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Maybe the most significant spin-off product of fullerene research, leading to the discovery of the C₆₀ "buckyball" by the 1996 Nobel Prize laureates Robert F. Curl, Harold W. Kroto, and Richard E. Smalley, are nanotubes based on carbon or other elements. These systems consist of graphitic layers seamlessly wrapped to cylinders. With only a few nano-meters in diameter, yet (presently) up to a milli-meter long, the length-to-width aspect ratio is extremely high. A truly molecular nature is unprecedented for macroscopic devices of this size. Accordingly, the number of both specialized and large-scale applications is growing constantly.

The primary purpose of The Nanotube Site is to facilitate the exchange of ideas among researchers by concentrating links to sites dedicated to nanotubes. One of the benefits is to provide an easier (or better structured) electronic access to bibliographical information and preprints. Information about providers of nanotubes is intended to increase the production volume and find new applications for nanotubes.

The Nanotube Site is maintained regularly by David Tomanek, work and travel schedule permitting. Help would be appreciated.

General Information on Nanotubes

• Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (compiled by Tom Adams)
• Carbon Nanotubes: A Time Line

Nanotube Link Sites

• University of Reading: Peter Harris' Nanotube Site
• Enzo Menna at University of Padova: Library of nanotechnology links

Sources of Nanotubes and Nanotube-Based Products

• The Nanotube Synthesis Site with information about nanotube synthesis
• Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
• Carbon Arc synthesis (CA)
• Commercial Sources

Nanotube Geometries

• TubeASP: Web-Accessible carbon nanotube generation applet by Roberto Veiga
• TubeGen: Web-Accessible Nanotube Structure Generator by the Doren Research Group, University of Delaware
• CoNTub: Java-based code to generate nanotube junction geometries by the GMDM group at the University of Granada, Spain

Fullerene Geometries

• Fullerene Isomers

Sites Dedicated to Nanotubes

• NASA: Use of Carbon Nanotubes in Space
• Rice University: Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
• Michigan State University: David Tomanek's Nanotube Page
• Cornell University: Paul McEuen Group's Nanotube Research Page
• NASA JSC Nanotube Site
• NASA Carbon Nanotube Gallery
• Oklahoma University: Large Scale Production of Single Walled Nanotubes (Daniel Resasco)
• CARAMEL Consortium, Sweden: CARbon Allotropes for MicroELectronics
• University of Tokyo: Shigeo Maruyama's Nanotube Site
• IBM Nanoscale Science: Carbon nanotube page
• LSI Theory group at Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France: Nanotube page
• University of Cambridge Engineering: Carbon nanotube webpage
• FUNDP Namur, Belgium: Valentin Popov's nanotube webpage

Sites Relevant to Nanotube Research

• University of Texas: Malcolm Brown's Nanopage
• University of Pennsylvania: Jack Fischer's Group Home Page
• University of California at Berkeley: Alex Zettl's Group Home Page
• North Carolina Center for Nanoscale Materials
• Weizmann Institute: Daniel Wagner's Page on Carbon Nanotubes and Composite Materials
• Rice University: Ching-Hwa Kiang's Group Home Page
• Roberto "Maranza" Marangoni's Nanotube Page (in Italian)
• Thomas Laude: Nanostructures of carbon and boron nitride
• Glyndŵr University: Advanced Materials Research Laboratory
• Jie Liu's Group at Duke University: CVD Synthesis of Single-Wall Nanotubes
• Michigan State University: Cluster Science Collaboration
• Cambridge University: Milo Shaffer's Home Page
• IBM Nanotechnology Research
• Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Nanotube-Based Memory Element
• University of Warwick: Links to Fullerene Sites
• Berkeley Lab: Electronic Devices within Carbon Nanotubes
• Purdue University: Nanotube Research in Ron Reifenberger's Lab
• University of Namur (Ph. Lambin): Connecting carbon nanotubes
• Scientific American Magazine: "Turn of the gear"
• TechExpo: The Online Expositions for High Technology
• Peter Butzloff: Nanotube Poetry Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
• CSIRO media release of 16 June 1999: Nanotubes for better TV screens (Archived on EurekAlert)
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Listing of Nanotube-Related Topics
• Emmanuel Flahaut's Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Page
• Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul: Ceramic Materials Laboratory
• Yongsheng Chen's group at Nankai University: Nanotube research at the Nanomaterials and Molecular Devices Laboratory
• Diccionario de Nanotecnología: Nanotubos (in Spanish)
• John Hart: Gallery of of carbon nanotube structure visualizations

Future Events in the Nanotube Field

• The Internet Physics Calendar maintained by PhysicsWorld.
• Calendar of Chemistry Conferences by Reto Mueller.

