Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology From Diamondoids to Nanoscale Materials and Applications / [electronic resource] :
edited by G. Ali Mansoori, Thomas F. George, Lahsen Assoufid, Guoping Zhang.
- XII, 426 p. online resource.
- Topics in Applied Physics, 109 0303-4216 ; .
- Topics in Applied Physics, 109 .
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.
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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.