Applied Physics of Carbon Nanotubes Fundamentals of Theory, Optics and Transport Devices /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rotkin, Slava V. (Editor), Subramoney, Shekhar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: NanoScience and Technology,
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Condensed matter.; Engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Engineering, general.; Physical Chemistry.

The book describes the state-of-the-art in fundamental, applied and device physics of nanotubes, including fabrication, manipulation and characterization for device applications; optics of nanotubes; transport and electromechanical devices and fundamentals of theory for applications. This informatio...

Table of Contents:

• Theory and Modelling
• From Quantum Models to Novel Effects to New Applications: Theory of Nanotube Devices
• Symmetry Based Fundamentals of Carbon Nanotubes
• Elastic Continuum Models of Phonons in Carbon Nanotubes
• Synthesis and Characterization
• Direct Growth of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Flat Substrates for Nanoscale Electronic Applications
• Nano-Peapods Encapsulating Fullerenes
• The Selective Chemistry of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
• Optical Spectroscopy
• Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
• The Raman Response of Double Wall Carbon Nanotubes
• Transport and Electromechanical Applications
• Carbon Nanotube Electronics and Optoelectronics
• Carbon Nanotube—Biomolecule Interactions: Applications in Carbon Nanotube Separation and Biosensing
• Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Nanotubes Determined Using In-situ TEM Probes
• Nanomanipulator Measurements of the Mechanics of Nanostructures and Nanocomposites.