The discovery of caged carbon structures, in 1985, established a whole new field of carbon chemistry. Unlike graphite and diamond, these structures known as fullerenes are finite in structure and are relevant to a wide variety of fields including supramolecular assemblies, nanostructures, optoelectronic devices and a whole range of biological activities. Fullerenes: Principles and Applications discusses all aspects of this exciting field. Sections include: the basic principles for the chemical reactivity of fullerenes, electrochemistry, light induced processes, fullerenes for material sciences, fullerenes and solar cells, biological applications and multifunctional carbon nanotube materials. Written by leading experts in the field the book summarises the basic principles of fullerene chemistry but also highlights some of the most remarkable advances that have occurred in recent years. The second edition of this exciting title has been fully updated and revised. New sections cover several new topics including the basic principles for the chemical reactivity of fullerenes, electrochemistry, light induced processes, fullerenes for material sciences, fullerenes and solar cells, biological applications and multifunctional carbon nanotube materials. Written by leading experts in the field the second edition summarises the basic principles of fullerene chemistry but also highlights some of the most remarkable advances that have occurred in recent years. This book will appeal to researchers in both academia and industry.
Author(s): Royal Society of Chemistry, Fernando Langa De La Puente, Jean-Francois Nierengarten, Paul O'Brien, Harold Craighead, Harry Kroto
Series: RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Edition: Second Edition,Revised
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 650
Tags: Специальные дисциплины;Наноматериалы и нанотехнологии;Наноматериаловедение;Углеродные наноматериалы;
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Part I......Page 18
(Endo)Fullerenes: From Production to Isolation......Page 20
Endohedral Fullerenes......Page 29
Basic Principles of the Chemical Reactivity of Fullerenes......Page 83
Fullerene-Containing Polymers......Page 142
Fullerene-Containing Dendrimers: Synthesis and Properties......Page 179
Hydrogen Bonding Donor– Acceptor Carbon Nanostructures......Page 209
Part II......Page 252
Three Electrodes and a Cage: An Account of Electrochemical Research on C60, C70 and their Derivatives......Page 254
Electron-Transfer Processes of Fullerenes Studied with Time- Resolved Spectroscopies......Page 287
Nanoscopic Organisation of Fullerenes......Page 346
Interlocked Artificial Photosynthetic Model Systems Composed of Electron-Donor and [60]Fullerene Units......Page 371
Part III......Page 404
Fullerenes for Materials Science......Page 406
Fullerene Derivatives for Organic Photovoltaics......Page 433
Fullerene-Modified Electrodes and Solar Cells......Page 479
Biological Applications of Fullerenes......Page 524
Part IV Other Carbon Nanostructures......Page 564
Covalent Approaches towards Multifunctional Carbon- Nanotube Materials......Page 566
Subject Index......Page 630
