Fundamentals and advancements in Carbon Nanotubes

The carbon nanotubes have extraordinary electrical, mechanical and thermal properties. The lightweight, quantum size and functionality give them a wider range of applicability in different fields. The versatile applications of carbon nanotubes have covered many areas including composite material, electronics, biomedical sciences, defence, computer technology, electro-magnetic field shielding, nanorobots and many more. The book is aimed to solve the problem of understanding the fundamentals of carbon nanotubes along with the recent advancements in the related field. The introduction of carbon nanotubes, emphasizes the discovery, structure, properties and applications. The content of the book is focused on the state¿of¿the¿art methods of synthesis along with new techniques and materials; special XRD and electron diffraction phenomena along energetic and stability of carbon nanotubes. The audience of the book would be research students, researchers working in this field and also undergraduate and postgraduate students having some related syllabi on this topic.