ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE AND QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN CARBON NANOTUBES

The electrical properties of various forms of carbon nanotubes are pre sented with particular emphasis placed on individual multi-wall and si ngle-wall tubes. After a brief survey of the electronic structure of s ingle-wall carbon nanotubes, electronic transport mechanisms are overv iewed in relation with the dimensionality of the carbon system. Typica l quantum aspects of low temperature electronic conduction for low dim ensionality encountered in some carbon nanotubes are discussed.