A promising class of carbon-based nanostructured materials, ranging from empty-caged fullerenes and endohedral metallofullerenes to carbon nanotubes and nanohorns, has led to an explosion of research associated with nanotechnology. The great potential of these materials for nanotechnology-associated applications has been widely recognized because of their exclusive structures and novel properties.
This book presents contributions by experts in the diverse fields of chemistry, physics, materials science, and medicine, providing a comprehensive survey of the current state of knowledge of this constantly expanding subject. It starts with the nomenclature and modeling of carbon nanomaterials, presents a variety of examples on surfaces and thin films of fullerenes, and gives an insight into the morphology and structure of carbon nanotubes and the characterization of peapod materials with the aid of transmission electron microscopy. Subsequently, it presents the electro-optical properties of and self-assembly and enrichment in carbon nanotubes, followed by strategies for the chemical functionalization of carbon nanohorns and endohedral metallofullerenes. Finally, the applications of endohedral metallofullerenes in quantum computing and of functionalized carbon nanotubes in medicine conclude this fascinating overview of the field.
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