This book includes the fundamental science and applications of carbon-based materials in
particular fused polycyclic hydrocarbon fullerene diamond carbides graphite and graphene
etc. During the past decade these carbon-based materials have attracted much interest from
many scientists and engineers because of their exciting physical properties and potential
application toward electronic and energy devices. In this book the fundamental theory
referring to these materials their syntheses and characterizations the physical properties
(physics) and the applications are fully described which will contribute to an advancement of
not only basic science in this research field but also technology using these materials. The
book's targets are researchers and engineers in the field and graduate school students who
specialize in physics chemistry and materials science. Thus this book addresses the physics
and chemistry of the principal materials in the twenty-first century.
