Micro and nano devices are an integral part of modern technology. To address the requirements of the state-of-the-art technology, topics are selected from both chip-based and flexible electronics. A wide range of carbon materials including graphene, carbon nanotube, glass-like carbon, porous carbon, carbon black, graphite, carbon nanofiber, laser-patterned carbon and heteroatom containing carbon are covered. This goal is to elucidate fundamental carbon material science along with compatible micro- and nanofabrication techniques. Real-life example of sensors, energy storage and generation devices, MEMS, NEMS and implantable bioelectronics enable visualization of the outcome of described processes.
Students will also benefit from the attractive aspects of carbon science explained in simple terms. Hybridization, allotrope classification and microstructural models are presented with a whole new outlook. Discussions on less-studied, hypothetical and undiscovered carbon forms render the contents futuristic and highly appealing.
First comprehensive introduction to the fabrication of carbon micro and nanostructures for graduate students.
Discusses major applications, including: sensors, MEMS, NEMS.
About the author Swati Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India. Prior to this, she worked as a Scientist at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the University of Freiburg in Germany. She obtained her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in materials engineering from the University of California Irvine, CA, USA. Part of her work on carbon fiber and glass-like carbon was carried out at the Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology, South Korea, and at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Swati holds a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. In addition to academic research, she gained industrial R&D experience while working as a Scientist and Project Manager in Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, India.
