Content:
Chapter 1 Colloidal Synthesis of Noble Metal Nanoparticles of Complex Morphologies (pages 7–90): Prof. Tapan K. Sau and Prof. Andrey L. Rogach
Chapter 2 Controlling Morphology in Noble Metal Nanoparticles via Templating Approach (pages 91–116): Chun?Hua Cui and Shu?Hong Yu
Chapter 3 Shape?Controlled Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles of High Surface Energy and Their Applications in Electrocatalysis (pages 117–165): Na Tian, Yu?Hua Wen, Zhi?You Zhou and Shi?Gang Sun
Chapter 4 Shape?Controlled Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles (pages 167–182): Wen?Yin Ko and Kuan?Jiuh Lin
Chapter 5 Size? and Shape?Variant Magnetic Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Properties (pages 183–214): Kristen Stojak, Hariharan Srikanth, Pritish Mukherjee, Manh?Huong Phan and Nguyen T. K. Thanh
Chapter 6 Structural Aspects of Anisotropic Metal Nanoparticle Growth: Experiment and Theory (pages 215–238): Tulio C. R. Rocha, Herbert Winnischofer and Daniela Zanchet
Chapter 7 Colloids, Nanocrystals, and Surface Nanostructures of Uniform Size and Shape: Modeling of Nucleation and Growth in Solution Synthesis (pages 239–268): Vladimir Privman
Chapter 8 Modeling Nanomorphology in Noble Metal Particles: Thermodynamic Cartography (pages 269–303): Amanda S. Barnard
Chapter 9 Platinum and Palladium Nanocrystals: Soft Chemistry Approach to Shape Control from Individual Particles to Their Self?Assembled Superlattices (pages 305–337): Christophe Petit, Caroline Salzemann and Arnaud Demortiere
Chapter 10 Ordered and Nonordered Porous Superstructures from Metal Nanoparticles (pages 339–359): Anne?Kristin Herrmann, Nadja C. Bigall, Lehui Lu and Alexander Eychmuller
Chapter 11 Localized Surface Plasmons of Multifaceted Metal Nanoparticles (pages 361–393): Cecilia Noguez and Ana L. Gonzalez
Chapter 12 Fluorophore–Metal Nanoparticle Interactions and Their Applications in Biosensing (pages 395–427): Thomas A. Klar and Jochen Feldmann
Chapter 13 Surface?Enhanced Raman Scattering Using Complex?Shaped Metal Nanostructures (pages 429–454): Frank Jackel and Jochen Feldmann
Chapter 14 Photothermal Effect of Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Related Bioapplications (pages 455–475): Alexander O. Govorov, Zhiyuan Fan and Alexander B. Neiman
Chapter 15 Metal Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications (pages 477–519): Jun Hui Soh and Zhiqiang Gao
Chapter 16 Anisotropic Nanoparticles for Efficient Thermoelectric Devices (pages 521–543): Nguyen T. Mai, Derrick Mott and Shinya Maenosono
