Carbon based nanomaterials / ed. by N.Ali, A.Öchsner, W.Ahmed. - Stafa-Zuerich; Enfield: Trans Tech Publications, 2010. - 322 p.: ill. - (Materials science foundations; vol.65-66). - Bibliogr. at the end of the chapters. - ISBN 0-87849-155-4; ISBN 978-0-87849-155-1; ISSN 1422-3597  Место хранения:   047 | Институт проблем переработки углеводородов СО РАН | Омск | Библиотека

Оглавление / Contents

Chapter 1 Diamondoid Hydrocarbons Jacob Filik ..................................................... 1 1 Introduction ................................................. 3 2 An introduction to diamondoids ............................... 4 3 Higher diamondoids in oil .................................... 7 4 Properties of diamondoids ................................... 10 5 Conclusions ................................................. 21 References ..................................................... 22 Chapter 2 Carbon Nanotubes as Electron Sources M. Mann, K.B.K. Teo, W.I. Milne ................................ 27 1 Introduction ................................................ 29 2 The field emission process .................................. 31 3 Carbon materials for field emission ......................... 33 4 Motivation for carbon nanotube emitters ..................... 36 5 Growth of carbon nanotubes .................................. 39 6 Field emission devices that utilize carbon nanotubes ........ 43 7 Summary ..................................................... 57 References ..................................................... 58 Chapter 3 Nanocrystalline Diamond Coatings for Advanced Acoustic Devices Oliver A. Williams ............................................. 65 1 Introduction ................................................ 67 2 Diamond acoustic devices .................................... 67 3 Thickness shear mode biosensors (QCM) ....................... 70 4 Towards the diamond TSM sensor .............................. 71 5 Experimental methods ........................................ 72 6 Results and discussion ...................................... 72 7 Conclusions ................................................. 78 References ..................................................... 79 Chapter 4 Deposition of Nanocrystalline Diamond by Аr/Н2/СН4 Microwave Discharges F. Bénédic, K. Hassouni, G. Lombardi, F. Mohasseb, P. Bruno, D. Monéger, A. Gicquel ......................................... 83 1 Introduction ................................................ 85 2 NCD deposition process ...................................... 86 3 NCD film characteristics .................................... 88 4 Moderate pressure Аr/СН4/Н2 plasma characteristics .......... 97 5 Summary and conclusion ..................................... 106 References .................................................... 108 Chapter 5 Growth, Properties and Application of Thick Self-Standing MWCNT Blocks Simone Musso, Stefano Bianco, Mauro Giorcelli, Micaela Castellino, Gabriella Digregorio, Alberto Tagliaferro ......... 111 1 Introduction ............................................... 113 2 Thermal CVD growth of CNTs from solid precursors ........... 113 3 Characterization of MWCNTs structures ...................... 121 4 MWCNTs Purification and functionalization .................. 135 5 Summary .................................................... 138 Acknowledgements .............................................. 138 References .................................................... 139 Chapter 6 Chemical Vapour Deposition - A Route to Microcrystalline, Nanocrystalline, Ultrananocrystalline and Single Crystal Diamond Films Paul W. May ................................................... 145 1 Introduction ............................................... 147 2 Microcrystalline diamond films ............................. 149 3 Single crystal diamond films ............................... 158 4 Nanocrystalline diamond films .............................. 162 5 Ultrananocrystalline diamond films ......................... 166 6 Conclusions ................................................ 169 7 Acknowledgements ........................................... 169 8. References ................................................ 169 Chapter 7 Synthesis, Atomic Structures and Properties of Carbon Nanostructured Materials Takeo Okul, Ichihito Narita, Naruhiro Koi, Katsuaki Suganuma, Rikizo Hatakeyama, Takamichi Hirata ................. 177 1 Introduction ............................................... 179 2 Synthesis Methods .......................................... 181 3 Metallofullerenes .......................................... 181 4 Carbon Onions and Nanotubes ................................ 187 5 Carbon Nanocapsules ........................................ 193 6 Properties of Carbon Nanomaterials ......................... 196 7 Summary .................................................... 203 Acknowledgment ................................................ 204 References .................................................... 204 Chapter 8 Chemical Vapour Deposited Diamond for Thermoplastic Injection Moulds V.F. Neto, N. Ali, M.S.A. Oliveira, J. Grácio ................. 209 1 Introduction ............................................... 211 2 Thermoplastic injection moulding and tools ................. 213 3 Polycrystalline diamond coatings ........................... 215 4 Diamond deposition on steel: detailed review ............... 221 5 Performance of diamond coated mould tools .................. 229 6 Conclusions ................................................ 251 References .................................................... 252 Chapter 9 Carbon Nanotubes/Polymer Composites for Biomedical Applications S. Kanagaraj .................................................. 255 1 Introduction ............................................... 257 2 Carbon nanotubes-Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) nanocomposites .................................... 262 3 Carbon Nanotubes-High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Nanocomposites ............................................. 266 4 Carbon Nanotubes - Polymer Blend (UHMWPE-HDPE) Nanocomposites ............................................. 269 5 Carbon Nanotubes - Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Nanocomposites ............................................. 271 6 Carbon Nanotubes - Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Nanocomposites ............................................. 273 7 Other Carbon Nanotubes - Biopolymer Nanocomposites ......... 273 8 Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites ...... 275 9 Conclusions ................................................ 278 Acknowledgement ............................................... 279 References .................................................... 279 Chapter 10 Nanostructured Coatings Jeff T.M. De Hosson, Y.T. Pei, D. Galvan ...................... 285 1 Introduction ............................................... 287 2 Design of nanocomposite coatings for optimal properties .... 289 3 Structure of nanocomposite coatings ........................ 292 4 Mechanical properties of nanocomposite coatings ............ 300 5 Deformation behavior of nanocomposite coatings ............. 307 Conclusions ................................................... 317 References .................................................... 318