Wiley Advanced Carbon Materials and Technology (Advanced Material Series)

The expansion of carbon materials is multidisciplinary and is related to physics, chemistry, biology, applied sciences and engineering. The research on carbon materials has mostly focused on aspects of fundamental physics as they unique electrical, thermal and mechanical properties applicable for the range of applications. The electrons in graphene and other derived carbon materials behave as dirac fermions due to their interaction with the ions of the lattice. This direction has led to the discovery of new phenomena such as Klein tunneling in carbon based solid state systems and the so-called half-integer quantum Hall effect. Advanced Carbon Materials and Technology presents cutting-edge chapters on the processing, properties and technological developments of graphene, carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, carbon particles and other carbon based structures including multifunctional graphene sheets, graphene quantum dots, bulky balls, carbon balls, and their polymer composites.This book brings together respected international scholars writing on the innovative methodologies and strategies adopted in carbon materials research area includingSynthesis, characterization and functionalization of carbon nanotubes and grapheneSurface modification of grapheneCarbon based nanostructured materialsGraphene and carbon nanotube based electrochemical (bio)sensors for environmental monitoringCarbon catalysts for hydrogen storage materialsOptical carbon nanoobjectsGraphene and carbon nanotube based biosensorsCarbon doped cryogel filmsBioimpact of carbon nanomaterialsPhotocatalytic nature of carbon nanotube based compositesEngineering behavior of ash fillsFly ash syntactic foams microstructure From the Inside Flap A broad and comprehensive look at cutting-edge research on carbon-based materials, including graphene, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, carbon composites, and fly ash engineeringThe expansion of carbon materials is a multidisciplinary undertaking, related to physics, chemistry, biology, the applied sciences, and engineering. The recent research on carbon materials has been focused, in large part, on aspects of the fundamental physics of carbon materials, such as their properties. However, with a greater understanding of the behavior of electrons in graphene and other newly-derived carbon materials that behave in distinctive ways, a new research direction has led to many discoveries of new phenomena.Advanced Carbon Materials and Technology presents cutting-edge research on the processing, properties and technological developments of graphene, carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, carbon particles, and other carbon-based structures including multifunctional graphene sheets, graphene quantum dots, buckyballs, carbon balls, and their polymer composites. Also included are three chapters on how to use environmentally-unfriendly fly ash in developing advanced composites for the next generation of advanced lightweight composites.The book brings together respected international scholars writing on the innovative methodologies and strategies adopted in carbon materials research, including:Synthesis, characterization, and functionalization of carbon nanotubes and grapheneSurface modification of grapheneCarbon-based nanostructured materialsGraphene and carbon nanotube-based electrochemical (bio)sensors for environmental monitoringCarbon catalysts for hydrogen storage materialsOptical carbon nano-objectsFly ash engineering and cryogelsReadership Scientists, researchers, and engineers in advanced materials research; industrial sectors intending to produce these advanced functional carbon materials utilizing state-of-the-art techniques; and PhD, master’s degree, and upper-level undergraduate-level courses on materials processing, properties and applications in chemistry, physics, biotechnology, materials science, and biomedical engineering aspects. From the Back Cover A broad and comprehensive look at cutting-edge re