Carbon Filaments and Nanotubes: Common Origins, Differing Applications? - L.P. Bir

Carbon filament, vapor grown carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes
have been discovered to have remarkable properties, opening they way
for their use in intriguing and novel applications in electronics,
chemistry and materials science. There are many similarities between
nanotubes and filaments, leading many researchers to critically
compare the two materials, their production, and potential
applications. The two materials are compared and contrasted in depth
in the present book, which is a comprehensive review of current
research activity, growth mechanisms, physical properties, industrial
production, and applications. The structures are discussed using a
unified approach, which helps to compare growth mechanisms,
contrasting morphological differences, and detailing how novel
properties depend on such differences.