Abstract
Nanomaterials are currently on the cutting edge of material science research and are gradually finding applications in our daily life, including life science, energy, and environmental applications. Among many nanomaterials, carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphite, diamonds, fullerenes, and graphene, with their high specific surface areas and large pore volumes, have remained at the forefront of nanotechnology. Interestingly, carbon nanomaterials, especially CNTs and graphene, have drawn wide attention in recent years as novel materials for diverse and interesting industrial applications. CNTs ultimately evolved as one of the most intensively studied nanomaterials. CNTs are one of the simplest chemical compositions and atomic bonding configurations obtained when graphene sheet structures are rolled in the shape of a cylinder. Graphene, consisting of an isolated single atomic layer of graphite, represents an ideal realization of a two-dimensional (2D) system. Graphene and CNTs offer multiple advanced applications in the field of energy storage and biomedical and electrochemical sensing, owing to their unique and remarkable mechanical, electric, electronic, and thermal properties bringing a revolution into the field of nanotechnology.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Nanocarbon and its Composites |
Subtitle of host publication | Preparation, Properties and Applications |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 327-354 |
Number of pages | 28 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780081025093 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780081025109 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biomedical applications
- Carbon nanotubes
- Energy storage
- Graphene
- Nanocarbon
- Nanomaterial
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science