Download or read book Carbon Nanotubes written by Mildred S. Dresselhaus and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a short introduction and a brief review of the relation between carbon nanotubes, graphite and other forms of carbon, the synthesis techniques and growth mechanisms for carbon nanotubes are described. This is followed by reviews on nanotube electronic structure, electrical, optical, and mechanical properties, nanotube imaging and spectroscopy, and nanotube applications.