Science and technology of nanotubes, nanowires and graphene

Fundamental science plays a crucial role in underpinning and generating future technologies. The ability to manipulate the structure and composition at the nanoscale opens new horizons and huge opportunities to create novel materials with superior performance. The introduction of a wide range of new nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes (CNTs), nanowires (NWs), graphene and related two dimensional crystals, will have disruptive impact on a variety of devices based on conventional inorganic semiconductors, not only because of cost/performance advantages, but also because they can be manufactured in more flexible ways, suitable for a growing range of applications.