Nanoscience Advances in CBRN Agents Detection, Information and Energy Security [Paperback]

The preparation and characterization of various nano-scaled materials and their applications in diverse security and safety- related fields. Readers are provided with a broad overview on the topic as it combines articles addressing the preparation and characterization of different nano-scaled materials (metals, oxides, glasses, polymers, carbon-based, etc.). The contributions derive from the lectures and contributions of the NATO Advanced Study Institute meeting Nanoscience Advances in CBRN Agents Detection, Information and Energy Security held in Sozopol, Bulgaria, 29 May - 6 June, 2014. In addition, it presents an interdisciplinary approach, utilizing Nanoscience and Nanotechnology research from different disciplines including; physics, chemistry, engineering, materials science and biology. A major advantage of this book, which represents the knowledge of experts from 20 countries, is the combination of longer papers introducing the basic knowledge on a certain topic, and brief contributions highlighting specific applications in different security areas.

Part I. Introduction.- 1. Nanoscience advances in CBRN agent detection, information and energy security.- Part II Preparation and Characterization Techniques.- 2. Laser-assisted growth and processing of functional chalcogenide nanostructures.- 3. Material processing of dielectrics via temporally shaped femtosecond laser pulses as direct patterning method for nanophotonic applications.- 4. Fabrication of nanoporous silicon by ion implantation.- 5. Cyclic nanoindentation for examination of the piezoresistivity and the strain-sensor behavior of indium-tin-oxide thin films.- 6. Positron annihilation study of the Juniperus communis based biomaterial NEFROVIL.- 7. The influence of low dose ion-irradiation on the mechanical properties of PMMA probed by nanoindentation.- 8. Nanoindentation measurements of Cu films with different thicknesses deposited on a single crystalline l'