title: The 2008 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience: carbon nanotubes.
abstract: The 2008 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience was awarded to Dr. Sumio Iijima for his contributions in the field of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are molecular-scale wires with well-defined and atomically smooth surfaces that exhibit remarkable properties. Great progress has been made in the field of 1-D nanostructures, including carbon nanotubes and inorganic nanowires, in terms of synthesis, characterization, and technological applications, some of which are summarized in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. ajavey@eecs.berkeley.edu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Javey
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002621:Chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D012586:Science
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon