Supercarbon

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction to π-Electron Materials

      • Susumu Yoshimura

      Pages 3-6

3. Overview

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. The Wonderful World of Carbon

      • M. S. Dresselhaus

      Pages 9-29

   3. Crystalline Ropes of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes

      • R. E. Smalley

      Pages 31-40

4. Synthesis and Properties of New π-Electron Materials 1 Carbon Nanotubes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Formation of Nanotubes, Nanowires, and Nanoparticles in a Hydrogen Arc

      • A. A. Setlur, J. M. Lauerhaas, J. Y. Dai, R. P. H. Chang

      Pages 43-50

   3. The Geometry of Multishell Nanotubes

      • S. Amelinckx, D. Bernaerts

      Pages 51-79

   4. Catalytic Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes

      • K. Hernadi, A. Fonseca, J. B. Nagy, D. Bernaerts

      Pages 81-97

   5. Graphitization of Carbonaceous Materials by Ni, Co and Fe

      • Masako Yudasaka, Rie Kikuchi

      Pages 99-105

   6. Intercalation into Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes: the Reaction That Distinguishes Russian Doll and Scroll Structural Types

      • V. Z. Mordkovich, M. Baxendale, M. Yudasaka, R. Kikuchi, S. Yoshimura, J.-Y. Dai et al.

      Pages 107-117

   7. Evidence for Quantum Transport in Carbon Nanotube Bundles

      • M. Baxendale, V. Z. Mordkovich, R. P. H. Chang, S. Yoshimura

      Pages 119-124

5. Synthesis and Properties of New π-Electron Materials 2 New Carbons and Graphites

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125

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   2. Synthesis and Structure of Quasi-One-Dimensional Carbon Crystal “Carbolite” and Intercalation with Alkali Metals and Halogens

      • Sei-ichi Tanuma

      Pages 127-135

   3. Novel Carbon-Based Host—Guest Systems

      • Toshiaki Enoki

      Pages 137-146

   4. Carbonaceous Mesophase Formation and Molecular Composition of Petroleum Feedstocks

      • Semih Eser

      Pages 147-155

   5. New π-Electron Materials: Preparation and Properties

      • Yoshimasa Ohki

      Pages 157-174

6. Applications of New π-Electron Materials

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175

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   2. “Rotoball”: A Strategy for Preparing Defect-Minimized Fullerene Monolayers

      • W. Brett Caldwell, Chad A. Mirkin

      Pages 177-186

The information revolution of the twentieth century was brought about by microelectronics based on a simple and common material, silicon. Although silicon will continue to be of central importance in the next century, carbon, silicon's upstairs neighbor in the periodic table, will also be of great impor­ tance in future technology. Carbon has more flexible bonding and hence has various unique physical, chemical and biological properties. It has two types of bonding, sp3 and sp2, in diamond and graphite, respectively. The existence of the latter, "7r-electron bonding" , is responsible for carbon's versatile tal­ ents. Those materials having extended 7r-electron clouds are called '7r-electron materials'. They include graphite, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes and various carbonaceous materials. They may be called "supercarbon" because of their fabulous multiformity and versatile properties. This volume is a status report on the synthesis, properties and appli­ cations of 7r-electron materials, representing an updated proceedings of the International Workshop on 7r-Electron Materials held at the Northwestern University,'Evanston, Illinois, USA, August 13-14,1996. The Workshop was organized jointly by the Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) and the Materials Research Center at the Northwestern University (NWU) in order to provide an opportunity for scientists and engineers to meet and dis­ cuss the latest advances in this field and in commemoration of the Yoshimura 7r-Electron Materials Project, one of Japan's national projects in the JST's ERATO (Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology) program.

• Fulleren
• Nanotube
• carbon nanotubes
• fullerenes
• semiconductor
• semiconductor devices

• Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo Inc., Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Higashimita, Tama-ku, 214 Kawasaki, Japan

  Susumu Yoshimura

• Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

  R. P. H. Chang

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