Product Description

The discovery of caged carbon structures, in 1985, established a whole new field of carbon chemistry. Unlike graphite and diamond, these structures known as fullerenes are finite in structure and are relevant to a wide variety of fields including supramolecular assemblies, nanostructures, optoelectronic devices and a whole range of biological activities.

Fullerenes: Principles and Applications discusses all aspects of this exciting field. Sections include: the basic principles for the chemical reactivity of fullerenes, electrochemistry, light induced processes, fullerenes for material sciences, fullerenes and solar cells, biological applications and multifunctional carbon nanotube materials. Written by leading experts in the field the book summarises the basic principles of fullerene chemistry but also highlights some of the most remarkable advances that have occurred in recent years.

Fullerenes: Principles and Applicationswill appeal to researchers in both academia and industry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1506758 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 300 pages

Review

From the reviews:

"This book contains a series of authoritative reviews by experts on the area, covering structures, formation, chemical properties, electrochemistry, photophysical properties, and applications of fullerenes in chemistry, physics, and even biology. For anyone wishing to learn about the current state of understanding of fullerenes chemistry. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; two year technical program students." (A. Fry, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (3), November, 2007)

Review
"...a thin yet substantial volume. History and current research and related fields, including even a chapter on architecture, come together in this book." Istvan Hargittal, The Chemical Intelligencer

About the Author
The Editors Fernando Langa is a Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, SPAIN. His primary research interest are in the areas of chemistry of fullerenes, nanotubes, functionalization and solar energy conversion. Jean-Francois Nierengarten works at the CNRS Researcher, Toulouse, France. His current scientific interests range from covalent chemistry of fullerenes to dendrimers and Pi-conjugated systems with unusual electronic and optical properties.