Learning objectives
The course will provide basic information on the most popular carbon based nanostructures: nanotubes, fullerenes and graphenes.
Course unit content
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Nanotubes<br />
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Structural properties<br />
Electronic properties<br />
Mechanical properties <br />
Magnetic properties<br />
Plasma discharge or laser ablation production<br />
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Fullerenes<br />
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Structural and electronic properties<br />
Anionic fullerides<br />
Polymer fullerides<br />
Magnetic and superconductive properties of fullerides</p>
<p>Graphenes <br />
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Structural and electronic properties <br />
Transport and electron mobility <br />
Preparation and defects <br />
Magnetic properties <br />
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</p>
Bibliography
<br />P. J. F. Harris, Carbon Nanotubes and related Structures, Cambridge University Press<br />M. Meyyappan, Carbon Nanotubes Science and Applications, CRC Press<br />L. Forro and L. Mihaly, Electronic properties of doped fullerenes, Rep. Prog. Phys. 64 (2001) 649.<br />C. H. Pennington, V. A. Stenger, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of C60 and fulleride superconductors, Rev. Mod. Phys. 68 (1996) 855