Perspectives of fullerene nanotechnology : [... chapters ... based on invited talks presented before a two-day International Fullerenes Workshop held in Tokyo in February 2001

The first ever book on the applications of fullerenes and nanotubes. World's experts on the industrial use of these new forms of carbon contributes chapters, that are based on lectures given in a large workshop held on February 2001, and expanded thereafter. The contents are intended for those who are interested in the exploration of industrial applications of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. Cover Page......Page 1 Title: Perspectives of Fullerene Nanotechnology......Page 3 ISBN 0792371747......Page 4 Contents (with page links)......Page 5 Forewords......Page 9 Past, Present and Future of Fullerene Nanotubes: Buckytubes......Page 13 Novel Nanostructures: from Metal-Filled Carbon Nanotubes to MgO Nanoferns......Page 21 Some Aspects of Fullerene Application......Page 33 Commercial Production of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes......Page 45 Field Emission Microscopy of Carbon Nanotubes......Page 59 Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Display......Page 67 Thin Film Carbon Nanotube Cathodes for Field Emission Flat Panel Display and Light Source Application......Page 77 Pyrolytic Carbon Nanofibers and Nanotubes: Structure and Applications......Page 93 From Conducting Polymers to Carbon Nanotubes: New Horizons in Plastic Microelectronics and Carbon Nanoelectronics......Page 103 Self-assembly of Inorganic Nanotubes Synthesised by the Chemical Transport Reaction......Page 123 Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns......Page 135 FT-ICR Reaction Experiments and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Precursor Clusters for SWNTs......Page 141 Application and Commercial Prospects of Fullerenes in Medicine and Biology......Page 155 Nanomedicine: Fullerene and Carbon Nanotube Biology......Page 165 Free Radical Scavenging and Photodynamic Functions of Micelle-like Hydrophilic Hexa(sulfobutyl)fullerene......Page 175 Sonodynamic Effect of Polyethylene glycol-conjugated Fullerene on Tumor......Page 195 Mechanical Properties of Polymerized, Amorphous, and Nanocrystalline Carbon Phases Prepared from Fullerite under Pressure......Page 209 Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films from Fullerene Precursors......Page 227 Properties and Applications of Superhard and Ultrahard Fullerites......Page 233 Role of Fullerene-like Structures in the Reactivity of Shungite Carbon as Used in New Materials with Advanced Properties......Page 247 Formation of Nanostructured Carbons under Hydrothermal Conditions......Page 263 Advanced Thermal Protection Coating Using Fullerenes......Page 277 Ablative and Flame-Retardant Properties of Fullerenes......Page 285 Gas-Phase Hydrogenation of Fullerenes......Page 291 Hydrogenation of Alkali Metal-Doped Fullerenes......Page 299 Unique Fullerene-Based Highly Microporous Carbons for Gas Storage......Page 303 Use of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes for Fabrication of Efficient Electron Field Emitters......Page 315 Aligned Carbon-Nanotubes for Sensor Applications......Page 321 Carbon Nanotube–Polycarbonate Composites......Page 327 Physical Hydrogen Storage on Nanotubes and Nanocarbon Materials......Page 337 Nanotubes as Anode Material for Lithium-ion Batteries......Page 351 Fullerene Materials for Lithium-ion Battery Applications......Page 367 Index (with page links)......Page 379 Back Page......Page 386 In 1960 Roger Bacon, working for the National Carbon Company, a division of Union Carbide Corporation, reported, in a remarkably lucid and thorough account, his discovery of sub-micrometer diameter graphite whiskers grown in a d.c. carbon arc under high pressure (93 atm) of an inert gas [2].