Carbon nanotubes : science and applications /
Carbon nanotubes, with their extraordinary mechanical and unique electronic properties, have garnered much attention in the past five years. With a broad range of potential applications including nanoelectronics, composites, chemical sensors, biosensors, microscopy, nanoelectromechanical systems, an...
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press,
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Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Preface; The Editor; Contributors; Contents; 1. Structures and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes; 2. Computational Nanotechnology of Carbon Nanotubes; 3. Growth of Carbon Nanotubes by Arc Discharge and Laser Ablation; 4. Growth: CVD and PECVD; 5. Characterization Techniques in Carbon Nanotube Research; 6. Applications in Scanning Probe Microscopy; 7. Nanoelectronics Applications; 8. Field Emission; 9. Carbon Nanotube Applications: Chemical and Physical Sensors; 10. Applications: Biosensors; 11. Applications: Composites; 12. Other Applications; Index
- Jun Li; Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Biosensors; Biosensing Applications; Summary and Future Directions; APPLICATIONS: COMPOSITES, E.V. Barrera, M.L. Shofner, and E.L. Corral; Nanotube Superiority; Polymer Nanocomposites; Nanotube-Metal Composites; Ceramic Matrix Composites; Summary and Outlook; OTHER APPLICATIONS, M. Meyyappan; Applications in Integrated Circuit Manufacturing; Catalyst Support and Absorbents; Storage/Intercalation of Metals; Membranes and Separation
- Loutfy; Arc Discharge Production of MWNTs; MWNT Production by Laser Ablation of Graphite; Arc Discharge Production of SWNTs; Arc Discharge Production of DWNTs; SWNT Production by Laser Ablation of Carbon-Metal Target; Conclusions; GROWTH: CVD AND PECVD, M. Meyyappan; Growth Apparatus; Catalyst Preparation; Growth Results; Growth Mechanisms; Modeling and Diagnostics; Challenges and Future Directions; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES IN CARBON NANOTUBE RESEARCH, K. McGuire and A.M. Rao; Electron Microscopy; Atomic Force and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy; Properties Characterization; Electrical Conductivity Measurements; Thermoelectric Measurements; Raman Spectroscopy; X-Ray Diffraction; Summary; APPLICATIONS IN SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY, Cattien V
- Nguyen; Development of the Atomic Force Microscope and the Role of the Scanning Probe; Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes in the Context of SPM Applications; Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Scanning Probes; Applications of Carbon Nanotube Probes; Summary; NANOELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS, Toshishige Yamada; Carrier Characterization; Doping Methods; SWNT FETs; Intermolecular Metal-Semiconductor SWNT Heterojunctions; SWNT pn Junction as Esaki Diode; Single-Electron Tunneling Devices Using SWNTs; Other Semiconducting SWNT Devices; Transport in Metallic SWNTs; General Remarks on NanoFETs; FIELD EMISSION, Philippe Sarrazin; Structure and Microstructure of CNT Emitters; Applications of CNT Emitters; Conclusions; CARBON NANOTUBE APPLICATIONS: CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SENSORS, Jing Li; Carbon Nanotube Chemical Sensors; Carbon Nanotube Physical Sensors and Actuators; Summary and Outlook; APPLICATIONS: BIOSENSORS,
- STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBES, Jie Han; Bonding of Carbon Atoms; Defect-Free Nanotube; Defective Nanotubes; Electrical Properties; Optical and Optoelectronic Properties; Mechanical and Electromechanical Properties; Magnetic and Electromagnetic Properties; Chemical and Electrochemical Properties; Thermal and Thermoelectric Properties; COMPUTATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY OF CARBON NANOTUBES, Deepak Srivastava; Multiscale Simulation Techniques for Computational Nanotechnology; Structure and Symmetry; Nanomechanics and Thermal Properties; Chemical Functionalization, Physisorption, and Diffusion in Carbon Nanotubes; Nanoelectronics and Sensors; Summary and Outlook; GROWTH OF CARBON NANOTUBES BY ARC DISCHARGE AND LASER ABLATION, Alexander P. Moravsky, Eugene M. Wexler, and Raouf O