Nanomaterials and Nanochemistry [Paperback]

Here is a brilliant book that covers the major aspects of nanomaterials production. It integrates the many and varied chemical, material and thermo-dynamical facets of production, offering readers a new and unique approach to the subject. The mechanical, optical, and magnetic characteristics of nanomaterials are also presented in detail. Nanomaterials are a fast developing field of research and this book serves as both a reference work for researchers and a textbook for graduate students.

Nanomaterials are a fast developing field of research and applications lie in many separate domains, such as in hi-tech (optics, electronics, biology, aeronautics), but also in consumer industries (automotive, concrete, surface treatments (including paints), cosmetics, etc.).

Basic Principles and Fundamental Properties.- Size Effects on Structure and Morphology of Free or Supported Nanoparticles.- Structure and Phase Transitions in Nanocrystals.- Thermodynamics and SolidLiquid Transitions.- Modelling and Simulating the Dynamics of Nano-Objects.- Physical and Chemical Properties on the Nanoscale.- Magnetism in Nanomaterials.- Electronic Structure in Clusters and Nanoparticles.- Optical Properties of Metallic Nanoparticles.- Mechanical and Nanomechanical Properties.- Superplasticity.- Reactivity of Metal Nanoparticles.- Inverse Systems  Nanoporous Solids.- Inverse Systems  Confined Fluids: Phase Diagram and Metastability.- Supramolecular Chemistry: Applications and Prospects.- Nanocomposites: The End of Compromise.- Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Nanoparticles.- Specific Features of Nanoscale Growth.- Gas Phase Synthesis of Nanopowders.- Synthesis of Nanocomposite Powders by GasSolid Reaction and by Precipitation.- Colloidal Methods and Shape Anisotropy.- Mechanical Milling.- Supercritical Fluids.- Fabrication of Nanostructured Bulk Materials and Nanoporous Materials.- Bulk Nanostructured Materials Obtained by Powder Sintering.- Self-Assembly lÃ<