Based upon the highly successful monograph edition, this advanced textbook serves as a more accessible introduction to nanomaterials, with 50 % more content. All the topics are discussed from both a theoretical and experimental point of view, and a special emphasis is placed on current lectures in solid state physics, material sciences or nanotechnology. Clearly structured, the chapters explain in detail the general principles of one-dimensional systems, as well as combined theoretical and experimental descriptions of such topics as luminescence of carbon nanotubes, Raman scattering, and transport measurements. The final chapter is devoted to the latest research topics, including double-walled tubes, picotubes and nanotube peapods.


All the chapters are rounded off by example problems, with a solutions manual for lecturers available from the publisher upon request.