Nanomaterials

Chapter 1Synthesis, Characterization and General Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Falah H. Hussein^1*, Firas H. Abdulrazzak² and Ayad F. Alkaim³

¹College of Pharmacy, Babylon University, Hilla, Iraq

²Chemistry Department, College of Education for Pure Sciences, Diyala University, Diyala, Iraq

³College of Science for Women, Babylon University, Hilla, Iraq

^*Corresponding author: [e-mail]

Abstract

Carbon is among the most abundant elements found on Earth, forming different carbonaceous materials by bonding with various atoms, starting with hydrogen and ending with most of the elements on the periodic table. Besides, carbon atoms can react with each other to form different structures by using various types of hybridization: sp, sp², and sp³. The most important hybridization for carbon atoms is sp², which can form amazing and rare structures such as graphite, graphene, and fullerene. These carbonaceous nonomaterials have drawn great attention throughout the world as a result of their particular nano- and micro-structures, their unique physiochemical properties, and their potential unprecedented application in many fields. The most important nanostructures made of carbon material are carbon nanotubes (CNTs); the molecular structure of carbon nanotubes consists of pristine carbon atoms linked together to look like a polymer in a hexagonal arrangement in a monolayer of carbon atoms. This new carbon material consists of CNTs, which appear to become a reality for science, ...