Nanostructured Forms of Carbon : An Overview

Abstract

In this chapter the rolling of a single graphene layer (which is a hexagonal network of carbon atoms) to form a carbon nanostructures in the form of pores, isolated spheres, onions, molecular wires, rings, coils, cones, and cubes is reviewed. Synthesis, properties and applications of the myriad forms of carbon nanostructures are also discussed. The structure of the different forms of carbon nanostructures are analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).