Electromagnetic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes investigated by microwave absorption [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Björn Corzilius
Electromagneticpropertiesofsingle-walledcarbonnanotubesinvestigatedbymicrowaveabsorptionVom Fachbereich Chemieder Technischen Universita¨t Darmstadtzur Erlangung des akademischen Grades einesDoktor-Ingenieurs (Dr.-Ing.)genehmigteDissertationvorgelegt vonDipl.-Ing. Bjo¨rn Corziliusaus DieburgReferent: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Klaus-Peter DinseKorreferenten: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael ReggelinProf. Dr. rer. nat. Michael MehringTag der Einreichung: 17. April 2008Tag der mu¨ndlichen Pru¨fung: 23. Juni 2008Darmstadt 2008D17Bjo¨rn CorziliusELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES OFSINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBESINVESTIGATED BYMICROWAVE ABSORPTIONDarmstadt, 2008Cover image:SpinactiveN@C inacarbonnanotube60Image reproduced by permissionof Professor K.-P. Dinse et aland the PCCP Owner Societiesfrom B. Corzilius, K.-P. Dinse and K. Hata,Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys., 2007,9, 6063,DOI: 10.1039/b707936mivThis study is a result of the work carried out from March 2005 to April 2008 at theEduard-Zintl-Institut fu¨r Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Univer-sita¨t Darmstadt, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Dinse.vDedicatedtomyparentsInlovingmemoryofKai“WhencecomeIandwithergoI?Thatisthegreatunfathomablequestion,thesameforeveryoneofus.Sciencehasnoanswertoit.”Max Planck, 1858–1947viiAcknowledgmentsIn this section I would like to acknowledge all the people who contributed to this work.My special thanks go to my supervisorProf.