Applied Physics of Carbon Nanotubes

The book describes the state-of-the-art in fundamental, applied and device physics of nanotubes, including fabrication, manipulation and characterization for device applications; optics of nanotubes; transport and electromechanical devices and fundamentals of theory for applications. This information is critical to the field of nanoscience since nanotubes have the potential to become a very significant electronic material for decades to come. The book will benefit all all readers interested in the application of nanotubes, either in their theoretical foundations or in newly developed characterization tools that may enable practical device fabrication.

Résumé
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 nanotube synthesis and in the understanding of their properties. Currently, centimeter-long SWNTs can be readily grown at selected positions on a solid substrate, and large quantities of nanotubes can be produced for industrial applications. Signi?cant progress has been made in producing nearly homogeneous samples of nanotubes of only a few diameters/chiralities. It is expected that the development of techniques for the synthesis of a single type of nanotube is not far away. At the same time, physical and chemical procedures for the separation of nanotube mixtures are being demonstrated. In addition to pure nanotubes, derivatized n- otubes with attached chemical or biochemical groups are being prepared. Nanotubes acting as containers for atoms, molecules (such as the peapods) and chemical reactions are attracting signi?cant attention. In parallel with the synthetic e?ort there has been a race to decipher the properties of these materials. It is now clear that nanotubes possess unique mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical properties. Scientists and en- neers around the world are exploring a wide range of technological appli- tionsthatmakeuseoftheseproperties.

Contenu
Theory and Modelling.- From Quantum Models to Novel Effects to New Applications: Theory of Nanotube Devices.- Symmetry Based Fundamentals of Carbon Nanotubes.- Elastic Continuum Models of Phonons in Carbon Nanotubes.- Synthesis and Characterization.- Direct Growth of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Flat Substrates for Nanoscale Electronic Applications.- Nano-Peapods Encapsulating Fullerenes.- The Selective Chemistry of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes.- Optical Spectroscopy.- Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.- The Raman Response of Double Wall Carbon Nanotubes.- Transport and Electromechanical Applications.- Carbon Nanotube Electronics and Optoelectronics.- Carbon NanotubeBiomolecule Interactions: Applications in Carbon Nanotube Separation and Biosensing.- Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Nanotubes Determined Using In-situ TEM Probes.- Nanomanipulator Measurements of the Mechanics of Nanostructures and Nanocomposites.