Fullerenes: Principles and Applications (RSC Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Series) (RSC Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Series)

The discovery of caged carbon structures, in 1985, established a whole new field of carbon chemistry. Unlike graphite and diamond, these structures known as fullerenes are finite in structure and are relevant to a wide variety of fields including supramolecular assemblies, nanostructures, optoelectronic devices and a whole range of biological activities. Fullerenes: Principles and Applications discusses all aspects of this exciting field. Sections include: the basic principles for the chemical reactivity of fullerenes, electrochemistry, light induced processes, fullerenes for material sciences Read more... Abstract: The discovery of caged carbon structures, in 1985, established a whole new field of carbon chemistry. Unlike graphite and diamond, these structures known as fullerenes are finite in structure and are relevant to a wide variety of fields including supramolecular assemblies, nanostructures, optoelectronic devices and a whole range of biological activities. Fullerenes: Principles and Applications discusses all aspects of this exciting field. Sections include: the basic principles for the chemical reactivity of fullerenes, electrochemistry, light induced processes, fullerenes for material sciences The discovery of caged carbon structures, in 1985, established a whole new field of carbon chemistry. Unlike graphite and diamond, these structures known as fullerenes are finite in structure and are relevant to a wide variety of fields including supramolecular assemblies, nanostructures, optoelectronic devices and a whole range of biological activities. Fullerenes: Principles and Applications discusses all aspects of this exciting field. Sections include: the basic principles for the chemical reactivity of fullerenes, electrochemistry, light induced processes, fullerenes for material sciences, fullerenes and solar cells, biological applications and multifunctional carbon nanotube materials. Written by leading experts in the field the book summarises the basic principles of fullerene chemistry but also highlights some of the most remarkable advances that have occurred in recent years. Fullerenes: Principles and Applications will appeal to researchers in both academia and industry. "The discovery of caged carbon structures, in 1985, established a whole new field of carbon chemistry. Unlike graphite and diamond, these structures known as fullerenes are finite in structure and are relevant to a wide variety of fields including supramolecular assemblies, nanostructures, optoelectronic devices and a whole range of biological activities." "Fullerenes: Principles and Applications discusses all aspects of this field. The sections include: the basic principles for the chemical reactivity of fullerenes, electrochemistry, light induced processes, fullerenes for material sciences, fullerenes and solar cells, biological applications and multifunctional carbon nanotube materials. Written by leading experts in the field, the book summarises the basic principles of fullerene chemistry but also highlights some of the most remarkable advances that have occurred in recent years. This book will appeal to researchers in both academia and industry."--Jacket cover.jpg......Page 1 BK9780854045518-FP001.pdf......Page 2 BK9780854045518-FP005.pdf......Page 6 BK9780854045518-FP007.pdf......Page 8 BK9780854045518-00001.pdf......Page 14 BK9780854045518-00015.pdf......Page 28 BK9780854045518-00051.pdf......Page 64 BK9780854045518-00079.pdf......Page 92 BK9780854045518-00127.pdf......Page 140 BK9780854045518-00152.pdf......Page 165 BK9780854045518-00191.pdf......Page 204 BK9780854045518-00221.pdf......Page 234 BK9780854045518-00266.pdf......Page 279 BK9780854045518-00301.pdf......Page 314 BK9780854045518-00329.pdf......Page 342 BK9780854045518-00380.pdf......Page 393 The timescale of scientific and technological advance is becoming shorter and shorter in modern society, partly as a consequence of the rapid advance of technology and improving information transfer.