Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanotubes and Nanowires

Intensive research on fullerenes, nanoparticles, and quantum dots in the 1990s led to interest in nanotubes and nanowires in subsequent years. Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanotubes and Nanowires focuses on the fundamental physics and latest applications of these important nanoscale materials and structures. Each peer-reviewed chapter contains a broad-based introduction and enhances understanding of the state-of-the-art scientific content through fundamental equations and illustrations, some in color.

This volume first covers key aspects of carbon nanotubes, including quantum and electron transport, isotope engineering, and fluid flow, before exploring inorganic nanotubes, such as spinel oxide nanotubes, magnetic nanotubes, and self-assembled peptide nanostructures. It then focuses on germanium, gallium nitride, gold, polymer, and organic nanowires and their properties. The book also discusses nanowire arrays, nanorods, atomic wires, monatomic chains, ultrathin gold nanowires, and several nanorings, including superconducting, ferromagnetic, and quantum dot nanorings.

Nanophysics brings together multiple disciplines to determine the structural, electronic, optical, and thermal behavior of nanomaterials; electrical and thermal conductivity; the forces between nanoscale objects; and the transition between classical and quantum behavior. Facilitating communication across many disciplines, this landmark publication encourages scientists with disparate interests to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects and incorporate the theory and methodology of other areas into their work.

Klaus D. Sattler is a professor of physics at the University of Hawaii-Manoa in Honolulu. A pioneer in nanophysics, Dr. Sattler built the first atomic cluster source in 1980, which became a cornerstone for nanoscience and nanotechnology. In 1994, his research group at the University of Hawaii produced the first carbon nanocones. His current research focuses on novel nanomaterials, tunneling spectroscopy of quantum dots, and solar photocatalysis with nanoparticles for the purification of water. Dr. Sattler has been a recipient of the Walter Schottky Prize from the German Physical Society

Carbon NanotubesPristine and Filled Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Zujin Shi, Zhiyong Wang, and Zhennan GuQuantum Transport in Carbon Nanotubes, Kalman VargaElectron Transport in Carbon Nanotubes, Na Young KimThermal Conductance of Carbon Nanotubes, Li ShiTerahertz Radiation from Carbon Nanotubes, Andrei M. Nemilentsau, Gregory Ya. Slepyan, Sergey A. Maksimenko, Oleg V. Kibis, and Mikhail E. PortnoiIsotope Engineering in Nanotube Research, Ferenc SimonRaman Spectroscopy of sp2 Nano-Carbons, Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, and Ado JorioDispersions and Aggregation of Carbon Nanotubes, Jeffery R. Alston, Harsh Chaturvedi, Michael W. Forney, Natalie Herring, and Jordan C. PolerFunctionalization of Carbon Nanotubes for Assembly, Igor VasilievCarbon Nanotube Y-Junctions, Prabhakar R. BandaruFluid Flow in Carbon Nanotubes, Max Whitby and Nick Quirke
Inorganic NanotubesInorganic Fullerenes and Nanotubes, Andrey Enyashin and Gotthard SeifertSpinel Oxide Nanotubes and Nanowires, Hong Jin FanMagnetic Nanotubes, Eugenio E. Vogel, Patricio Vargas, Dora Altbir, and Juan EscrigSelf-Assembled Peptide Nanostructures, Lihi Adler-Abramovich and Ehud Gazit
Types of NanowiresGermanium Nanowires, Sanjay V. Khare, Sunil Kumar R. Patil, and Suneel KodambakaOne-Dimensional Metal Oxide Nanostructures, Binni Varghese, Chorng Haur Sow, and Chwee Teck LimGallium Nitride Nanowires, Catherine Stampfl and Damien J. CarterGold Nanowires, Edison Z. da Silva, Antonio J.R. da Silva, and Adalberto FazzioPolymer Nanowires, Atikur Rahman and Milan K. SanyalOrganic Nanowires, Frank Balzer, Morten Madsen, Jakob Kjelstrup-Hansen, Manuela Schiek, and Horst-Gunter Rubahn
Nanowire ArraysMagnetic Nanowire Arrays, Adekunle O. Adeyeye and Sarjoosing GoolaupNetworks of Nanorods, Tanja Schilling, Swetlana Jungblut, and Mark A. Miller
Nanowire PropertiesMechanical Properties of GaN Nanowires, Zhiguo Wang, Fei Gao, Xiaotao Zu, Jingbo Li, and William J. WeberOptical Properties of Anisotropic Metamaterial Nanowires, Wentao Trent Lu and Srinivas SridharThermal Transport in Semiconductor Nanowires, Padraig Murphy and Joel E. MooreThe Wigner Transition in Nanowires, David Hughes, Robinson Cortes-Huerto, and Pietro BalloneSpin Relaxation in Quantum Wires, Paul Wenk and Stefan KettemannQuantum Magnetic Oscillations in Nanowires, A. Sasha Alexandrov, Victor V. Kabanov, and Iorwerth O. ThomasSpin-Density Wave in a Quantum Wire, Oleg A. StarykhSpin Waves in Ferromagnetic Nanowires and Nanotubes, Hock Siah Lim and Meng Hau KuokOptical Antenna Effects in Semiconductor Nanowires, Jian Wu and Peter C. EklundTheory of Quantum Ballistic Transport in Nanowire Cross-Junctions, Kwok Sum Chan
Atomic Wires and Point ContactAtomic Wires, Nicolas AgraitMonatomic Chains, Roel H.M. Smit and Jan M. van RuitenbeekUltrathin Gold Nanowires, Takeo Hoshi, Yusuke Iguchi, and Takeo FujiwaraElectronic Transport through Atomic-Size Point Contacts, Elke ScheerQuantum Point Contact in Two-Dimensional Electron Gas, Igor V. Zozoulenko and Siarhei Ihnatsenka
Nanoscale RingsNanorings, Katla Sai Krishna and Muthusamy EswaramoorthySuperconducting Nanowires and Nanorings, Andrei D. ZaikinSwitching Mechanism in Ferromagnetic Nanorings, Wen Zhang and Stephan HaasQuantum Dot Nanorings, Ioan Baldea and Lorenz S. Cederbaum
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