Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Carbon nanomaterials
1.1 Fundamental concepts of nanomaterials and carbon
1.1.1 Nanomcter
1.1.2 Definition of nanomaterials
1.1.3 The history of carbon
1.2 Allotropes of carbon
1.2.1Diamond
1.2.2 Graphite
1.2.3 Lonsdaleite
1.2.4 Buckminsterfullerene
1.2.5 Amorphous carbon
1.2.6 Carbon nanotubes
1.2.7 Glassy carbon
1.2.8 Carbon nanofoam
1.2.9 Carbon nanobud
1.2.10 Graphene
1.2.11 Other possible carbon forms
1.3 The development of carbon nanomaterials
1.4 The classification of carbon nanomaterials
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Chapter 2 Synthesis ofcarbonnanotubes
2.1 The history and discovery of CNTs
2.1.1 History of CNTs
2.1.2 Discovery of CNTs
2.2 The classification of CNTs
2.3 The structure and properties of CNTs
2.3.1 Structure
2.3.2Properties
2.4 Overview of CNT synthesis methods
2.4.1 AD method
2.4.2 LA method
2.4.3 CVD method
2.4.4Ball milling
2.4.5 Natural, incidental and controlled flame environments
2.4.6 Other methods
2.5 Temperature-controlled arc discharge (TC-AD) method
2.5.1 Preparation of SWCNTs by TC-AD
2.5.2 Preparation of ACNTs by TC-AD
2.5.3 Preparation of other forms carbon nanomaterials
2.6 Growth mechanism of carbon nanotube
2.6.1 Mechanism of crystalline CNT formation
2.6.2 Mechanism of ACNTs formation
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Chapter 3 Purification and separation of CNTs
3.1 Overview of CNT purification methods
3.1.1 Chemical oxidation
3.1.2 Physical purification
3.1.3 Physical and chemical combination purification
3.2 Two-step purification method of SWCNTs
3.2.1 Effect factors of SWCNT purification
3.2.2 Characterization
3.3 Overview of SWCNT separation
3.3.1 In situ separation of m-or s-SWCNTs
3.3.2 Post-treatment methods
3.3.3 Characterization of SWCNTs
3.4 DGU separation of SWCNTs
3.4.1 Effect of the separation temperature
3.4.2 Effect of the surfactant types
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Chapter 4 The applications of carbon nanotubes
Chapter 5 Graphene