Carbon Nanotubes
Subtitle: Science and Applications
Publisher: CRC
Published: July 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780849321115
Subjects: Circuits & components; Science/Mathematics; Material Science; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Tubes; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic; Nanotechnology; Technology / Nanotechnology; Engineering - General; Carbon; Nanostructured materials
First sentence: Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by Iijima in 1991 [1], great progress has been made toward many applications, including, for example: Materials Chemical and biological separation, purification, and catalysis Energy storage such as hydrogen storage, fuel cells, and the lithium battery Composites for coating, filling, and structural materials Devices Probes, sensors, and actuators for molecular imaging, sensing, and manipulation Transistors, memories, logic devices, and other nanoelectronic devices Field emission devices for x-ray instruments, flat panel display, and other vacuum nanoelectronic applications