Fullerene and Carbon Nanotubes

Nanostructures
Category General
Difficulty Level Normal
Audience Level General
Description Applications are determined by structures. In this course, students are taught to be informed about structures in nanoscales.
Overview
Structures have a great deal of influence on materials’ properties, and properties leads to find out materials’ application.

 On top of that, in nanoscale, materials are manipulated to reach a specific structure for new applications. In one sense nanostructures are classified as zero, one, two and three dimensional structures. In addition, carbon nanostructures, porous materials, organic nanostructures and natural nanostructures are known classifications.

Booklet
Description
 This lesson starts with an introduction to fullerene, then it goes through carbon nanotubes. Finally, it gives some statistics.
Mental Challenge
 What is the difference between fullerene and carbon nanotubes?
Quizzes and Activities

Activity: list the same and different properties of fullerene and CNTs.
Further Reading Sources

1.Carbon Nanotubes

2.Fullerenes- an overview