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The 21 contributions of this book cover advanced topics on the application,synthesis, structure and properties of carbon nanotubes and related materials. Thesetopics are linked to one another in this introductory contribution. By describing thebook structure and highlighting advances in the field since the publication of the firstvolume (Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications,edited by M. S. Dresselhaus. G. Dresselhaus and P. Avouris, Vol. 80, Topicsin Applied Physics Series, Springer, Berlin, 2000), it seems clear that thecarbon nanotube field is on the verge of approaching a “phase-transitioncritical point”. Carbon nanotubes have been a model system for studyingphysics and for developing new measurement tools. The field is now mature formaking the transition from nanoscience to nanotechnology, as we show here.
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Tománek, D., Jorio, A., Dresselhaus, M.S., Dresselhaus, G. (2007). Introduction to the Important and Exciting Aspects of Carbon-Nanotube Science and Technology. In: Jorio, A., Dresselhaus, G., Dresselhaus, M.S. (eds) Carbon Nanotubes. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 111. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72865-8_1
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