This book is intended for researchers who want perform theoretical analysis of carbon nanotubes. Physical properties of carbon nanotubes book, 1998. Carbon nanotubes are rolled up graphene sheets with a quasionedimensional structure of nanometerscale diameter. The abilities associated with the optical physical properties of carbon nanotubes are as yet unclear, but it is possible that the carbon nanotube could have implications in the development of optics, photonics, leds or light emitting diodes and even photodetectors, among other optical devices. Physical properties of carbon nanotubes book depository. In spite of the rather complex content of the book, it can be recommended to any graduate student and practicing materials scientist, physicist, chemical physicist, and physical chemist interested in carbon nanotubes, especially those involved in nanoscience and research in nanotechnology. Used but in good condition despite a damaged stamp, even though the book is in a good state. The field is still at an early stage, and progress continues at a rapid rate. Saito, world scientific publishing 1998 isbn 1860942237 carbon nanotubes. This book presents the key computational modeling and numerical simulation tools.
With a broad range of potential applications including nanoelectronics, composites, chemical sensors, biosensors, microscopy, nanoelectromechanical systems, an. Book description wiley vch verlag gmbh jan 2004, 2004. Physical properties of carbon nanotubes by ryukyu saito. Carbon nanotubes are exceptionally interesting from a fundamental research point of view. Physical properties of carbon nanotubes dresselhaus g. The optical properties of carbon nanotubes are overviewed. On account of their exclusive structural, mechanical and electronic properties 1, 2, carbon nanotubes cnts have been playing an essential role in all field of technology, since their discovery. Taking a broad look at cnts and the tools used to study them, carbon nanotubes. The field is still at an early stage, and progress.
The nanotubes consisted of up to several tens of graphitic shells socalled multiwalled carbon nanotubes mwnts with adjacent shell separation of 0. Although progress in the field is still at an early stage, the book focuses on the basic principles behind the physical properties. For this reason, they open up new perspectives for various applications, such as nanotransistors in circuits, fieldemission displays, artificial muscles, or added reinforcements in alloys. In other words, this book is intended to provide a profound knowledge of these electrical and mechanical characteristics allowing the reader to further appreciate the potential and applications of carbon nanotubes. However it cannot be recommended as an introduction to the subject of carbon nanotubes, as much of the mathematics will be beyond those without specialist knowledge of solid state. Physical properties of carbon nanotubes in searchworks catalog. Carbon nanotubes are chemically stable, mechanically very strong, and conduct electricity. Jan 28, 2004 the book gives for the first time a combined theoretical and experimental description of topics like luminescence of carbon nanotubes, raman scattering, or transport measurements. On account of their exclusive structural, mechanical and electronic properties 1, 2, carbon nanotubes cnts have been playing an essential role in. Using an atomic and molecular approach, this introduction to materials science offers readers.
Carbon nanotubes have been known for some time to be excellent conductors of electricity. They originated from graphite sheets, but come along with some new physical properties due to quantum confinement. Singlewalled carbon nanotubes preparation, properties and. Physical properties of carbon nanotubes book, 2005. Physical properties of carbon nanotubes 9781860942235. M s dresselhaus this is an introductory textbook for graduate students and researchers from various fields of science who wish to learn about carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes synthesis, structure, properties, and.
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Fabrication techniques followed by an analysis on the physical properties of carbon nanotubes. The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as biology, medicine and materials science. The physical properties of carbon nanotubes also segue into an area where many other macromolecules have not been found to venture. Physical and chemical properties of carbon nanotubes. More about the properties of carbon nanotubes can be found in the book physical properties of carbon nanotubes. The types of carbon nanotubes are typically referred to as single walled carbon nanotubes and multi walled carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes wiley online books wiley online library. Physical and chemical properties of carbon nanotubes intechopen. In carbon nanotubes, the exciton properties are essential for describing the optical processes since many special properties of the excitons, such as dark excitons or environmental effects, affect the physics of. We have begun to explore the thermal properties of nano.
Carbon nanotubes, as the prototypes of artificial one dimensional nano materials, have been intensely investigated since 1991. Physical properties of carbon nanotubes is an introductory textbook for the graduate students and researchers who start to learn carbon nanotubes from many fields of science. It also describes the basic definitions relevant to the structure of cnts and some techniques employed for their morphological and structural characterization. The unusual aspects of the peierls instability, associated with the distortion which makes an energy gap at the fermi energy. Although it is not physically accurate, these cylinders can best be visualized by imagining a sheet of graphite that has been rolled into a tube. Phonon modes of nanotubes follow and are treated by the zonefolding technique. Physical properties of materials, third edition 3rd edition.
Carbon nanotubes properties and applications taylor. The device physics of implemented carbon nanotubes applications along with proposed models in an effort to describe their behavior in circuits and interconnects. Mechanical behaviors of carbon nanotubes sciencedirect. Carbon nanotubes properties and applications cheap tubes. This conductivity allows for the use of bundled carbon nanotubes as microscopic tweezers. Reich et al, wileyvch 2004 isbn 3527403868 physical properties of carbon nanotubes, r.
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Transport properties of nanotubes are analyzed in the next chapter, using quantum transport in a onedimensional wire. Carbon nanotubes, with their extraordinary mechanical and unique electronic properties, have garnered much attention in the past five years. The carbon nanotubes field has evolved substantially since the publication of the bestseller carbon nanotubes. G dresselhaus, mildred s dresselhaus, riichiro saito. Carbon nanotubes cnts are found to exhibit such a perfect combination of remarkable mechanical, thermal, chemical, and electronic properties, they are able to generate a series of huge activities. The main objective of this book is to give indepth understanding of the physical electronics and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes. This is an introductory textbook for graduate students and researchers from various fields of science who wish to learn about carbon nanotubes. Singlewalled carbon nanotubes preparation, properties. Physical connections of carbon nanotubes are then discussed their geometry and electrical conductance. Because of these properties, nanotubes may prove to be an ideal material for the study of lowdimensional phonon physics, and for thermal management,bothon the macroand the microscale. Furthermore, single wall nanotubes are rather flexible in the direction normal to the nanotube surface. Physical properties of carbon nanotubes world scientific.
The carbon atoms in nanotubes are arranged in long, hollow cylinders. Designed for advanced undergraduate students and as a useful reference book for materials researchers, physical properties of materials, third edition establishes the principles that control the optical, thermal, electronic, magnetic, and mechanical properties of materials. Thermal properties of carbon nanotubes and nanotubebased. The device physics of implemented carbon nanotubes applications along with proposed models in an effort to describe their behavior in circuits and. What are the physical properties of carbon nanotubes. The book gives for the first time a combined theoretical and experimental description of topics like luminescence of carbon nanotubes, raman scattering, or transport measurements.
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