1: Carbon Nanotubes; 1.1: Introduction; 1.2: Synthesis; 1.3: Structure, Spectra and Characterization; 1.4: Chemically modified nanotubes; 1.5: Electronic Properties; 1.6: Carbon nanotube composites and their properties; 1.7: Applications, potential and otherwise; 2: Inorganic Nanotubes; 2.1: Introduction; 2.2: Synthetic methods; 2.3: Specific cases; 2.4: Properties; 3: Inorganic Nanowires; 3.1: Introduction; 3.2: Synthetic strategies; 3.3: Elemental nanowires; 3.4: Metal oxide nanowires; 3.5: Metal nitride nanowires; 3.5: Metal carbide nanowires; 3.6: Metal chalcogenide nanowires; 3.7: GaS, InP and other semiconductor nanowires; 3.8: Miscellaneous nanowires; 3.9: Useful properties and potential applications;

Research and literature on nanomaterials has exploded in volume in recent years. Nanotubes (both of carbon and inorganic materials) can be made in a variety of ways. Many of these properties, such as high mechanical strength and interesting electronic properties relate directly to potential applications. Nanowires have been made from a vast array of inorganic materials and provide great scope for further research into their properties and possible applications. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the research areas of carbon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes and nanowires including: synthesis; characterisation; properties; applications. This fully revised and updated edition includes an extensive list of references and is ideal both for graduates needing an introduction to the field of nanomaterials as well as for professionals and researchers in academia and industry.

C.N.R. Rao is the National Research Professor of India, Linus Pauling Research Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research and Honorary Professor at the Indian Institute of Science. His research interests are in the chemistry of materials. He has authored nearly 1400 research papers and edited or written 42 books in materials chemistry. A. Govindaraj obtained his Ph. D degree from University of Mysore and is a Senior Scientific Officer at the Indian Institute of Science, and Honorary Faculty Fellow at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. He works on various nanomaterials. He has authored more than 100 research papers and co-authored a book on nanotubes and nanowires. He is a recipient of the medal of the MRS (India).