Ebook: Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Technological Applications

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology are experiencing a rapid development in many aspects, like real-space atomic-scale imaging, atomic and molecular manipulation, nano-fabrication, etc. , which will have a profound impact not only in every field of research, but also on everyday life in the twenty-first century. The common efforts of researchers from different countries and fields of science can bring complementary expertise to solve the rising problems in order to take advantage of the nanoscale approaches in Materials Science. Nanostructured materials, i. e. materials made with atomic accuracy, show unique properties as a consequence of nanoscale size confinement, predominance of interfacial phenomena and quantum effects. Therefore, by reducing the dimensions of a structure to nanosize, many inconceivable properties will appear and may lead to different novel applications from na- electronics and nanophotonics to nanobiological systems and nanomedicine. All this requires the contribution of multidisciplinary teams of physicists, chemists, materials scientists, engineers and biologists to work together on the synthesis and processing of nanomaterials and nanostructures, und- standing the properties related to the nanoscale, the design of nano-devices as well as of new tools for the characterization of nano-structured materials. The first objective of the NATO ASI on Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Technological Applications was to assess the up-to-date achie- ments and future perspectives of application of novel nanostructured materials, focusing on the relationships material structure ? functional properties ? possible applications.

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This book is based on the lectures and contributions of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on “Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Technological Applications” held in Sozopol, Bulgaria, 1-13 June, 2008. It gives a broad overview on this topic, as it combines basic theoretical articles, papers dealing with experimental techniques, and contributions on advanced and up-to-date applications in fields such as electrochemistry, optoelectronics, data storage, sensor technique, and biotechnology. In addition, it presents an interdisciplinary approach as the authors came from different fields such as physics, chemistry, engineering, materials science and biology. Some emphasize is given to the fields of nanostructured/nanoscaled thin films and nanocomposites, again stretching from basic theoretical over experimental (including both, fabrication and characterization) to application oriented topics. A major advantage of the book, which represents the knowledge of experts from 19 countries, is the combination of longer papers introducing the basic knowledge on a certain topic, and brief contributions highlighting special methods and applications.

