Nanomaterials and Nanochemistry

Book Overview

Basic Principles and Fundamental Properties.- Size Effects on Structure and Morphology of Free or Supported Nanoparticles.- Structure and Phase Transitions in Nanocrystals.- Thermodynamics and Solid-Liquid 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 Gas-Solid 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 of Nanomaterials at Macroscopic Scales.- Assemblies of Magnetic Nanoparticles.- Nanostructured Coatings.- Dispersion in Solids.- Nanoporous Media.- Molecular Imprinting.- Applications of Nanomaterials.- Electronics and Electromagnetism.- Optics.- Mechanics.- Biology and the Environment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364209208X
• ISBN13: 9783642092084
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 747 Pages
• Weight: 2.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"