Handbook of Carbon, Graphite, Diamonds and Fullerenes: Processing, Properties and Applications

by Hugh O. Pierson

Overview

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 Moreover these studies were written several decades ago and a generally outdated since the development of the technology is moving very rapidly and scope of applications is constantly expanding and reaching into new fields such as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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815513391
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/31/1994
Series:	Materials Science and Process Technology Series
Pages:	419
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hugh Pierson is a private consultant in Chemical Vapor Deposition. He was the head of the Deposition

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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A review of the science and technology of the element carbon and its allotropes (graphite, diamond, and fullerenes).

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"àa valuable addition to the literature in the field of carbon." —Journal of Materials

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