Rao (Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, India) collects material by leading nanomaterials scientists to provide an overview of the entire spectrum of nanomaterials, from theory, synthesis, properties, and characterization to applications using developments such as quantum dots, nanoparticles, and nanostructural polymers. The book starts with a brief introduction to nanomaterials, followed by chapters dealing with the synthesis, structure, and properties of various types of nanostructures. There are chapters devoted to oxomolybdates, porous silicon, polymers, electro- and photochemistry, nanoporous solids, and nanocatalysis. Nanomanipulation and lithography are covered in a separate chapter. Some specific areas covered are synthesis and assembly of metallic nanorods, core-shell semiconductor nanocrystals for biological labeling, and phase-transfer processes in nanomaterials synthesis. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
With this handbook the distinguished team of editors has combined the expertise of leading nanomaterials scientists to provide the latest overview of this field.
The authors cover the whole spectrum of nanomaterials, ranging from theory, synthesis, properties, characterization to application, including such new developments as:
- quantum dots, nanoparticles, nanoporous materials, as well as nanowires, nanotubes and nanostructural polymers
- anocatalysis, nanolithography, nanomanipulation
- methods for the synthesis of nanoparticles.
The book can thus be recommended for everybody working in nanoscience: Beginners can acquaint themselves with the exciting subject, while specialists will find answers to all their questions plus helpful suggestions for further research.