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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139472003321

Titolo

Carbon nanotubes and related structures [[electronic resource] ] : synthesis, characterization, functionalization, and applications / / edited by Dirk M. Guldi and Nazario Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., 2010

ISBN

3-527-62993-9

1-282-49159-8

9786612491597

3-527-62994-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (563 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GuldiD. M (Dirk M.)

MartinNazario

Disciplina

546.681

Soggetti

Carbon

Nanostructured materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures: Synthesis, Characterization, Functionalization, and Applications; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures: Production and Formation; 2 Theory of Electronic and Optical Properties of DNA-SWNT Hybrids; 3 Electrochemistry; 4 Photophysics; 5 Noncovalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes; 6 Covalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes; 7 Carbon-Based Nanomaterial Applications in Biomedicine; 8 Ground and Excited State Charge Transfer and its Implications

9 Photovoltaic Devices Based on Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures10 Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Thin Films; 11 Carbon Nanotubes for Catalytic Applications; 12 Carbon Nanotubes as Containers; 13 Carbon Nanohorn; 14 Self-Organization of Nanographenes; 15 Endohedrals; 16 Carbon Nanostructures: Calculations of Their Energetics, Thermodynamics, and Stability; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Written by the most prominent experts and pioneers in the field, this



ready reference combines fundamental research, recent breakthroughs and real-life applications in one well-organized treatise.As such, both newcomers and  established researchers will find here a wide range of current methods for producing and characterizing carbon nanotubes using imaging as well as spectroscopic techniques. One major part of this thorough overview is devoted to the controlled chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes, covering intriguing applications in photovoltaics, organic electronics and materi