21COE Programme: The Mechanical System Innovation Open Seminar 2007 will be held as follows.
Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus is a distinguished professor known as the world leader of carbon
nanotube research. She has been leading the research of ‘carbon’ through the study of the structure
and properties of graphite, carbon fibers, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphene. She is also well
known for study of bismuth nanotubes and novel low dimensional thermoelectric materials. Do not
miss this chance to hear her talk in Tokyo. Participants from any departments or outside of The
University of Tokyo are welcome.
| Speaker : |
Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus
(Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| Subject : |
The Novel Nanostructures of Carbon |
| Date : |
January 30, 2008 (Wednesday) 11:00-12:30 (Lecture room 232(2-301), Faculty of Engineering bldg.2, Hongo campus)
Map: http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam01_04_03_e.html |
| Outline : |
There is much current excitement about the interesting new physics and unusual physical
properties of carbon nanostructures, particularly carbon nanotubes and graphene. A brief
review will be given of the physical underpinnings of carbon nanostructures that were
developed over the past 60 years, starting with the electronic structure and physical
properties of graphene and graphite, and then moving to graphite intercalation compounds
which contained the first carbon nanostructures to be studied experimentally. Liquid carbon
studies were precursors to the fullerene family of nanostructures and vapor grown carbon
fibers were precursors to carbon nanotubes. Particular emphasis is given to the recent
developments in our understanding of the photophysics of carbon nanotubes and graphene,
with perspectives on future research directions for these fields.
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