Understanding Carbon Nanotubes From Basics to Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Loiseau, Annick (Editor), Launois, Pascale (Editor), Petit, Pierre (Editor), Roche, Stephan (Editor), Salvetat, Jean-Paul (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 677
• Subjects: Physics.; Condensed matter.; Engineering.; Nanotechnology.; Materials science.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Engineering, general.

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 summa...

Table of Contents:

• Polymorphism and Structure of Carbons
• Synthesis Methods and Growth Mechanisms
• Structural Analysis by Elastic Scattering Techniques
• Electronic Structure
• Spectroscopies on Carbon Nanotubes
• Transport Properties
• Mechanical Properties of Individual Nanotubes and Composites
• Surface Properties, Porosity, Chemical and Electrochemical Applications.