Because of advanced characterization and new fabrication techniques, nanomaterials are now central to multiple disciplines, including materials science, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Nanomaterials with many kinds of morphologies and compositions have been extensively investigated, and display various kinds of functionality in areas such as electronic structure, optical effects, and spin dynamics. This book presents a detailed overview of recent research developments on functional nanomaterials, including synthesis, characterization, and applications. A series of chapters provides state-of-the-art information on oxide nanoparticles, metal nanostructures, semiconductor nanocrystals, and polymer nanocomposites.
Author(s): H. Amekura, N. Kishimoto (auth.), Zhiming M. Wang (eds.)
Series: Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology 5
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 483
Tags: Nanotechnology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Engineering, general; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Fabrication of Oxide Nanoparticles by Ion Implantation and Thermal Oxidation....Pages 1-75
Design of Solution-Grown ZnO Nanostructures....Pages 77-125
Self-Assembled Metal Nanostructures in Semiconductor Structures....Pages 127-171
Nanocrystal-Based Polymer Composites as Novel Functional Materials....Pages 173-192
Large-Scale Ab Initio Study of Size, Shape, and Doping Effects on Electronic Structure of Nanocrystals....Pages 193-211
Chaotic Behavior Appearing in Dynamic Motions of Nanoscale Particles....Pages 213-222
Hydrogen Concentration, Bonding Configuration and Electron Emission Properties of Polycrystalline Diamond Films: From Micro- to Nanometric Grain Size....Pages 223-255
Super-Resolution Optical Effects of Nanoscale Nonlinear Thin Film Structure and Ultrahigh-Density Information Storage....Pages 257-283
Spin-Transfer and Current-Induced Spin Dynamics in Spin Valves: Diffusive Transport Regime....Pages 285-322
Self-Organized Surface Nanopatterning by Ion Beam Sputtering....Pages 323-398
Area-Selective Depositions of Self-assembled Monolayers on Patterned SiO 2 /Si Surfaces....Pages 399-421
Virtual Synthesis of Electronic Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Prospects....Pages 423-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-483
