"Version: 20171001"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Introduction2. Carbon nanotubes: properties and classification -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Classification of CNTs3. Carbon nanotube synthesis and purification -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Arc discharge -- 3.3. Laser…