"Fullerenes and Relative Materials: Properties and Applications" ed. by Natalia Kamanina

This volume is quite systematic and useful. It considers some aspects on synthesis, structural, vibrational, tribology, and optical properties of the fullerenes and relative materials.

Some parts of the book present the specific area of the applications of the studied nanostructures. The book contains eight chapters. The special approach and interesting results on the unique properties of the materials studied as well as the different areas of their applications in general optoelectronics, solar energy and gas storage, laser and display, and biomedicine are shown. It is important for education process and for the civil and special device operations.

Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: Why the Study of Fullerenes is so Important?
2 Rational Synthesis of Fullerenes
3 Reactivity Indexes and Structure of Fullerenes
4 Fullerene Dynamics with X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers
5 Structural and Vibrational Properties of C60 and C70 Fullerenes Encapsulating Carbon Nanotubes
6 Super-Lubricious, Fullerene-like, Hydrogenated Carbon Films
7 How Important is Metal-Carbon Back-Bonding for the Stability of Fullerene-Transition Metal Complexes? Role of Cage Sizes, Encapsulated Ions and Metal Ligands
8 Fullerene as Spin Converter