TY  - GEN
AU  - Murty, B. S.
AU  - Shankar, P.
AU  - Raj, Baldev
AU  - Rath, B. B.
AU  - Murday, James
TI  - Textbook of nanoscience and nanotechnology
SN  - 9783662509128
U1  - 620.5 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Kolkata
PB  - Springer
KW  - Nanotechnology
KW  - Nanoscience
KW  - Nanostructures
KW  - Engineering
N1  - 1. The Big World of Nanomaterials --
1.1. History and Scope --
1.2. Can Small Things Make a Big Difference? --
1.3. Classification of Nanostructured Materials --
1.4. Fascinating Nanostructures --
1.5. Applications of Nanomaterials --
1.6. Nature: The Best Nanotechnologist --
1.7. Challenges and Future Prospects --
2. Unique Properties of Nanomaterials --
2.1. Microstructure and Defects in Nanocrystalline Materials --
2.2. Effect of Nano-dimensions on Materials Behaviour --
3. Synthesis Routes --
3.1. Bottom-Up Approaches --
3.2. Top-Down Approaches --
3.3. Consolidation of Nanopowders --
4. Applications of Nanomaterials --
4.1. Nano-electronics --
4.2. Micro- and Nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) --
4.3. Nanosensors --
4.4. Nanocatalysts --
4.5. Food and Agriculture Industry --
4.6. Cosmetics and Consumer Goods --
4.7. Structure and Engineering --
4.8. Automotive Industy --
4.9. Water Treatment and the Environment --
4.10. Nano-medical Applications --
4.11. Textiles --
4.12. Paints --
4.13. Energy --
4.14. Defence and Space Applications --
4.15. Structural Applications --
5. Tools to Characterize Nanomaterials --
5.1.X-ray Diffraction (XRD) --
5.2. Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) --
5.3. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) --
5.4. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) --
5.5. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) --
5.6. Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM) --
5.7. Field Ion Microscope (FIM) --
5.8. Three-dimensional Atom Probe (3DAP) --
5.9. Nanoindentation --
6. Nanostructured Materials with High Application Potential --
6.1. Quantum Dots --
6.2. Carbon Nanotubes --
6.3. GaN Nanowires --
6.4. Nanocrystalline ZnO --
6.5. Nanocrystalline Titanium Oxide --
6.6. Multilayered Films --
7. Concerns and Challenges of Nanotechnology
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