Toward Functional Nanomaterials [Paperback]

This book presents a detailed overview of recent research developments on functional nanomaterials, including synthesis, characterization, and applications. This state-of-the-art book is multidisciplinary in scope and international in authorship.

Chapter 1:Fabrication of oxide nanoparticles by ion implantation and thermal oxidationHiroshi Amekura Chapter 2:Design of solution-grown ZnO nanostructuresThierry Pauport? Chapter 3:Self-assembled metal nanostructures in semiconductor structuresFrancesco Ruffino Chapter 4:Nanocrystal based polymer composites as novel functional materialsMarinella Striccoli Chapter 5:Large-scale ab initio study of size, shape, and doping effects on electronic structure of nanocrystalsJingbo Li Chapter 6:Chaotic behavior appearing in dynamic motions of nanoscale particlesKouji Miura Chapter 7:Hydrogen concentration, bonding configuration and electron emission properties of polycrystalline diamond films: from micro- to nano-metric grain sizeAlon Hoffman Chapter 8:Super-resolution optical effects of nanoscale nonlinear thin film structure and ultrahigh density information storageJingsong Wei Chapter 9:Spin-transfer and current-induced spin dynamics in spin valves: diffusive transport regimeMartin Gmitra Chapter 10 :Self-organized surface nanopatterning by ion beam sputteringRaul Gago Chapter 11:Area-selective depositions of self-assembled monolayers on patterned SiO2/Si surfacesChanghsun Wang Chapter 12:Virtual synthesis of electronic nanomaterials: Fundamentals and prospectsLiudmila Pozhar

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 presentsl£f