书目

Carbon Nanotube Science: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

内容简介

Carbonnanotubesrepresentoneofthemostexcitingresearchareasinmodernscience.Thesemolecular-scalecarbontubesarethestiffestandstrongestfibresknown,withremarkableelectronicproperties,andpotentialapplicationsinawiderangeoffields.CarbonNanotubeScienceisaconcise,accessiblebook,presentingthebasicknowledgethatgraduatesandresearchersneedtoknow.BasedonthesuccessfulCarbonNanotubesandRelatedStructures,thisbookfocusessolelyoncarbonnanotubes,coveringthemajoradvancesmadeinrecentyearsinthisrapidlydevelopingfield.Chaptersfocusonelectronicproperties,chemicalandbimolecularfunctionalisation,nanotubecompositesandnanotube-basedprobesandsensors.Thebookbeginswithacomprehensivediscussionofsynthesis,purificationandprocessingmethods.Withitscomprehensivecoverageofthisactiveresearchfield,thisbookwillappealtoresearchersinabroadrangeofdisciplines,includingnanotechnology,engineering,materialsscienceandphysics.

作者简介

PeterHarriswasbroughtupinGloucestershireandreadchemistryatBirminghamUniversity.HewentontostudyforadoctorateatOxfordUniversity,wherehisprojectinvolvedtransmissionelectronmicroscopyofcatalyticmaterials.Sincethattimehisresearchhasfocusedontheapplicationofvariousformsofmicroscopytoproblemsinsolid-statechemistry,andmaterialsscience.Hehascarriedoutpost-doctoralworkatbothCambridgeandOxford,andcurrentlyworksintheChemistryDepartmentatReadingUniversity,whereheisresponsibleforelectronmicroscopy.Inadditiontohisworkoncarbonnanotubesandnanoparticles,heisinvolvedinawiderangeofprojectsfordepartmentsacrosstheUniversity.Hehaspublishedover40scientificpapers,andregularlyreviewsbooksformaterialsandmicroscopyjournals.HelivesinTwyford,outsideReading,withhiswifeandtwodaughters.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.

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