Physics and Chemistry of Carbon-Based Materials

This book includes the fundamental science and applications of carbon-based materials, in particular fused polycyclic hydrocarbon, fullerene, diamond, carbides, graphite and graphene etc. During the past decade, these carbon-based materials have attracted much interest from many scientists and engineers because of their exciting physical properties and potential application toward electronic and energy devices. In this book, the fundamental theory referring to these materials, their syntheses and characterizations, the physical properties (physics), and the applications are fully described, which will contribute to an advancement of not only basic science in this research field but also technology using these materials. The book's targets are researchers and engineers in the field and graduate school students who specialize in physics, chemistry, and materials science. Thus, this book addresses the physics and chemistry of the principal materials in the twenty-first century.

Provides a full description of recent advancements in the field Includes detailed explanations and original figures that can be easily understood Includes an abundant list of references

Autorentext

Yoshihiro Kubozono, D.Sc.

Professor, Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Japan

International Advisory Board member of "Advanced Electronic Materials", and Editorial member of Scientific Reports

Member of American Chemical Society, Physical Society of Japan, Chemical Society of Japan

Inhalt

1. Graphite and Intercalated Compound Superconductors: Atomic and Electronic Structures.- 2. Physics of graphene: basic to FET application.- 3. Physics of heavily-doped diamond: electronic states and superconductivity.- 4. Physics of carbon nanotubes and new type of carbon network materials: Electronic and magnetic properties.- 5. Electronic and geometric structures of cluster encapsulated fullerenes.- 6. Superconductivity of carbides.- 7. Organic chemistry of p-conjugated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Acenes and Phenacenes.- 8. Transistor Application and Intercalation Chemistry of p-Conjugated Hydrocarbon Molecules.- 9. Nano-structure control of crystalline organic thin films by a solution process.- 10. Solar cell applications of p-conjugated molecules.