Carbon based nanomaterials

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters BCI (WoS).Carbon is an essential constituent element of all living organisms. A unique feature of carbon is the variety of forms that it can assume when two or more atoms bond. Carbon has thus attracted, and continues to attract, considerable R&D interest from researchers all over the world. The use of carbon in nanotechnology is a very promising area of research, and considerable government funding is being invested in carbon nanotechnology research.

1. Introduction	p. 3
2. An Introduction to Diamondoids	p. 4
3. Higher Diamondoids in Oil	p. 7
4. Properties of Diamondoids	p. 10
5. Conclusions	p. 21
References	p. 22
1. Introduction	p. 29
2. The Field Emission Process	p. 31
3. Carbon Materials for Field Emission	p. 33
4. Motivation for Carbon Nanotube Emitters	p. 36
5. Growth of Carbon Nanotubes	p. 40
6. Field Emission Devices that Utilize Carbon Nanotubes	p. 43
7. Summary	p. 57
References	p. 58
1.Introduction. 2.Diamond Acoustic Devices	p. 67
3. Thickness Shear Mode Biosensors (QCM)	p. 70
4.Towards the Diamond TSM Sensor	p. 71
5.Experimental Methods. 6.Results and Discussion	p. 72
7. Conclusions	p. 78
References	p. 79
1. Introduction	p. 85
2. NCD Deposition Process	p. 86
3. NCD Film Characteristics	p. 88
4. Moderate Pressure Ar/CH4/H2 Plasma Characteristics	p. 97
5. Summary and Conclusion	p. 106
References	p. 108
1. Introduction. 2. Thermal CVD Growth of CNTs from Solid Precursors	p. 113
3. Characterization of MWCNTs Structures	p. 121
4. MWCNTs Purification and Functionalization	p. 135
5. Summary. Acknowledgements	p. 138
References	p. 139
1. Introduction	p. 147
2. Microcrystalline Diamond Films	p. 149
3. Single Crystal Diamond Films	p. 158
4. Nanocrystalline Diamond Films	p. 162
5. Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films	p. 166
6. Conclusions. 7. Acknowledgements. 8. References	p. 169
1. Introduction	p. 179
2. Synthesis Methods. 3. Metallofullerenes	p. 181
4. Carbon Onions and Nanotubes	p. 187
5. Carbon Nanocapsules	p. 193
6. Properties of Carbon Nanomaterials	p. 196
7. Summary	p. 203
Acknowledgment. References	p. 204
1. Introduction	p. 211
2. Thermoplastic Injection Moulding and Tools	p. 213
3. Polycrystalline Diamond Coatings	p. 215
4. Diamond Deposition on Steel: Detailed Review	p. 221
5. Performance of Diamond Coated Mould Tools	p. 229
6. Conclusions	p. 251
References	p. 252
1. Introduction	p. 257
2. Carbon Nanotubes-Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Nanocomposites	p. 262
3. Carbon Nanotubes-High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Nanocomposites	p. 266
4. Carbon Nanotubes - Polymer Blend (UHMWPE-HDPE) Nanocomposites	p. 269
5. Carbon Nanotubes - Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Nanocomposites	p. 271
6. Carbon Nanotubes - Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Nanocomposites. 7. Other Carbon Nanotubes - Biopolymer Nanocomposites	p. 273
8. Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites	p. 275
9. Conclusions	p. 278
Acknowledgement. References	p. 279
1. Introduction	p. 287
2. Design of Nanocomposite Coatings for Optimal Properties	p. 289
3. Structure of Nanocomposite Coatings	p. 292
4. Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposite Coatings	p. 300
5. Deformation Behavior of Nanocomposite Coatings	p. 307
Conclusions	p. 317
References	p. 318
Appendix 1	p. 319
Appendix 2	p. 321

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