This book will connect knowledge about synthesis, properties and applications of novel carbon materials and carbon-based composites, including thin films of silicon carbide, carbon nitrite, boron carbide and their related composites. The book will cover the direct bottom-up synthesis of the carbon based composite systems and their potential applications. The growth mechanism of the composite structures will be discussed. The applications will range from mechanical, electronic, chemical, biochemical, medical, and environmental applications to functional devices, such as sensors, detection of contaminants, wastewater treatment, and water splitting.

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