Supercarbon

The book appeals to materials researchers, physicists and research engineers involved in the development of new nanoelectric devices. The topic of this book is also known as "supercarbon". The present knowledge in this field is summarized as a status report and gives an introduction to the physics of nanotubes.

Major part of this book is based on the research outcome of a Japanese national project: Yoshimura pi-Electron Materials Project/ERATO, Japan Science Technology Corporation This book also includes various new findings related to the pi-electron materials reported by M.S. Dresselhaus, R. Smalley, and S. Amelinckx at JRDC-NWU International Workshop on pi-Electron Materials held in August 1996, at the Northwestern University, IL, USA

Texte du rabat

This book is a status report on synthesis, properties and applications of new carbonaceous materials (defined as "pi-electron materials") with extended pi-electron clouds in the solid state, including graphite, fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. The major topics in this book are: synthesis of graphite and carbon nanotubes at temperatures as low as 700; intercalation compounds of carbon nanotubes exhibiting "universal conductance fluctuation"; technological applications of carbonaceaous materials, such as light-emitting devices, semiconductor devices (solar cells) or catalysers for chemical and biological reactions. Various interactions between pi-electron materials and other materials are revealed, which lay the foundation for developing novel functional devices.

Contenu
I. Introduction, II. Overview, III. Synthesis and Properties of New Pi-Electron Materials - 1 Carbon Nanotubes, IV. Synthesis and Properties of New Pi-Electron Materials -2 New Carbons and Graphites, V. Applications of New Pi-Electron Materials, VI. Summary.