Carbon nanotubes nanotechnology topic

Here we have presented a review of selected investigations of the fiillerene species where computational methods were especially productive and have attempted to elucidate prospective directions for fiiture researches. Interestingly, when the interest in fiillerenes seems to decrease, there always appear new topics which maintain the continuing interests of scientists. Such milestones have been the discovery of superconductivity, carbon nanotubes, and recent advances in applications of fiillerene-based materials in nanotechnology. 

Another feature that gave reason to write this book was the occurrence of various allotrope modifications with in parts completely opposite properties. For the time being, this renders carbon one of the most interesting topics in materials science and research. Be it fullerenes, nanotubes or nanocrystaUine diamond phases-they all are subject to intensive investigation and promise a multitude of applications, for example, in electronics, medicine, and nanotechnology. 

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