Carbon Nanotubes: Quantum Cylinders of Graphene

This volume is devoted to mostly to nanotubes, a unique synthetic nanoscale quantum system. Its physical properties are often singular (ie record-setting). Nanotubes can be formed from a myriad of molecular material. Nanotubes with sp2-bonded atoms, or, alternatively, boron with nitrogen, are the champions of extreme mechanical strength, or high-resistance, or thermal conductance. Carbon nanotubes can be easily produced by a wide range of nanotubes, both experimentally and theoretically. Boron nitride nanotubes are more difficult experimental characterization. Indeed, for boron nitride nanotubes, theory is well ahead of experiment. For largely with carbon nanotubes. Conceptually, the "building block" for a carbon nanotube is a single sheet of graphite, called graphene. Recently, it has been possible to experimentally isolate such single sheets (either on a substrate or suspended). This capability has the potential of graphene itself. It is also a chapter devoted to graphene.

- Comprehension
- Overview
- Highlights in the field

1. Nanotubes: An Experimental Overview, A. Zettl
2. Quantum Theories for Carbon Nanotubes, S. Saito
3. The Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes, Ph.G. Collins and Ph. Avouris
4. Raman spectroscopy of carbon nanotubes, MS Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, R. Saito and A. Jorio
5. Optical Spectroscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, RB Weisman
6. Structural Properties and Nanoelectromechanical Systems Applications, JW Seo and L. Forro
7. Low Energy Electronic Structure of Graphene and its Dirac Theory, EJ Mele and CL Kane