As a much-enriched supplement to the previous review paper entitled the “Effective work
functions for ionic and electronic emissions from mono-and polycrystalline surfaces”[Prog …

Carbon nanotubes have attracted the fancy of many scientists worldwide. The small
dimensions, strength and the remarkable physical properties of these structures make them …

This important book focuses on the synthesis and fabrication of nanostructures and
nanomaterials, but also includes properties and applications of nanostructures and …

Ultrathin, uniform single-walled carbon nanotube networks of varying densities have been
fabricated at room temperature by a vacuum filtration method. Measurements of the sheet …

Carbon nanotubes, with their extraordinary mechanical and unique electronic properties,
have garnered much attention in the past five years. With a broad range of potential …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), due to their unique electronic and extraordinary mechanical
properties, have been receiving much attention for a wide variety of applications. Recently …

The controlled synthesis of materials by methods that permit their assembly into functional
nanoscale structures lies at the crux of the emerging field of nanotechnology. Although only …

This paper presents an overview of the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes, starting
from the linear elastic parameters, nonlinear elastic instabilities and buckling, and the …

Field emission (FE) is based on the physical phenomenon of quantum tunneling, in which
electrons are injected from the surface of materials into vacuum under the influence of an …

Carbon nanotubes, a novel form of carbon discovered in 1991, have been rapidly
recognized as one of the most promising electron field emitters ever since the first emission …