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 …

The quest for materials with molecular scale properties that can satisfy the demands of the
21st century has led to the development of one dimensional nanostructures, ODNS. Nearly …

Multilayer hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) can be used to preserve the intrinsic physical
properties of other two-dimensional materials in device structures. However, integrating the …

This is an introductory textbook for graduate students and researchers from various fields of
science who wish to learn about carbon nanotubes. The field is still at an early stage, and …

In materials science and biology, optical near-field microscopies enable spatial resolutions
beyond the diffraction limit,, but they cannot provide the atomic-scale imaging capabilities of …

Large-scale synthesis of aligned carbon nanotubes was achieved by using a method based
on chemical vapor deposition catalyzed by iron nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous …

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 …

We review the present state of understanding of the structure, growth and properties of
nanometre-size tubes of carbon. Two different types of carbon nanotubes, namely single …

Previous high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM) observations of the carbon nanotubes
have led to a" Russian doll" structural model that is based on hollow concentric cylinders …