Past Events in the Nanotube Field

• NT12 (NANOTUBE'2012): 13th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Brisbane, Australia, 25–28 June 2012.
• CCTN12: 8th International Symposium on Computational Challenges and Tools for Nanotubes, Brisbane, Australia, 22 - 23 June, 2012.
• NT'09 (NANOTUBE'2009): 10th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Beijing, China, June 21 - 26, 2009.
• CCTN09: Fifth International Symposium on Computational Challenges and Tools for Nanotubes Beijing, China, June 20, 2009.
• DNC09: CECAM/Psi-k Workshop on Computational Studies of Defects in Nanoscale Carbon Materials, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 11-13, 2009.
• 2008 Cambridge CNT Symposium at the Churchill College, University of Cambridge, U.K., December 5, 2008.
• NAPHOD'08: Summer School on Carbon Nanotubes and Related Objects, Porto Conte Ricerche, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, from September 15-20, 2008.
• NanoteC'08: 10th Workshop on Nanotechnology in Carbon and Related Materials, University of Sussex at Brighton, U.K., August 27-30, 2008.
• NT'08 (NANOTUBE'2008): 9th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Montpellier, France, June 29 - July 4, 2008.
• CNBMT08: 1st Symposium on Carbon Nanotubes in Biology, Medicine & Toxicology, Montpellier, France, June 28, 2008.
• NT'07 (NANOTUBE'2007): 8th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Ouro Preto, Brazil, June 24-29, 2007.
• WONTON'07 2nd Workshop on Nanotube Optics and Nanospectroscopy, Ottawa, Canada, June 4-7, 2007.
• CSSNT06: Summer School on Nanotubes, Cargèse, Corsica, France, July 3-15, 2006.
• NT'06 (NANOTUBE'2006): 7th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Nagano, Japan, June 18 - 23, 2006.
• WONTON'05: 1st Workshop on Nanotube Optics and Spectroscopy, Telluride, Colorado, 16-21 July 2005.
• NT'05 (NANOTUBE'2005): 6th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 26 - July 1, 2005.
• NT'04 (NANOTUBE'2004): International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, July 19-24, 2004
• Carbon2004: International meeting on the Science and Technology of Carbon Materials, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, July 11-16, 2004.
• ADC/FCT'03: International Joint Conference on Applied Diamond and Frontier Carbon Technology, Tsukuba, Japan, August 18-21, 2003.
• NT'03 (NANOTUBE'2003): International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Seoul, Korea, July 7-12, 2003.
• IWFAC'03: 6th Biennial International Workshop on Fullerenes and Atomic Clusters, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 30 - July 4, 2003.
• NNNT'03: NASA-NIST Workshop on Purity and Dispersion Measurement Issues in Single Wall Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT) Materials, Gaithersburg, MD, May 27-29, 2003.
• IWEPNM'03: XVIth International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials, Kirchberg, Austria, March 8-15, 2003.
• NELE'03: International Conference on Nanoelectronics, Lancaster, UK, January 4-9, 2003.
• NT'02 (NANOTUBE'2002): International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Boston, Massachusetts, July 6-11, 2002.
• QTSM & QFS'02: International Conference on Quantum Transport in Sythetic Metals and Quantum Functional Semiconductors, Seoul, Korea, May 8-10, 2002.
• ISNC2001 - International Symposium on Nanocarbons 2001, Nagano, Japan, 14-16 November 2001.
• NanoteC'01 - Conference on "Nanotechnology in Carbon and Related Materials", University of Sussex at Brighton (UK), August 29 - Septemeber 1, 2001.
• ADC/FCT 2001: Sixth Applied Diamond Conference / Second Frontier Carbon Technology Joint Conference, Auburn, Alabama, August 6-10, 2001.
• NT'01 (NANOTUBE'2001): International Workshop on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Potsdam, Germany, July 22-26, 2001.
• ISNM'2001: International Symposium on Nanonetwork Materials: Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Related Systems, Kamakura, Japan, January 15-18, 2001.
• The Knowledge Foundation: 2nd Annual Conference on Carbon Nanotubes: Advances in Applications and Production in Miami Beach, Florida, April 10-11, 2000.
• LTFC'99 -- 2nd Workshop on the Application Potential of Low-Temperature Fuel Cells, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 21, 1999
• NANOTUBE-99 - Workshop at Michigan State University, July 24-27, 1999.

Nanotube Bibliography

• David Tomanek: Guide through the Nanocarbon Jungle: Buckyballs, Nanotubes, Graphene, and Beyond (textbook)
• Highlights in Small Systems: Open-access virtual journal and discussion forum
• Highlights in Nanotechnology: Open-access virtual journal and discussion forum
• David Tománek and Richard Enbody (eds.): "Science and Application of Nanotubes" (NT'99 Proceedings)
• Peter J. F. Harris: "Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures" (textbook)
• Riichiro Saito, Gene Dresselhaus and Mildred S. Dresselhaus: "Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes" (introductory textbook)
• Michigan State University: Nanotube Publications - David Tomanek's Group
• Stephanie Reich, Christian Thomsen, Janina Maultzsch: "Carbon Nanotubes: Basic Concepts and Physical Properties" (introductory textbook)

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