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A review of the science and technology of the element carbon and its allotropes (graphite, diamond, and fullerenes).

Table of Contents

Introduction and General ConsiderationsThe Element CarbonGraphite Structure and PropertiesSynthetic Carbon and Graphite: Carbonization and GraphitizationMolded Graphite: Processing, Properties, and ApplicationsVitreous CarbonPyrolytic GraphiteCarbon FibersApplications of Carbon FibersNatural Graphite, Graphite Powders, Particles, and CompoundsStructure and Properties of Diamond and Diamond PolytypesNatural and High-Pressure Synthetic DiamondCVD DiamondDiamond-Like Carbon (DLC)The Fullerene MoleculesReferencesGlossaryIndex

About the Author

Hugh Pierson is a private consultant in Chemical Vapor Deposition. He was the head of the Deposition

Reviews

"àa valuable addition to the literature in the field of carbon." --Journal of Materials