Polyteknisk Boghandel

Written by the most prominent experts and pioneers in the field, this ready reference combines fundamental research, recent breakthroughs and real-life applications in one well-organized treatise. As such, both newcomers and established researchers will find here a wide range of current methods for producing and characterizing carbon nanotubes using imaging as well as spectroscopic techniques. One major part of this thorough overview is devoted to the controlled chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes, covering intriguing applications in photovoltaics, organic electronics and materials design. The latest research on novel carbon-derived structures, such as graphene, nanoonions and carbon pea pods, round off the book.

I. PRODUCTION, FORMATION AND PURIFICATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES
Production of Carbon Nanotubes
Separation of Metallic from Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes
Theory of Carbon Nanotubes
II. CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES
Microscopies for Carbon Nanotubes -
TEM, STM, AFM
Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Raman Spectroscopy
Band Structures
III. CHEMISTRY OF CARBON NANOTUBES
Covalent Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Photoinduced Electron Transfer Processes
IV. APPLICATIONS OF CARBON NANOTUBES
Photovoltaics
Field-effect Transistors
Tensile Strength and Rigid Materials
Biological Applications
Engineering of Carbon-based Structures
V. OTHER CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES
Carbon Nanohorns and Nanoonions
Pea Pods
Graphenes
Endohedral Fullerenes