Carbon nanotubes and graphene

Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene is a timely second edition of the original Science and Technology of Carbon Nanotubes. Updated to include expanded coverage of the preparation, purification, structural characterization, and common application areas of single- and multi-walled CNT structures, this work...

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Other Authors: Tanaka, Kazuyoshi (Editor), Iijima, S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands Elsevier 2014, [2014]
Edition:Edition 2
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Collection: Elsevier ScienceDirect eBooks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 3.3
  • Differentiation of SWCNTs with different chiralities through size exclusion chromatography or gel filtration3.3.1
  • Typical procedure to extract single-chiral state (6, 5) SWCNTs by the gel filtration method; 3.3.2
  • Sorting mechanisms in gel chromatography/filtration; 3.3.2.1
  • Type and concentration of surfactant; 3.3.2.2
  • Type of filler and temperature; 3.4
  • Summary; References; Chapter 4
  • Preparation of Graphene with Large Area; 4.1
  • Introduction; 4.2
  • Graphene growth on metal substrates by CVD; 4.2.1
  • Process parameters
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Chapter 3
  • Differentiation of Carbon Nanotubes with Different Chirality3.1
  • Introduction and brief history of differentiation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with different electroni ... ; 3.2
  • Differentiation of densities of SWCNTs with different chiralities; 3.2.1
  • Typical procedure to sort metallic and semiconducting types of SWCNTs by DGU; 3.2.2
  • Sorting mechanisms in DGU; 3.2.2.1
  • The types of surfactants used for dispersion and separation; 3.2.2.2
  • The type of gradient medium and the temperature
  • 4.5.4
  • Non-destructive exfoliation transfer process4.6
  • Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 5
  • Optical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes; 5.1
  • Introduction; 5.2
  • Exciton energy calculation; 5.2.1
  • Many-body effect in an exciton; 5.2.2
  • Dark and bright exciton states; 5.2.3
  • Bethe-Salpeter equation; 5.3
  • The calculated exciton energies; 5.3.1
  • The exciton Kataura plot; 5.4
  • Exciton environmental effect; 5.5
  • Exciton effect in Raman spectroscopy; 5.5.1
  • (n, m) assignment from resonance Raman spectra; 5.5.2
  • Exciton-exciton interaction and electronic Raman spectra; 5.6
  • Summary
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1
  • Classification of Carbon; References; Chapter 2
  • Multidimensional Aspects of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Synthesis; 2.1
  • Various synthesis methods for single-wall carbon nanotubes; 2.2
  • Catalysts for the SWCNT growth; 2.3
  • The way to introduce the catalyst on the CVD growth of SWCNTs; 2.4
  • Carbon sources leading to the efficient CVD growth of SWCNTs; 2.5
  • Structural controllability in the CVD synthesis of SWCNTs; 2.6
  • Summary and outlook; Acknowledgements; References
  • 4.2.1.1
  • The kinetics of the graphene growth process with respect to the process parameters4.2.1.2
  • The nucleation of graphene with respect to the process parameters; 4.2.1.3
  • The role of hydrogen in the graphene growth; 4.2.2
  • Substrate material; 4.2.2.1
  • Copper; 4.2.2.2
  • Nickel and other metals; 4.2.2.3
  • Non-metallic substrates; 4.3
  • Toward the large domain size; 4.4
  • Bilayer graphene (BLG) growth; 4.5
  • Graphene transfer; 4.5.1
  • Choice of the protective layer; 4.5.2
  • The effect of target substrates on graphene quality; 4.5.3
  • Direct transfer of graphene onto target substrates