Carbon Allotropes: Basics, Properties and Applications

Abstract

Carbon is an extraordinary element belong to non-metals providing the basis for life on earth. Carbon’s intrinsic ability to form four covalent bonds between themselves (other element) in a limitless variety result in different types of crystalline morphologies - carbon allotropes. These carbon allotropes have intrinsic functionalities depending on their chemical and physical properties, such as catalysis, imaging, sensing, energy harvesting and storing, support materials and many more. This chapter will highlight the allotropes of carbon with their intrinsic properties and applications.

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