Latest developments in computational, dry and wet nanotechnology are presented
Special emphasis on carbon structures, including nanotubes, wires and diamondoids, is unique
Should appeal to a broad range of people, including those is academe, industry and governmental labs, as a useful source for current research activities in nanoscience and technology
This book takes a "bottom-up" approach, beginning with atoms and molecules – molecular building blocks – and assembling them to build nanostructured materials. Coverage includes Carbon Nanotubes, Nanowires, and Diamondoids. The applications presented here will enable practitioners to design and build nanometer-scale systems. These concepts have far-reaching implications: from mechanical to chemical processes, from electronic components to ultra-fine sensors, from medicine to energy, and from pharmaceuticals to agriculture and food.
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This book is the result of the research and educational activities of a group of outstanding scientists worldwide who have authored the chapters of this book dealing with the behavior of nanoscale building blocks. It contains a variety of subjects covering computational, dry and wet nanotechnology. The state-of-the-art subject matters presented here provide the reader with the latest developments on ongoing nanoscience and nanotechnology research from the bottom-up approach, which starts with atoms and molecules as molecular building blocks. The special emphasis on carbon structures, including nanotubes, wires and diamondoids, is unique. This book should appeal to a broad range of people as a useful source for current research activities in nanoscience and technology.
Introduction.- Thermodynamic properties of diamondoids.- Development of composite materials based on improved nanodiamonds.- Diamondoids as molecular building blocks.- Surface modification and application of functionalized polymer nanofibers.- Zinc oxide nanorod arrays: properties and hydrothermal synthesis.- Nanoparticles, nanorods and other nanostructures assembled on inert substrates.- Thermal properties of carbon nanotubes.- Chemical vapor deposition of organized architectures of carbon nanotubes for applications.- Online size characterization of nanofibers and nanotubes.- Theoretical investigations in retinal and cubane.- Polyhedral heteroborane clusters for nanotechnology.- Squeezing germanium nanostructures.- Nanoengineered biomimetic bone-building blocks.- Use of nanoparticles as building blocks for bio-applications.- Polymer nanofibers for biosensors applications.- High pressure synthesis of carbon nanostructured superhand materials.
This book is a result of the research and educational activities of a group of outstanding scientists worldwide who have authored the chapters of this book dealing with the behavior of nanoscale building blocks. It contains a variety of subjects covering computational, dry and wet nanotechnology. The state-of-the-art subject matters presented here provide the reader with the latest developments on ongoing nanoscience and nanotechnology research from the bottom-up approach, which starts with with atoms and molecules as molecular building blocks.
From the reviews:
"The goal of this book is to provide the reader with the state of the art research and developments in the ongoing `bottom-up´ nanoscience and nanotechnology. ... various readers with different backgrounds, physicists, chemists, biologists, materials scientists, and even medical doctors, will find some interesting and valuable information. Hence, the book will find a place in any multidisciplinary library. It will also be very useful to a scientist who has to write a research proposal in the nano-domain ... ." (Fernande Grandjean and Gary J. Long, Physicalia, Vol. 30 (2), 2008)
This book deals with a "bottom-up" approach to building nanostructured systems, where one starts with atoms and molecules, which constitute the molecular building blocks (MBBs), and assembles them to build a nanostructured material. Nanotechnology MBBs are distinguished for their unique properties. They include, for example, graphite, fullerene, carbon nanotubes, diamondoids, nanowires, nanocrystals and amino acids. All these MBBs, and more, are candidates for various applications in nanotechnology. These building blocks have quite unique properties not found in small molecules. Some of these MBBs are electrical conductors, some are semiconductors, some are photonic, and the characteristic dimension of each is a few nanometers. The examples covered in this book by the sixteen chapters written by authorities all around the world include: (1) carbon nanotubes, which are five times lighter and five times stronger than steel; (2) nanowires, which can be made of metals, semiconductors, or even different types of semiconductors within a single wire; and (3) diamondoids, a form of pure carbon materials which provide excellent building blocks for positional (or robotic) assembly as well as for self-assembly.
The applications of MBBs as presented in this book should enable the practitioner of nanotechnology to design and build systems on a nanometer scale. The controlled synthesis of MBBs and their subsequent assembly (self-assembly, self-replication or positional-assembly) into nanostructures is a fundamental theme of nanotechnology. These promising nanotechnology concepts with far-reaching implications (from mechanical to chemical processes; from electronic components to ultra-sensitive sensors; from medical applications to energy systems; and from pharmaceuticals to agricultural and food chains) will impact every aspect of our future.
