Carbon nanomaterials continue to capture the imagination of chemists, physicists, and engineers as a versatile class of materials. Their structure spans the four dimensions from 0D to 3D and their electronic properties cover a broad energy landscape from insulating to metallic. Carbon materials can be viewed as continuous arrays of conjugated carbons, and this has presented challenges in their solubilization and covalent functionalization. Extensive studies of the chemistry of fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphene have brought deep understanding of their structure-property relations. Addition and cycloaddition reactions dominate the covalent functionalization, while the non-covalent approach involves a wide variety of species. Exploring the interaction between conjugated carbon surface and metals has produced a myriad of interesting compounds and structures with novel electronic, optoelectronic, and catalytic properties. In recent years, focus has been placed on applying nano-carbon chemistry to develop novel structures and devices for advanced applications in energy, biomedicine, electronics, robotics, sensors, and composites.
This research topic will focus on recent developments in the production and chemical modification of carbon nanomaterials, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, hetero-atom doped carbon materials, holey graphene, and carbon/graphene quantum dots, and their assembly in organized structures, films and composites. The topic will also cover the application of traditional and novel characterization techniques to understand the effect of chemistry on the morphology, electronic structure, and bond formation in carbon nanomaterials.
We welcome submissions in forms of original research, review, mini-review, and perspective on synthesis and characterization of carbon nanomaterials, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, hetero-atom doped carbon materials, graphene, holey graphene, and carbon/graphene quantum dots. Studies on adsorption and surface properties, electrochemical characterization, and electronic properties and measurements of these materials using various techniques including UV-vis-NIR, Raman, XPS, SEM, TEM, and HRTEM are also welcome.
Keywords:
Fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, hetero-atom doped graphene, holey graphene, carbon quantum dots
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Carbon nanomaterials continue to capture the imagination of chemists, physicists, and engineers as a versatile class of materials. Their structure spans the four dimensions from 0D to 3D and their electronic properties cover a broad energy landscape from insulating to metallic. Carbon materials can be viewed as continuous arrays of conjugated carbons, and this has presented challenges in their solubilization and covalent functionalization. Extensive studies of the chemistry of fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphene have brought deep understanding of their structure-property relations. Addition and cycloaddition reactions dominate the covalent functionalization, while the non-covalent approach involves a wide variety of species. Exploring the interaction between conjugated carbon surface and metals has produced a myriad of interesting compounds and structures with novel electronic, optoelectronic, and catalytic properties. In recent years, focus has been placed on applying nano-carbon chemistry to develop novel structures and devices for advanced applications in energy, biomedicine, electronics, robotics, sensors, and composites.
This research topic will focus on recent developments in the production and chemical modification of carbon nanomaterials, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, hetero-atom doped carbon materials, holey graphene, and carbon/graphene quantum dots, and their assembly in organized structures, films and composites. The topic will also cover the application of traditional and novel characterization techniques to understand the effect of chemistry on the morphology, electronic structure, and bond formation in carbon nanomaterials.
We welcome submissions in forms of original research, review, mini-review, and perspective on synthesis and characterization of carbon nanomaterials, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, hetero-atom doped carbon materials, graphene, holey graphene, and carbon/graphene quantum dots. Studies on adsorption and surface properties, electrochemical characterization, and electronic properties and measurements of these materials using various techniques including UV-vis-NIR, Raman, XPS, SEM, TEM, and HRTEM are also welcome.
Keywords:
Fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, hetero-atom doped graphene, holey graphene, carbon quantum dots
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.