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Carbon Nanotubes: A Future Material of Life
Author(s) -
Chen P.,
Lin J.,
Tan K. L.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
iubmb life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.132
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1521-6551
pISSN - 1521-6543
DOI - 10.1080/15216540050022403
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , nanotechnology , band gap , selective chemistry of single walled nanotubes , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , carbon fibers , carbon nanobud , mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes , doping , chemical engineering , nanotube , optoelectronics , composite material , composite number , engineering
The synthesis and applications of carbon nanotubes, a new form of crystalline carbon, are reviewed. In particular, the results obtained in the authors' laboratory are summarized, including the preparation of highly crystalline multiwalled carbon nanotubes; also discussed are the valence band and core level structures, the nonlinear optical limiting behavior, the band gap measurement, and the hydrogen uptake by carbon nanotubes, which has been greatly enhanced by alkali‐doping.