Handbook of Nanophysics: Functional Nanomaterials

Handbook of Nanophysics: Functional Nanomaterials illustrates the importance of tailoring nanomaterials to achieve desired functions in applications. 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 covers various composites, including carbon nanotube/polymer composites, printable metal nanoparticle inks, polymer–clay nanocomposites, biofunctionalized titanium dioxide-based nanocomposites, nanocolorants, ferroic nanocomposites, and smart composite systems. It also describes nanoporous materials, a giant nanomembrane, graphitic foams, arrayed nanoporous silicon pillars, nanoporous anodic oxides, metal oxide nanohole arrays, carbon clathrates, self-assembled monolayers, epitaxial graphene, and graphene nanoribbons, nanostructures, quantum dots, and cones. After focusing on the methods of nanoindentation and self-patterning, the book discusses nanosensors, nano-oscillators, and hydrogen storage.

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

NanocompositesCarbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites, Hua Deng, Asa H. Barber, and Ton PeijsPrintable Metal Nanoparticle Inks, Bibin T. Anto, Loke-Yuen Wong, Rui-Qi Png, Sankaran Sivaramakrishnan, Lay-Lay Chua, and Peter K.H. HoPolymer–Clay Nanocomposites, Sabrina Pricl, Paola Posocco, Giulio Scocchi, and Maurizio FermegliaBiofunctionalized TiO2-Based Nanocomposites, Tijana Rajh, Nada M. Dimitrijevic, Adam Elhofy, and Elena RozhkovaNanocolorants, Qing ZhangMagnetoelectric Interactions in Multiferroic Nanocomposites, Vladimir M. Petrov and Gopalan SrinivasanStrain-Induced Disorder in Ferroic Nanocomposites, Anna N. Morozovska and Eugene A. EliseevSmart Composite Systems with Nanopositioning, Kougen Ma and Mehrdad N. Ghasemi-Nejhad
Nanoporous and Nanocage MaterialsNanoporous Materials, Zheng-Ming WangOrdered Nanoporous Structure, Jun Shen, Bin Chu, and Yuan LiuGiant Nanomembrane, Hirohmi Watanabe and Toyoki KunitakeGraphitic Foams, Juan Matos, Eduardo B. Barros, Josue Mendes Filho, and Antonio G. Souza FilhoArrayed Nanoporous Silicon Pillars, Xin Jian LiNanoporous Anodic Oxides, Martin S. BojinovMetal Oxide Nanohole Array, Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi, Masayoshi Uno, and Shinsuke YamanakaFrom Silicon to Carbon Clathrates: Nanocage Materials, Patrice Mélinon and Alfonso San Miguel
NanolayersSelf-Assembled Monolayers, Frank HagelbergGraphene and Boron Nitride Single Layers, Thomas GreberEpitaxial Graphene, Walt A. de Heer, Xiaosong Wu, and Claire BergerElectronic Structure of Graphene Nanoribbons, Juan Jose Palacios, Joaquin Fernández-Rossier, Luis Brey, and Herb A. FertigTransport in Graphene Nanostructures, Christoph Stampfer, Johannes Güttinger, Françoise Molitor, Stephan Schnez, Eric Schurtenberger, Arnhild Jacobsen, Sarah Hellmüller, Thomas Ihn, and Klaus EnsslinMagnetic Graphene Nanostructures, Oleg V. YazyevGraphene Quantum Dots, Prabath Hewageegana and Vadym ApalkovGas Molecules on Graphene, Tim O. Wehling, Mikhail I. Katsnelson, and Alexander I. LichtensteinGraphene Cones, Henning Heiberg-Andersen, Gavin Stuart Walker, Ame Torbjørn Skjeltorp, and Stine Nalum Naess
Indentation and PatterningTheory of Nanoindentation, Zhi-Qiang Feng, Qi-Chang He, Qingfeng Zeng, and Pierre JoliNanoindentation on Silicon, Tong Hong Wang, Te-Hua Fang, and Yu-Cheng LinNanohole Arrays on Silicon, Hidetaka Asoh and Sachiko OnoNanoindentation of Biomaterials, Jin Tong, Jiyu Sun, and Jiang ZhouWriting with Nanoparticles, Debdulal RoySubstrate Self-Patterning, Jens Falta and Thomas Schmidt
NanosensorsNanoscale Characterization with Fluorescent Nanoparticles, Lionel Aigouy and Michel MortierOptochemical Nanosensors, Yong-Eun Koo Lee and Raoul KopelmanQuantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors and Focal Plane Arrays, Xuejun Lu
Nano-OscillatorsNanomechanical Resonators, Josef-Stefan Wenzler, Matthias Imboden, Tyler Dunn, Diego Guerra, and Pritiraj MohantyMechanics of Nanoscaled Oscillators, Duangkamon Baowan, Ngamta Thamwattana, Barry J. Cox, and James M. HillNanoelectromechanical Resonators, Andrew N. ClelandSpin-Transfer Nano-Oscillators, Stephen E. Russek, William H. Rippard, Thomas Cecil, and Ranko Heindl
Hydrogen StorageEndohedrally Hydrogen-Doped Fullerenes, Lemi Türker and Çağlar Çelik BayarMolecular Hydrogen in Carbon Nanostructures, Felix Fernandez-Alonso, Francisco Javier Bermejo, and Marie-Louise SaboungiHydrogen Storage in Nanoporous Carbon, Iván Cabria, María J. López, and Julio A. AlonsoHydrogen Adsorption in Nanoporous Materials, Pierre Bénard, Richard Chahine, and Marc-André Richard
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