Nanodroplets [Hardcover]

Nanodroplets, the basis of complex and advanced nanostructures such as quantum rings, quantum dots and quantum dot clusters for future electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices, have attracted the interdisciplinary interest of chemists, physicists and engineers. This book combines experimental and theoretical analyses of nanosized droplets which reveal many attractive properties. Coverage includes nanodroplet synthesis, structure, unique behaviors and their nanofabrication, including chapters on focused ion beam, atomic force microscopy, molecular beam epitaxy and the vapor-liquid- solid route. Particular emphasis is given to the behavior of metallic nanodroplets, water nanodroplets and nanodroplets in polymer and metamaterial nanocomposites. The contributions of leading scientists and their research groups will provide readers with deeper insight into the chemical and physical mechanisms, properties, and potential applications of various nanodroplets.

Featuring material from celebrated innovators in this rapidly developing field of research, this book provides a comprehensive survey of recent advances in a subject certain to yield a host of powerful applications in technology and optoelectronics.

Preface

Chapter 1: Generation of nanodroplets and Its applications
Chapter 2: Nanodroplet formations in electrospun fibers of immiscible polymer blends and their effects on crystallization
Chapter 3: Dynamic Study of Nanodroplet Nucleation and Growth using Transmitted Electrons in ESEM
Chapter 4: Self-assembly of nanodroplets in nanocomposite materials in Nanodroplets Science and Technology
Chapter 5: Ordering of Ga Nanodroplets by Low Energy Ion Sputtering
Chapter 6: Atomistic mechanisms underlying the freezing behavior of metal nanodroplets
Chapter 7: Dynamics of nanodroplets on structured surfaces
Chapter 8: Atomistic simulation of nanodroplet collisl6