Carbon Filaments and Nanotubes: Common Origins, Differing Applications?

- Preface

- Photograph of the participants

- Organizing and scientific committee and editors

- List of contributors

- Introduction

PartI: Introduction to carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes

- Vapor-grown carbon fiber research and applications: achievements and barriers; G.G. Tibbetts

- Electronic properties of carbon nanotubes and applications; M.S. Dresselhaus

- From vapor-grown carbon fibers (VGCFs) to carbon nanotubes; M. Endo, et al

PartII: Production of vapor grown carbon fibers and nanotubes

- Nucleation and growth of carbon filaments and vapor-grown carbon fibers; G.G. Tibbetts

- Carbon nanotubes formation in the arc discharge process; A. Fonseca, J.B. Nagy

- Catalytic production, purification, characterization and application of single- and multiwall carbon nanotubes; Z. Kónya

- Optimizing growth conditions for carbon filaments and vapor-grown carbon fibers; J.L. Figueiredo, Ph. Serp

- Gasification and surface modification of vapor-grown carbon fibers; J.L. Figueiredo, Ph. Serp

- Growth of nanotubes: the combined TEM and phase-diagram approach; A. Loiseau, F. Willaime

- First-principles theoretical modeling of nanotube growth; J.-Ch. Charlier, et al

- Controlled production of tubular carbon and BCN architecture; M. Terrones

- Large-scale production of VGCF; M.L. Lake

PartIII: Characterization and applications

- Diffraction by molecular helices - The range of morphologies of sp2 carbon and the basic theory of diffraction by an atomic helix; A.A. Lucas, et al

- Diffraction by molecular helices - Transmission electron microscopy and diffraction by nanotubes and other helical nanostructures; A.A. Lucas, et al

- STM investigation of carbon nanotubes; L.P. Biró, G.I. Márk

- Interpretation of the STM images of carbon nanotubes; Ph. Lambin, V. Meunier

- Mechanical properties of vapor grown carbon fibres and VGCF-thermoplastic composites; F.W.J. Van Hattum, et al

- Atomic force