Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered as one of the ideal materials due to their high
surface area, high aspect ratio, and impressive material properties, such as mechanical …

Molecular electronics is driven by the dream of expanding Moore's law to the molecular level
for next‐generation electronics through incorporating individual or ensemble molecules into …

The unidirectional growth of materials to form nanowires or nanotubes has attracted
enormous interest in recent years. Within the different classes of tubes made of organic or …

Soon after the discovery of carbon nanotubes, it was realized that the theoretically predicted
mechanical properties of these interesting structures–including high strength, high stiffness …

Carbon nanotubes represent one of the most exciting research areas in modern science.
These molecular-scale carbon tubes are the stiffest and strongest fibres known, with …

A prominent sector of nanotechnology is occupied by a class of carbon-based nanoparticles
known as fullerenes. Fullerene particle size and shape impact in how easily these particles …

Nanotechnology, science, and engineering spearhead the 21st century revolution that is
leading to fundamental breakthroughs in the way materials, devices, and systems are …

Carbon nanotubes were discovered soon after the successful laboratory synthesis of
fullerenes. Since their discovery in 1991, there has been intensive research activity in the …

The presence of defects in graphene has an essential influence on its physical and chemical
properties. The formation, behaviour and healing of defects are determined by energetic …

Single-wall nanotube (SWNT)-based hybrid materials represent a quite recent research
field. On the basis of previous works performed on multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) …