Description
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 Author Index Subject Index
