The influence of size effects on the properties of nanostructures is subject of this book. Size and interfacial effects in oxides, semiconductors, magnetic and superconducting nanostructures, from very simple to very complex, are considered. The most general meaning is assumed for size effects, including not only the influence of a reduced dimension/dimensionality, but also specific interfacial effects. Preparation and characterization tools are explained for various nanostructures. The specific applications are discussed with respect to size-related properties. A logic implication of type phenomenon-property-material-application is envisaged throughout this work.
Author(s): Victor Kuncser, Lucica Miu (eds.)
Series: Springer Series in Materials Science 205
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 325
Tags: Optical and Electronic Materials; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Applied and Technical Physics; Structural Materials; Nanotechnology
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
ZnS and ZnO Semiconductor Nanoparticles Doped with Mn 2+ Ions. Size Effects Investigated by EPR Spectroscopy....Pages 3-27
Self-organization and Size Effects in Amorphous Silicon....Pages 29-45
GeSiO Based Nanostructures: Electrical Behaviour Related to Morphology and Preparation Method....Pages 47-73
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Oxide Thin Films and Nano-heterostructures for Microelectronics (MOS Structures, Ferroelectric Materials and Multiferroic Heterostructures)....Pages 77-108
Zinc Oxide and Polysaccharides: Promising Candidates for Functional Nanomaterials....Pages 109-136
Metallic Nanowires and Nanotubes Prepared by Template Replication....Pages 137-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Engineering Magnetic Properties of Nanostructures via Size Effects and Interphase Interactions....Pages 169-237
Surface Reactivity and Magnetism at Metal-Semiconductor Interfaces....Pages 239-292
Magnetization Relaxation in Superconducting YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 Films with Embedded Nanorods and Nanoparticles....Pages 293-317
Back Matter....Pages 319-325