Thermodynamic Properties of Diamondoids.- Development of Composite Materials Based on Improved Nanodiamonds.- Diamondoids as Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology.- Surface Modification and Application of Functionalized Polymer Nanofibers.- Zinc Oxide Nanorod Arrays: Properties and Hydrothermal Synthesis.- Nanoparticles, Nanorods, and Other Nanostructures Assembled on Inert Substrates.- Thermal Properties of Carbon Nanotubes.- Chemical Vapor Deposition of Organized Architectures of Carbon Nanotubes for Applications.- Online Size Characterization of Nanofibers and Nanotubes.- Theoretical Investigations in Retinal and Cubane.- Polyhedral Heteroborane Clusters for Nanotechnology.- Squeezing Germanium Nanostructures.- Nanoengineered Biomimetic Bone-Building Blocks.- Use of Nanoparticles as Building Blocks for Bioapplications.- Polymer Nanofibers for Biosensor Applications.- High-Pressure Synthesis of Carbon Nanostructured Superhard Materials.
From the reviews:
"The goal of this book is to provide the reader with the state of the art research and developments in the ongoing 'bottom-up' nanoscience and nanotechnology. ... various readers with different backgrounds, physicists, chemists, biologists, materials scientists, and even medical doctors, will find some interesting and valuable information. Hence, the book will find a place in any multidisciplinary library. It will also be very useful to a scientist who has to write a research proposal in the nano-domain ... ." (Fernande Grandjean and Gary J. Long, Physicalia, Vol. 30 (2), 2008)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction.- Thermodynamic properties of diamondoids.- Development of composite materials based on improved nanodiamonds.- Diamondoids as molecular building blocks.- Surface modification and application of functionalized polymer nanofibers.- Zinc oxide nanorod arrays: properties and hydrothermal synthesis.- Nanoparticles, nanorods and other nanostructures assembled on inert substrates.- Thermal properties of carbon nanotubes.- Chemical vapor deposition of organized architectures of carbon nanotubes for applications.- Online size characterization of nanofibers and nanotubes.- Theoretical investigations in retinal and cubane.- Polyhedral heteroborane clusters for nanotechnology.- Squeezing germanium nanostructures.- Nanoengineered biomimetic bone-building blocks.- Use of nanoparticles as building blocks for bio-applications.- Polymer nanofibers for biosensors applications.- High pressure synthesis of carbon nanostructured superhand materials.
Klappentext
This book deals with a "bottom-up" approach to building nanostructured systems, where one starts with atoms and molecules, which constitute the molecular building blocks (MBBs), and assembles them to build a nanostructured material. Nanotechnology MBBs are distinguished for their unique properties. They include, for example, graphite, fullerene, carbon nanotubes, diamondoids, nanowires, nanocrystals and amino acids. All these MBBs, and more, are candidates for various applications in nanotechnology. These building blocks have quite unique properties not found in small molecules. Some of these MBBs are electrical conductors, some are semiconductors, some are photonic, and the characteristic dimension of each is a few nanometers. The examples covered in this book by the sixteen chapters written by authorities all around the world include: (1) carbon nanotubes, which are five times lighter and five times stronger than steel; (2) nanowires, which can be made of metals, semiconductors, or even different types of semiconductors within a single wire; and (3) diamondoids, a form of pure carbon materials which provide excellent building blocks for positional (or robotic) assembly as well as for self-assembly.
The applications of MBBs as presented in this book should enable the practitioner of nanotechnology to design and build systems on a nanometer scale. The controlled synthesis of MBBs and their subsequent assembly (self-assembly, self-replication or positional-assembly) into nanostructures is a fundamental theme of nanotechnology. These promising nanotechnology concepts with far-reaching implications (from mechanical to chemical processes; from electronic components to ultra-sensitive sensors; from medical applications to energy systems; and from pharmaceuticals to agricultural and food chains) will impact every aspect of our future.
This book is the result of the research and educational activities of a group of outstanding scientists worldwide who have authored the chapters of this book dealing with the behavior of nanoscale building blocks. It contains a variety of subjects covering computational, dry and wet nanotechnology. The state-of-the-art subject matters presented here provide the reader with the latest developments on ongoing nanoscience and nanotechnology research from the bottom-up approach, which starts with atoms and molecules as molecular building blocks. The special emphasis on carbon structures, including nanotubes, wires and diamondoids, is unique. This book should appeal to a broad range of people as a useful source for current research activities in nanoscience and technology.
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