Overview
- Editors:
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Valentin N. Popov
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Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
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Philippe Lambin
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Département de Physique, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium
- Advance-level introduction to the "hot" field of nanotube research
- Recent theoretical, experimental, and technological developments
- Highlighted future trends for nanotube research and technological application
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Table of contents (51 papers)
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Vibrational properties and optical spectroscopies
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- THIERRY MICHEL, MATTHIEU PAILLET, PHILIPPE PONCHARAL, AHMED ZAHAB, JEAN-LOUIS SAUVAJOL, JANNIK C. MEYER et al.
Pages 121-122
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Electronic and optical properties and electrical transport
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Front Matter
Pages I-XIII
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- PH. LAMBIN, F. TRIOZON, V. MEUNIER
Pages 123-142
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- SYLVAIN LATIL, FRANÇOIS TRIOZON, STEPHAN ROCHE
Pages 143-165
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- GÉZA I. MÁRK, LEVENTE TAPASZTÓ, LÁSZLÓ P. BIRÓ, ALEXANDRE MAYER
Pages 167-168
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- EVA KOVATS, ARON PEKKER, SANDOR PEKKER, FERENC BORONDICS, KATALIN KAMARAS
Pages 169-170
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- C. GADERMAIER, C. MANZONI, A. GAMBETTA, G. CERULLO, G. LANZANI, E. MENNA et al.
Pages 171-172
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- O. V. OGLOBLYA, G. M. KUZNETSOVA
Pages 173-174
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- A. M. NEMILENTSAU, A. A. KHRUTCHINSKII, G. YA. SLEPYAN, S. A. MAKSIMENKO
Pages 175-176
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- DUNCAN J. MOWBRAY, SANGWOO CHUNG, ZORAN L. MIŠKOVIĆ
Pages 177-178
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- BRETT GOLDSMITH, PHILIP G. COLLINS
Pages 179-180
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- P. N. D’YACHKOV, D. V. MAKAEV
Pages 181-182
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- V. K. KSENEVICH, J. GALIBERT, L. FORRO, V. A. SAMUILOV
Pages 183-184
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- O. V. OGLOBLYA, G. M. KUZNETSOVA
Pages 185-186
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Molecule adsorption, functionalization and chemical properties
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Front Matter
Pages I-XIII
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- EVGENIYA DAYKOVA, STOYAN PISOV, ANA PROYKOVA
Pages 209-210
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- SILVIA GIORDANI, SHANE D. BERGIN, ANNA DRURY, ÉIMHÍN NÍ MHUIRCHEARTAIGH, JONATHAN N. COLEMAN, WERNER J. BLAU
Pages 211-212
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- HRISTO ILIEV, ANA PROYKOVA, FENG-YIN LI
Pages 213-214
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Mechanical properties of nanotubes and composite materials
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Front Matter
Pages I-XIII
About this book
It is about 15 years that the carbon nanotubes have been discovered by Sumio Iijima in a transmission electron microscope. Since that time, these long hollow cylindrical carbon molecules have revealed being remarkable nanostructures for several aspects. They are composed of just one element, Carbon, and are easily produced by several techniques. A nanotube can bend easily but still is very robust. The nanotubes can be manipulated and contacted to external electrodes. Their diameter is in the nanometer range, whereas their length may exceed several micrometers, if not several millimeters. In diameter, the nanotubes behave like molecules with quantized energy levels, while in length, they behave like a crystal with a continuous distribution of momenta. Depending on its exact atomic structure, a single-wall nanotube –that is to say a nanotube composed of just one rolled-up graphene sheet– may be either a metal or a semiconductor. The nanotubes can carry a large electric current, they are also good thermal conductors. It is not surprising, then, that many applications have been proposed for the nanotubes. At the time of writing, one of their most promising applications is their ability to emit electrons when subjected to an external electric field. Carbon nanotubes can do so in normal vacuum conditions with a reasonable voltage threshold, which make them suitable for cold-cathode devices.
Editors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Valentin N. Popov
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Département de Physique, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium
Philippe Lambin