Carbon Filaments and Nanotubes: Common Origins, Differing Applications?
By: edited by L.P. Biró, C.A. Bernardo, G.G. Tibbetts, Ph. Lambin
Contributors: Bernardo, C. A.; Tibbetts, G. G.; Lambin, Ph
Series: NATO Science Series E: (closed), 0168-132X -- 372; NATO Science Series E: (closed) -- 372.
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9789401007771
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Budapest, Hungary, 19-30 June 2000
Description: Carbon filament, vapor grown carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes have been discovered to have remarkable properties, opening they way for their use in intriguing and novel applications in electronics, chemistry and materials science. There are many similarities between nanotubes and filaments, leading many researchers to critically compare the two materials, their production, and potential applications. The two materials are compared and contrasted in depth in the present book, which is a comprehensive review of current research activity, growth mechanisms, physical properties, industrial production, and applications. The structures are discussed using a unified approach, which helps to compare growth mechanisms, contrasting morphological differences, and detailing how novel properties depend on such differences.