Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Abstract

Part one. Introduction (A S Edelstein and R C Cammarata). Part two: Synthesis. Formation of clusters and nanoparticles from a supersaturated vapour and selected properties (M Samy El-Shall and A S Edelstein). Particle synthesis by chemical routes (G M Chow and K E Gonsalves). Synthesis of semiconductor nanoclusters (N Herron and Y Wang). Formation of nanostructures by mechanical attrition (H J Fecht). Part three: Artificially multilayered materials (R C Cammarata). Part four: Processing of nanomaterials. Processing of nanostructured sol gel materials (L C Klein). Consolidation of nanocrystalline materials by compaction and sintering (M J Mayo, D-J Chen and D C Hague). Part five: Characterization of nanostructured materials. Nanostructures of metals and ceramics (R W Siegel). Characterization by scattering techniques and EXAFs (J Weissm^Duller). Interfacial free volumes and atomic diffusion in nanostructured solids (R W^Durschum and H-E Schaefer). Part six: Properties of nanostructured materials. Chemical properties (D R Rolison). Mechanical properties (J R Weertman and R S Averback). Magnetic and electron transport properties of granular films (K Unruh and C L Chien). Magnetic and structural properties of nanoparticles (G Hadjipayanis, K J Klabunde and C M Sorensen). Optical characterization and applications of semiconductor quantum dots (N Peyghambarian, E Hanamura, S W Koch, Y Masumoto and E M Wright). Part Seven: Special nanomaterials. Porous silicon nanostructures (S M Prokes). Biological nanomaterials (D P E Dickson). Synthesis, structure, and properties of fullerenes (D R Huffman). Part eight: Nanofabrication and nanoelectronics (E A Dobisz, F A Buot and C R K Marrian). Part nine: Assessment of technological impact. Note from the editors (A S Edelstein and R C Cammarata). General Overview (W M Tolles and B B Rath). Impact on chemistry and related technology (J S Murday). Nanostructures in electronics (H G Craighead). Memories and electronic devices (R S Bate). Nanostructured materials for magnetic recording (A Berkowitz). Commercialization opportunities for nanophase ceramics:- a small-company perspective (J C Parker). Subject index. Materials index.