1st Edition
Chemistry & Physics of Carbon Volume 8
This book provides a comprehensive and critical overview of carbon materials in terms of molecular structure, intermolecular relationships, bulk and surface properties, and their behavior in current and emerging applications. It also presents advances in carbon research and development.
Preface to Volume 8
Contributors to Volume 8
Contents of Other Volumes
The Electronic Properties of Graphite
I. L. Spain
Introduction
Crystal Structure and the Brillouin Zone
Band Theory of Graphite in Zero Magnetic Field
Bang Theory of Graphite in Nonzero Magnetic Fields
Density of States and Electrochemical Potential
Experimental Determination of Band Parameters in Graphite
Transport Properties in the Basal Plane
C-Axis Transport Properties
Summary
References
Surface Properties of Carbon Fibers
D. W. Mckee and V. J. Mimeault
Introduction
Experimental Methods for the Study of Carbon-Fiber Surfaces
Surface Structure of Carbon Fibers
Surface Area and Porosity of Carbon Fibers
Surface Treatment of Carbon Fibers
Functional Groups on Graphitic Surfaces
Adsorption Properties and Reactivity of Carbon Fibers
Contact Angle and Wetting Properties of Carbon Fibers
General Conclusions
References
The Behavior of Fission Products Captured in Graphite by Nuclear Recoil
Seishi Yajima
Introduction
Fission-Product Capture in Graphite
Behavior of Gaseous Fission Products in Graphite
Behavior of Nongaseous Fission Products
Release of Xenon and Iodine Captured in a Graphite Crystal
Conclusion
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Biography
Philip L. Walker Jr.; Peter A. Thrower
