ABSTRACT

Intensive research on fullerenes, nanoparticles, and quantum dots in the 1990s led to interest in nanotubes and nanowires in subsequent years. Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanotubes and Nanowires focuses on the fundamental physics and latest applications of these important nanoscale materials and structures. Each peer-reviewed chapter contains a broad-

part |2 pages

PART I: Carbon Nanotubes

chapter 2|14 pages

Quantum Transport in Carbon Nanotubes

chapter 3|14 pages

Electron Transport in Carbon Nanotubes

chapter 4|14 pages

Thermal Conductance of Carbon Nanotubes

chapter 5|16 pages

Terahertz Radiation from Carbon Nanotubes

chapter 6|16 pages

Isotope Engineering in Nanotube Research

chapter 7|20 pages

Raman Spectroscopy of sp2 Nano-Carbons

chapter 10|18 pages

Carbon Nanotube Y-Junctions

chapter 11|30 pages

Fluid Flow in Carbon Nanotubes

part |2 pages

PART II: Inorganic Nanotubes

chapter 12|22 pages

Inorganic Fullerenes and Nanotubes

chapter 13|16 pages

Spinel Oxide Nanotubes and Nanowires

chapter 14|14 pages

Magnetic Nanotubes

chapter 15|12 pages

Self-Assembled Peptide Nanostructures

part |2 pages

PART III: Types of Nanotwires

chapter 16|14 pages

Germanium Nanowires

chapter 17|24 pages

One-Dimensional Metal Oxide Nanostructures

chapter 18|18 pages

Gallium Nitride Nanowires

chapter 19|20 pages

Gold Nanowires

chapter 20|16 pages

Polymer Nanowires

chapter 21|12 pages

Organic Nanowires

part |2 pages

PART IV: Nanowire Arrays

chapter 22|22 pages

Magnetic Nanowire Arrays

chapter 23|14 pages

Networks of Nanorods

part |2 pages

PART V: Nanowire Properties

part |2 pages

PART VI: Atomic Wires and Point Contact

chapter 34|18 pages

Atomic Wires

chapter 35|14 pages

Monatomic Chains

chapter 36|18 pages

Ultrathin Gold Nanowires

part |2 pages

PART VII: Nanoscale Rings

chapter 39|16 pages

Nanorings

chapter 40|24 pages

Superconducting Nanowires and Nanorings

chapter 42|24 pages

Quantum Dot Nanorings