InTech, 2013. - 404 p. - This book covers recent research topics regarding the physical, structural, chemical and electric properties on carbon nanotubes. All chapters were written by researchers who are active on the front lines. The chapters in this book will be helpful to many students, engineers and researchers working in the field of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are rolled up graphene sheets with a quasi-one-dimensional structure of nanometer-scale diameter. In these last twenty years, carbon nanotubes have attracted much attention from physicists, chemists, material scientists, and electronic device engineers because of their excellent structural, electronic, optical, chemical and mechanical properties. Carbon nanotube research, especially that aiming at industrial applications, is becoming more important.Contents
Physical Properties
Carbon Nanotubes in a Fluidic Medium: Critical Analysis
Characterization of Laser-Induced Defect Sand Modification in Carbon Nanotubes by Raman Spectroscopy
Vibroelectronic Properties of Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Double-Walled Boron Nitride Nanotubes
Structural Properties
Recent Progress of Plasma CVD for Structure Controlled Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Synthesis, Atomic Structures and Properties of Boron Nitride Nanotubes
Carbon Nanotubes Under Simple Tension and Torsion - Molecular/Structural Mechanics and the Finite Element Method
Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes
Surface Chemistry
Small Molecules and Peptides Inside Carbon Nanotubes: Impact of Nanoscale Confinement
Preparation, Characterization and Applicability of Covalently Functionalized MWNT
Dispersion and Property Manipulation of Carbon Nanotubes by Self-Assemibles of Amphiphilic Molecules
Aqueous Solution Surface Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes
Mild and Nondestructive Chemical Modification of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): Direct Friedel-Crafts Acylation Reaction
Nanotube Devices
Control of Single-Hole Transition in Carbon Nanotube Transistor with Quantum Dot in Gate Insulator at Room Temperature
Study of Carbon Nanotube Based Devices Using Scanning Probe Microscope
Carbon Nanotubes as Suitable Interface for Improving Neural Recordings
Phonon Scattering and Electron Transport in Single Wall Carbon Nanotube
