Fullerenes: Principles and Applications: 2 (Nanoscience, Volume 2) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0854045511 ISBN 13: 9780854045518

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2007

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

From the reviews:

"This book contains a series of authoritative reviews by experts on the area, covering structures, formation, chemical properties, electrochemistry, photophysical properties, and applications of fullerenes in chemistry, physics, and even biology. For anyone wishing to learn about the current state of understanding of fullerenes chemistry. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; two year technical program students." (A. Fry, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (3), November, 2007)

From the reviews:

"This book contains a series of authoritative reviews by experts on the area, covering structures, formation, chemical properties, electrochemistry, photophysical properties, and applications of fullerenes in chemistry, physics, and even biology. For anyone wishing to learn about the current state of understanding of fullerenes chemistry. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; two year technical program students." (A. Fry, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (3), November, 2007)

The quality of the book is enhanced by the fact that many of the authors are excellent practitioners of their respective areas. Fullerenes will be a valuable source of information for researchers who plan to enter this field as well as to those already participating in this emerging field. It is a resource that should be added to institutional collections and perhaps even to the collection of researchers in this area.

Book Description:

In 1990, Buckminsterfullerene C60 was isolated for the first time in macroscopic amounts. This book presents papers from key scientists in the Buckminsterfullerene story.

About this edition

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0854045511
• ISBN 13: 9780854045518
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 412
• Editor: Langa F, Nierengarten J-F