Carbon Nanotubes: Functionalization and Potential Applications

This new book discusses a selection of advanced topics on carbon nanotubes―their extraordinary properties, structure, design, fabrication, development, engineering, functionalization, carbon nanotube enabled nanocomposites, characterization, and, moreover, their utility in many applications. The volume highlights the amazing potential of advanced CNT composites in automotive, aeronautics, spacecrafts, transistors replacing Si electronics, energy, purification, hydrogen storage, tissue regeneration, electrochemical supercapacitors, sensing, biomedical applications, agriculture, energy, and technical applications.

The book specifically discusses the applications of carbon nanotubes for a greener environment, as well as applications for biomedical uses, in drug delivery, and in display technology. It also explores the uses of CNTs in the energy and aerospace industries, such as for solar energy conversion, as a lubricant additive for enhancing energy efficiency, and more. Other chapters explore the potential of carbon nanotubes in hydrogen storage and carbon nanotube electronics.

Ann Rose Abraham, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Physics at Sacred Heart College, Cochin, India. Her expertise is in the field of materials science, nanomagnetic materials, multiferroics, and polymeric nanocomposites, etc. She is the author of book chapters and co-editor of several books. She has a number of publications to her credit in several peer-reviewed high-impact journals. She has research experience at various national institutes, including Bose Institute; SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics; UGC-DAE CSR Centre, Kolkata, India; and has collaborated with international laboratories, such as the University of Johannesburg, Institute of Physics Belgrade, etc.

Soney C. George, PhD, is Dean of Research and Director of the Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a recipient of a best researcher of the year award from APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram, India, among other awards. He has published and presented over 200 publications in journals and at conferences. His major research fields are polymer nanocomposites, polymer membranes, polymer tribology, pervaporation, and supercapacitors. He has guided eight PhD scholars and 95 student projects.

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is the author and editor of over 200 books as well as over 1000 published papers in various journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Haghi has received several grants, consulted for a number of major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. Since 1983, he has served as professor at several universities. He is the former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal and is on the editorial boards of many international journals. He is also a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures.