An Introduction to Nanomaterials and Nanoscience Second Edition, Kindle Edition

Highlights of the book

Dimension of nanoregime
Nanotechnology in the ancient days and nature
Moore’s law and nanoelectronics
Different types of nanomaterials—0D, 1D, 2D and 3D
Bulk nanomaterials—nanocrystalline materials, nanocomposites, nanoporous materials, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), porous organic polymers (POPs), inorganic–organic hybrid nanocomposites
Quantum mechanics of low dimensional systems
Quantum confinement (QC) effect
Jellium model of metallic nanoclusters, magic sized nanoclusters–structural magic number vs electronic magic number
Electrical properties—ballistic transport, Coulomb blockade
Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and superparamagnetism (SPM), magnetic data storage
Surface properties,Wulf planes and crystallite shape
Mechanical properties—Hall–Petch strengthening
Stabilization of nanoparticles—electrostatic (DLVO theory) and polymeric (steric) stabilizations, properties of polymer solution: Good solvent, bad solvent, nonsolvent and theta state
Nanoparticles: Semiconductors vs metals; silicon quantum dots (SQDs); carbon dots (CDs)
Optical properties—fluorescent emission of semiconductor quantum dots and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectra of plasmonic metallic nanoparticles
Nanotechnology of colour: Photonic crystals (PCs) and structure colour, semiconductor QDs, plasmonic metallic nanoparticles
Core–shell nanoparticles (CSNPs) and their optical properties, gold nanoparticles (GNPs), gold nanoshells (GNSs), hollow gold nanoparticles (HGNPs)
Carbon nanoworld—fullerenes, graphenes and their synthesis, carbon nanotubes and carbon dots (CDs)
Synthesis of nanomaterials—vapour and solution phases; controlling of particle size distribution
Characterization of nanomaterials—SPM, STM, AFM, SEM, TEM, XRD and crystallite size determination (Scherrer equation), EDX (EDS),AES, EELS, XPS (ESCA), XRF, XAS – XAFS, XANES, NEXAFS and EXAFS
Application of nanomaterials and nanotechnology
Possible hazards in the use of nanomaterials and nanotechnology