Research and literature on nanomaterials has exploded in volume in recent year...Research and literature on nanomaterials has exploded in volume in recent years. Nanotubes (both of carbon and inorganic materials) can be made in a variety of ways and they demonstrate a wide range of interesting properties. Many of these...more
This book summarizes the state of the art in the theoretical modeling of inorg...This book summarizes the state of the art in the theoretical modeling of inorganic nanostructures. Extending the first edition published in 2015 it presents applications to new nanostructured materials and theoretical explanations of recently...more
Lower dimensional structures such as nanotubesandnanowires have opened new f...Lower dimensional structures such as nanotubes and nanowires have opened new frontiers in materials research. Recent advances in the synthesis processing and characterization of these structures indicate that some of their enormous potential is...more
This book provides an in-depth theoretical exploration of quantum transport an...This book provides an in-depth theoretical exploration of quantum transport and optical properties in nanodevices focusing on quantum dots topological superconducting nanowires and graphene. It is designed for graduate students and researchers...more
A unique compilation of data from a wide range of chemical and spectroscopic i...A unique compilation of data from a wide range of chemical and spectroscopic instrumentation and their integration into nanostructure characterisation.more
The discovery of multiwalled carbon nanotubes(CNTs) in 1991 and the subsequent...The discovery of multiwalled carbon nanotubes(CNTs) in 1991 and the subsequent discovery of single-walled CNTs in 1993 have led to a worldwide excitement to explore their fundamental properties and potential device applications. A sing- walled CNT...more
Carbon Nanotubes for a Green Environment: Balancing the Risks and Rewards desc...Carbon Nanotubes for a Green Environment: Balancing the Risks and Rewards describes the synthesis characterization and unique applications of undoped and doped carbon nanotubes as well as hybrids of them with grapheme or nanocomposites focusing on...more
Chemically-modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibit a wide range of physical a...Chemically-modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibit a wide range of physical and chemical properties which makes them an attractive starting material for the preparation of super-strong and highly-conductive fibres and films. Much information is...more
Back in 1991 Sumio Iijima ?rst saw images of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in ...Back in 1991 Sumio Iijima ?rst saw images of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the TEM. Two years later he and Donald Bethune synthesized the ?rst single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs). Since then we have seen tremendous - vances in both the methods for...more
This book summarizes the state of the art in the theoretical modeling of inorg...This book summarizes the state of the art in the theoretical modeling of inorganic nanostructures. Extending the first edition published in 2015 it presents applications to new nanostructured materials and theoretical explanations of recently...more
Following the striking discovery of carbon fullerenes and carbon nanotubes it ...Following the striking discovery of carbon fullerenes and carbon nanotubes it was realized by the author and his teammates in 1992 that such nanostructures are not unique to carbon. In fact hollow closed structures are common to probably most if not...more
This new book discusses a selection of advanced topics on carbon nanotubes-the...This new book discusses a selection of advanced topics on carbon nanotubes-their extraordinary properties structure design fabrication development engineering functionalization carbon nanotube enabled nanocomposites characterization and moreover...more
Theoretical Modeling of Inorganic Nanostructures: Symmetry and Ab-Initio Calcu...Theoretical Modeling of Inorganic Nanostructures: Symmetry and Ab-Initio Calculations of Nanolayers Nanotubes and Nanowiresmore
In this research notes book the modelling of mechanical properties of CNT/poly...In this research notes book the modelling of mechanical properties of CNT/polymer nanocomposites is presented. The book begins with the structural and intrinsic mechanical properties of CNTs and then introduces computational methods that have been...more
The discovery of multiwalled carbon nanotubes(CNTs) in 1991 and the subsequent...The discovery of multiwalled carbon nanotubes(CNTs) in 1991 and the subsequent discovery of single-walled CNTs in 1993 have led to a worldwide excitement to explore their fundamental properties and potential device applications. A sing- walled CNT...more