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| List of contributors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Chapter authors | |
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| Generic methodologies for nanotechnology: classification and fabrication | |
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| Introduction and classification | |
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| Summary of the electronic properties of atoms and solids | |
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| Effects of the nanometre length scale | |
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| Fabrication methods | |
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| Preparation, safety and storage issues | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Generic methodologies for nanotechnology: characterization | |
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| General classification of characterization methods | |
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| Microscopy techniques | |
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| Electron microscopy | |
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| Field ion microscopy | |
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| Scanning probe techniques | |
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| Diffraction techniques | |
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| Spectroscopy techniques | |
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| Surface analysis and depth profiling | |
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| Summary of techniques for property measurement | |
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| Inorganic semiconductor nanostructures | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Overview of relevant semiconductor physics | |
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| Quantum confinement in semiconductor nanostructures | |
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| The electronic density of states | |
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| Fabrication techniques | |
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| Physical processes in semiconductor nanostructures | |
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| The characterisation of semiconductor nanostructures | |
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| Applications of semiconductor nanostructures | |
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| Summary and outlook | |
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| Nanomagnetic materials and devices | |
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| Magnetism | |
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| Nanomagnetic materials | |
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| Magnetoresistance | |
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| Probing nanomagnetic materials | |
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| Nanomagnetism in technology | |
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| The challenges facing nanomagnetism | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Processing and properties of inorganic nanomaterials | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations | |
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| Synthesis methods | |
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| Structure | |
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| Microstructural stability | |
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| Powder consolidation | |
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| Mechanical properties | |
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| Ferromagnetic properties | |
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| Catalytic properties | |
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| Present and potential applications for nanomaterials | |
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| Electronic and electro-optic molecular materials and devices | |
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| Concepts and materials | |
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| Applications and devices | |
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| Carbon nanotubes | |
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| Appendix: Reference table of organic semiconductors | |
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| Self-assembling nanostructured molecular materials and devices | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Building blocks | |
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| Principles of self-assembly | |
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| Self-assembly methods to prepare and pattern nanoparticles | |
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| Templated nanostructures | |
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| Liquid crystal mesophases | |
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| Summary and outlook | |
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| Macromolecules at interfaces and structured organic films | |
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| Macromolecules at interfaces | |
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| The principles of interface science | |
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| The analysis of wet interfaces | |
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| Modifying interfaces | |
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| Making thin organic films | |
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| Surface effects on phase separation | |
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| Nanopatterning surfaces by self-assembly | |
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| Practical nanoscale devices exploiting macromolecules at interfaces | |
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| Bionanotechnology | |
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| New tools for investigating biological systems | |
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| Biomimetic nanotechnology | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Index | |