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This book is based on the lectures and contributions of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on “Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Technological Applications” held in Sozopol, Bulgaria, 1-13 June, 2008. It gives a broad overview on this topic, as it combines basic theoretical articles, papers dealing with experimental techniques, and contributions on advanced and up-to-date applications in fields such as electrochemistry, optoelectronics, data storage, sensor technique, and biotechnology. In addition, it presents an interdisciplinary approach as the authors came from different fields such as physics, chemistry, engineering, materials science and biology. Some emphasize is given to the fields of nanostructured/nanoscaled thin films and nanocomposites, again stretching from basic theoretical over experimental (including both, fabrication and characterization) to application oriented topics. A major advantage of the book, which represents the knowledge of experts from 19 countries, is the combination of longer papers introducing the basic knowledge on a certain topic, and brief contributions highlighting special methods and applications.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Nanostructured Materials For Advanced Technological Applications: A Brief Introduction....Pages 3-34
On The Validities And Limitations Of Transient Photo-Decay Techniques For Identifying The Energy Distribution And Related Properties Of Localized States In Disordered Semiconductors....Pages 39-48
Composite Films With Nanosized Multilayer Particles: Numeric Modelling Of Their Optical Response....Pages 49-58
Two-Photon Lasing In Micro-Cavities....Pages 61-67
Interference Of Cooperative Resonant Fluorescence From Two Distant Systems Of Radiators....Pages 69-75
Modelling The Cohesive Energy Of Chalcogenide Nanoparticles....Pages 77-83
Quantum-Dimensional Effects In The Positron Annihilation Spectra Of La–Ba–Cu–O Superconductors....Pages 87-95
Examples Of Current Industrial Micro- and Nanomaterials and Techniques for Their Characterization....Pages 97-100
Raman Spectroscopy Of Uncd Grain Boundaries....Pages 103-113
Structural Study Of Multi-Component Glasses By The Reverse Monte Carlo Simulation Technique....Pages 115-121
Dynamic Light Scattering as a Probe af Nanosized Entities: Applications In Materials and Life Sciences....Pages 123-130
The Collapse of Hydrodynamic Radii In Pluronic Pe6400 Micelles In Vicinity of Supramolecular Transition: Dynamic Light Scattering, Heat Capacity and Sound Velocity Measurements....Pages 131-136
Some Structural Modifications At The Nanometric Scale Induced By Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation....Pages 137-142
Fabrication Of Metal Nanoparticles In Polymers By Ion Implantation....Pages 145-151
Rapid Laser Prototyping Of Polymer-Based Nanoplasmonic Components....Pages 153-162
Design of Ceramic Microstructure of Nanoscaled Transitional Alumina....Pages 163-171
Carbon Nanotube Composite Materials: Opportunities and Processing Issues....Pages 173-176
Laser Ablation of Cdse and Zno: Alkylamine Assisted Formation of Magic Clusters....Pages 181-198
Synthesis and Characterization of Silver/Silica Nanostructures....Pages 201-206
Zno Nanostructures Grown By Thermal Evaporation And Thermal Decomposition Methods....Pages 207-210
Antimicrobial Effects Of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized By An Electrochemical Method....Pages 211-214
The Effect Of Au Nanoclusters In Tin OxIDe Film Gas Sensors....Pages 215-218
Preparation And Some Characteristics Of Polyepoxypropylcarbazole Thin Films With Embedded Au–Ag Nanoparticles....Pages 219-222
Nanostructural Carbonaceous Films With Metal (Pd, Ni) Nanoparticles....Pages 223-226
Nanostructured Ionic Conductors: Investigation Of Sio2?Mi (M = Li, Ag) Composites....Pages 227-230
Preparation And Properties Of Flexible Nanocomposites, Obtained By A Combination Of Colloidal Chemistry And Sol-Gel Approach....Pages 233-243
Template Synthesis Of Mesoporous Silicas Inside Nanoreactors Based On Large Pores Of Silica Gel....Pages 245-250
Nanocrystalline Metastable Hard Coatings....Pages 251-254
Influence Of The Precursor Materials On The Structural Properties Of Poly-Si Thin Films Obtained By Aluminium-Induced Crystallization....Pages 257-267
The Renascence of Zno – Properties and Applications....Pages 269-284
Sensitivity of Zno Films Doped with Er, Ta and Co to NH3 at Room Temperature....Pages 285-301
Pulsed Laser Deposition of Layers and Nanostructures Based on CdTe and Bi....Pages 303-306
Ternary Ge–Se–(B, Ga, Tl) Chalcogenides – Preparation, Properties and Applications....Pages 307-312
Study of (As2Se3)100-X(AgI)X Thin Films Prepared by Pld and Vte Methods....Pages 315-328
Physico-Chemical Characterization of Nanostructured As–Se–Ag Glassy Materials....Pages 329-334
Atomic Structure of As34Se51Ag15 and As34Te51Ag15 Glasses Studied with Xrd, Nd and Exafs and Modeled with Rmc....Pages 335-340
Thermal Behavior of Novel (GeS2)1-X(AgI)X Glasses....Pages 341-351
Microstructural, MOrphological And Optical Characterization of As2Se3–As2 Te3–Sb2Te3 Amorphous Layers....Pages 353-356
Nanocolloidal Solutions of As–S Glasses and their Relation to the Surface Morphology of Spin-Coated Amorphous Films....Pages 357-360
Nanostructural Characterization Of Amorphous Chalcogenides By X-Ray Diffraction And Positron Annihilation Techniques....Pages 361-364
Rare-Earth Doped Fluorochlorozirconate (Fcz) Glasses And Glass-Ceramics: Selected Thermal Properties And X-Ray Luminescence In Samarium Doped Fcz....Pages 365-370
Mixed Nano-Scaled Electrode Materials For Hydrogen Evolution....Pages 371-376
Silicon/Graphite Nano-Structured Composites For A High Efficiency Lithium-Ion Batteries Anode....Pages 377-386
Magnetron Sputtered Thin Film Cathode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries In The System Li–Co–O....Pages 391-398
Phase-Change Materials For Non-Volatile Data Storage....Pages 399-404
Structure And Crystallization Behaviour Of (GeTe5)100?XGaX Nanosized Thin Films For Phase-Change Applications....Pages 405-409
Ag-Conducting Chalcogenide Glasses: Applications In Programmable Metallization Cells....Pages 413-428
Nanostructured Semiconductor Materials For Optoelectronic Applications....Pages 429-434
Ultrananocrystalline Diamond/Amorhous Carbon Nanocomposite Films For Biotechnological Applications....Pages 435-443
Wetting Behaviour And Protein Adsorption Tests on Ultrananocrystalline Diamond And Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon Thin Films....Pages 447-476
Tantalum Pentoxide As A Material For Biosensors: Deposition, Properties And Applications....Pages 479-500
Novel Nanostructured Materials Accelerating Osteogenesis....Pages 501-508
Effects of Functional Groups, Biosignal Molecules And Nanotopography on Cellular Proliferation....Pages 509-524
Back Matter....Pages 525-532
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