Supercarbon

Chapter 1 Introduction to π-Electron Materials

Chapter 2 The Wonderful World of Carbon

Chapter 3 Crystalline Ropes of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes

Chapter 4 Formation of Nanotubes, Nanowires, and Nanoparticles in a Hydrogen Arc

Chapter 5 The Geometry of Multishell Nanotubes

Chapter 6 Catalytic Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes

Chapter 7 Graphitization of Carbonaceous Materials by Ni, Co and Fe

Chapter 8 Intercalation into Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes: the Reaction That Distinguishes Russian Doll and Scroll Structural Types

Chapter 9 Evidence for Quantum Transport in Carbon Nanotube Bundles

Chapter 10 Synthesis and Structure of Quasi-One-Dimensional Carbon Crystal “Carbolite” and Intercalation with Alkali Metals and Halogens

Chapter 11 Novel Carbon-Based Host—Guest Systems

Chapter 12 Carbonaceous Mesophase Formation and Molecular Composition of Petroleum Feedstocks

Chapter 13 New π-Electron Materials: Preparation and Properties

Chapter 14 “Rotoball”: A Strategy for Preparing Defect-Minimized Fullerene Monolayers

Chapter 15 Carbonaceous Thin Film Made by CVD and Its Application for a Carbon/n-Type Silicon (C/n-Si) Photovoltaic Cell

Chapter 16 Photoluminescence from Carbon/Silica Gel Nanocomposite

Chapter 17 From Carbon to Biosonics

Chapter 18 Future Promise of π-Electron Materials