Design and Control of Structure of Advanced Carbon Materials for Enhanced Performance (NATO Science Series E:)
Contributors: Brian Rand (Editor); Stephen P. Appleyard (Editor); M. Ferhat Yardim (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781402000034
Subjects: Materials science; Science/Mathematics; General; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Physics; Technology / Material Science; Material Science
First sentence: It has long been known that solid carbon can be found in various guises: besides the confirmation that the different forms of graphite and diamond are crystalline varieties of this element, new forms such as the carbynes the fullerenes and nanotubes, have recently been discovered.