Carbon Nanotubes, Paperback by Haig, Shannon, Like New Used, Free shipping in...

by Shannon Haig

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Carbon Nanotubes, Paperback by Haig, Shannon, ISBN 1518849032, ISBN-13 9781518849039, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Nanotubes are members of the fullerene structural family. Their name is derived from their long, hollow structure with the walls formed by one-atom-thick sheets of carbon, called graphene. These sheets are rolled at specific and discrete ("chiral") angles, and the combination of the rolling angle and radius decides the nanotube properties; for example, whether the individual nanotube shell is a metal or semiconductor. Nanotubes are categorized as single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) and multi-walled nanotubes (MWNTs). Individual nanotubes naturally align themselves into "ropes" held together by van der Waals forces, more specifically, pi-stacking. Applied quantum chemistry, specifically, orbital hybridization best describes chemical bonding in nanotubes. The chemical bonding of nanotubes is composed entirely of sp2 bonds, similar to those of graphite. These bonds, which are stronger than the sp3 bonds found in alkanes and diamond, provide nanotubes with their unique strength.

• Publisher: CreateSpace
• Year: 2015
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781518849039
• Condition: Fine

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