
Carbon Nano-onions
Synthesis, Computational Modeling, Properties, and Applications
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Esmaeal Ghavanloo, Narsimha Mamidi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 2 8 6 4 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 2 8 6 5 - 7
Carbon Nano-onions: Synthesis, Computational Modeling, Properties, and Applications provides a detailed examination of carbon nano-onions, a highly promising class of carbon… Read more

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- Provides a systematic overview detailing the molecular structure, fabrication, and purification methods of carbon nano-onions.
- Presents essential mathematical and computational modeling methods, important for investigating the characteristics of carbon nano-onions.
- Explores the diverse current applications of carbon nano-onions while introducing innovative possibilities for their potential use.
1.1. Brief history
1.2. Atomic structure and morphology
2. Synthesis and Purification methods
2.1. Thermal annealing
2.2. Pyrolysis
2.3. Chemical vapor deposition
2.4. Arc-discharge
2.5. Electron irradiation
2.6. Purification of carbon nano onions
3. Characterization techniques
3.1. X-ray diffraction
3.2. Infrared Spectroscopy
3.3. Raman spectroscopy
3.4. Microscopic imaging
4. Functionalization of carbon nano-onions
4.1. Covalent functionalization
4.2. Non-covalent functionalization
5. Doping of carbon nano-onions with metals and heteroatoms
5.1. Doping of carbon nano-onions with metals
5.2. Doping of carbon nano-onions with heteroatoms
6. Carbon nano-onion composites
6.1. Polymeric nanocomposites
6.2. Inorganic nanocomposites
7. Mathematical and Computational Modeling of Carbon Nano-Onions
7.1. Molecular dynamic simulations
7.1.1. A brief description of Molecular dynamic simulations
7.1.2. Modelling of the formation of carbon nano-onion
7.1.3. Structural stability of three-layer fullerenes
7.1.4. Lubrication mechanism of carbon nano-onions
7.1.5. Absorption of lithium ions by carbon nano-onions
7.2. Continuum approximation
7.2.1. Estimation of Lennard-Jones potential energy
7.2.2. Interaction energy between a carbon nano-onion and a substrate
7.2.3. Interaction energy between a carbon nano-onion and a nanotube
8. Vibration characteristics
8.1. Breathing-like modes
8.2. Frequency band gaps in carbon nano-onion chains
9. Applications of carbon nano-onion
9.1. Energy storage
9.2. Biomedicine
9.3. Sensors
9.4. Lubrication
9.5. Other notable applications
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443328640
- eBook ISBN: 9780443328657
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Esmaeal Ghavanloo
Dr. Esmaeal Ghavanloo is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University, Iran. His research focuses on nanomechanics, nanomaterials, and metamaterials. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and two books. He received the COMSTECH Award for Best Scientific Book (2021), the Young Researcher Award from the Iran Academy of Sciences (2024), and was recognized by Stanford University as one of the Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists from 2019 to 2023.
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Narsimha Mamidi
Dr. Narsimha Mamidi is a scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Nano Biosystems, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, specializing in nanobiomaterials and nanotherapeutics to advance cancer immunotherapy and gene delivery. Previously, as an Assistant Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey, he led research on biomaterials for drug delivery, implants, and tissue engineering, translating lab innovations to clinical applications. With extensive publications and honors like the Eli Lilly Award, Dr. Mamidi's work is widely acclaimed.