Carbon Nanotubes: New Trends and Outlooks

Dear Colleagues,

Current relevant applications of carbon nanotubes—single- (SWCNTs) or multi-walled (MWCNTs)—are already countless, but their potential is clearly not fully developed. Carbon nanotubes’ exceptional electrical, optical, physical, chemical, and mechanical properties have boosted their use in almost all areas of knowledge. Remarkable progress has been made in the synthesis, purification, structural characterization, functionalization, and application of carbon nanotubes. Their particular characteristics make them well-matched for a plethora of application areas, namely, in the energy sector, materials sciences, nanoelectronics, (electro)catalysis, bioelectronic noses, construction of (bio)sensors based on different detection schemes, multifunctional nanoprobes for biomedical imaging, sorbents for sample preparation or for the removal of contaminants from wastewater, as anti-bacterial agents, as drug delivery nanocarriers, and so on.

Thus, the goal of this Special Issue is to disseminate original research and review articles that focus on new advances, challenges, trends, and outlooks concerning the synthetic routes, structural features, properties, behaviors, and industrial or scientific applications of carbon nanotubes in established and emerging areas.

Prof. Dr. Simone Morais
Guest Editor

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