chapter 17: Optical limiters and photovoltaic devices based on C60, carbon nanotubes and their nanocomposites

Chapter 18: Carbon nanotube and epoxy composites for military applications

Chapter 19: Polymer and carbon nanotube composites for space applications

Chapter 20: From carbon nanotechnology to bionanotechnology: Protein and peptide nanofibrils and nanowires

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