Handbook of carbon, graphite, diamond, and fullerenes : properties, processing, and applications

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Handbook of carbon, graphite, diamond, and fullerenes : properties, processing, and applications

by Hugh O. Pierson

Noyes Publications, c1993

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This book is a review of the science and technology of the element carbon and its allotropes: graphite, diamond and the fullerenes. This field has expanded greatly in the last three decades stimulated by many major discoveries such as carbon fibers, low-pressure diamond, and the fullerenes. The need for such a book has been felt for some time. These carbon materials are very different in structure and properties. Some are very old (charcoal), others brand new (the fullerenes). They have different applications and markets and are produced by different segments of the industry.Few studies are available that attempt to review the entire field of carbon as a whole discipline. Moreover these studies were written several decades ago and a generally outdated since the development of the technology is moving very rapidly and scope of applications is constantly expanding and reaching into new fields such as aerospace, automotive, semiconductors, optics, and electronics. In this book the author provides a valuable, up-to-date account of both the newer and traditional forms of carbon, both naturally occurring and man-made. This volume will be a valuable resource for both specialists in, and occasional users of carbon materials.

Table of Contents

Introduction and General ConsiderationsThe Element CarbonGraphite Structure and PropertiesSynthetic Carbon and Graphite: Carbonization and GraphitizationMolded Graphite: Processing, Properties, and ApplicationsVitreous CarbonPyrolytic GraphiteCarbon FibersApplications of Carbon FibersNatural Graphite, Graphite Powders, Particles, and CompoundsStructure and Properties of Diamond and Diamond PolytypesNatural and High-Pressure Synthetic DiamondCVD DiamondDiamond-Like Carbon (DLC)The Fullerene MoleculesReferencesGlossaryIndex

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  • NCID
    BA22649106
  • ISBN
    • 0815513399
  • LCCN
    93029744
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Park Ridge, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xx, 399 p.
  • Size
    25cm
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