| Carbon materials based on sp2 hybridised carbon
exhibit the peculiar ability to be nanosized (e.g., single wall
carbon nanotubes), or nanotexturised (e.g., PAN-based fibres) or
both (e.g., carbon blacks, multi wall carbon nanotubes). They are
quite versatile from the point of view of physical behaviour thank
to the extreme anisotropy of the assembling of carbon atoms into
planar hexagonal lattice (graphene) which acts as the basic structural
unit for building materials up to macroscale. They also are quite
versatile regarding the chemical behaviour (e.g., they can be oxidised
as well as reduced). Such materials are therefore likely to follow
a large range of conformation, properties, and subsequent applications,
which make as many topics to be studied within this theme. The investigation
of kin materials, i.e., non carbon materials exhibiting structural
similarities with polyaromatic carbons, is also included for providing
valuable alternatives likely to overcome some of the carbon weaknesses
(e.g., oxidability).
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Working
frames and fundings:
• FULLMAT European project HPRNCT 2002-00209
(IHP, 2002-06)
• FOREMOST
European Project NMP3-CT-2005-515840 (IP, 2005-10)
• ESTEEM European Project (I3, 2006-10)
• NOCIEL Nanosciences National project (ACI, 2004-07)
• Hierarchical Materials CNRS Project (2005-2006)
• Toyota Motor Corporation (Belgium, Japan)
• French Carbon Group (GFEC)
• GDR-I “NANO-I” “Nanotube science
and Applications” CNRS
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