Perspectives of Fullerene Nanotechnology

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• I. Plenary Lectures.
• Past, Present and Future of Fullerene Nanotubes: Buckytubes.
• Novel Nanostructures: from Metal-Filled Carbon Nanotubes to MgO Nanoferns.
• II. Overview.
• Some Aspects of Fullerene Application.
• Commercial Production of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes.
• III. Nanotubular Structures.
• Field Emission Microscopy of Carbon Nanotubes.
• Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Display.
• Thin Film Carbon Nanotube Cathodes for Field Emission Flat Panel Display and Light Source Application.
• Pyrolytic Carbon Nanofibers and Nanotubes: Structure and Applications.
• From Conducting Polymers to Carbon Nanotubes: New Horizons in Plastic Microelectronics and Carbon Nanoelectronics.
• Self-assembly of Inorganic Nanotubes Synthesized by the Chemical Transport Reaction.
• Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns.
• FT-ICR Reaction Experiments and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Precursor Clusters for SWNTs.
• IV. Medical Applications.
• Application and Commercial Prospects of Fullerenes in Medicine and Biology.
• Nanomedicine: Fullerene and Carbon Nanotube Biology.
• Free Radical Scavenging and Photodynamic Functions of Micelle-like Hydrophile Hexa(sulfobutyl)fullerene (FC4S).
• Sonodynamic Effect of Polyethylene glycol-conjugated Fullerene on Tumor.
• V. Hard Carbons from C60.
• Mechanical Properties of Polymerized, Amorphous, and Nanocrystalline Carbon Phases Prepared from Fullerite C60 under Pressure.
• Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films from Fullerene Precursors.
• Properties and Applications of Superhard and Ultrahard Fullerites.
• VI. New Source and Preparation of Fullerenes.
• Role of Fullerene-like Structures in the Reactivity of Shungite Carbon as Used in New Materials with Advanced Properties.
• Formation of Nanostructured Carbons under Hydrothermal Conditions.
• VII. Developmental Reports.
• Advanced Thermal Protection Coating Using Fullerenes.
• Ablative and Flame-Retardant Properties of Fullerenes.
• Gas-Phase Hydrogenation of Fullernes.
• Hydrogenation of Alkali Metal-Doped Fullerenes.
• Unique Fullerene-Based Highly Microporous Carbons for Gas Storage.
• Use of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes for Fabrication of Efficient Electron Field Emitters.
• Aligned Carbon-Nanotubes for Sensor Applications.
• Carbon Nanotube-Polycarbonate Composites.
• Physical Hydrogen Storage on Nanotubes and Nanocarbon Materials.
• Nanotubes as Anode Material for Lithium-ion Batteries.
• Fullerene Materials for Lithium-ion Battery Applications.