This book contains proceedings from the Symposium F, European Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting 2003, Warsaw University of Technology, 15th-19th September, 2003. Research and development in the field of nanomaterials (thin films, nanowires, nanocrystals and nanostructured bulk materials) has increased very rapidly during recent years. Especially significant has been research in which the structure is closely controlled at the nanometer level in order to achieve the desired functional properties. The present book covers recent advances in the manufacture of nanostructured materials, such as nanocrystals, nanostructured ceramics, nanoparticles, polymer composites and nano-sized semiconductor structures, and explores the fascinating physical phenomena exhibited by these materials.
Content:
Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. Si Nanocrystals and Erbium Co-Doped Glasses for Optical Amplifiers
2. Nanomaterials for Lighting
3. Luminescent Nano-Sized ZnS and ZnO Particles
4. Microstructure and Spectroscopy of Lu2O3:Eu Prepared Using Various Synthesis Techniques
5. Grains of Porous Silicon Embedded in SiO2: Studies of Optical Gain and Electroluminescence
6. Luminescence Properties of a Multi-Component Glass Co-Implanted with Si and Er
7. Intersublevel Relaxation Dependence of Carrier Hopping in Self-Organized InAs Quantum Dot Heterostructures
8. Growth of InAs Quantum Dots on a Low Lattice-Mismatched AlGaSb Layer Prepared on GaAs (001) Substrates
9. Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals
10. Two- and Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals Produced by Pulsed Laser Irradiation in Silver-Doped Glass
11. Fabrication of 3D TE Structures
12. Multiple Scattering Active Media as Small-Size Frequency Tunable Sources of Stimulated Emission
13. Fabrication of GaSb Microlenses by Photo and E-Beam Lithography and Dry Etching
14. Zirconia Pressure Sensors: From Nanopowders to Device
15. Semiconductor Nanostructures for Infrared Applications
16. Semiconducting Nanowires: Properties and Architectures
17. Thermodynamic Properties of Nano- and Micro-Structured Perovskite-Type Compounds
18. Microstructural Characterisation of RF Magnetron Sputtered ZnO Thin Films on SiC
19. Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Doped ZnO Varistor Nanomaterials
20. Growth and Investigation of Oxide Heterostructures Containing Half-Metallic Fe3O4
21. The Effect of Milling Mode on the Hydriding Properties of Nanocrystalline Mg2Ni
22. Synthesis of a Zero-Birefringence Polymer Doped with an Inorganic Birefringent Crystal
23. Nanocrystallline Iron-Carbon Fillers for Polymers
24. Influence of Fine-Dispersed Dielectric Particles on Dye Luminescence in a Polymer Matrix
25. Dielectric Characteristics of Polyimides Modified by Additions of C60-Fullerene
26. A Novel Thermosensitive Composite Fabricated with Au Nanoparticles, Poly(lactide), and Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
27. Polymeric Nanocomposites of Complex Ferrite
28. Peculiarities of Formation and Growth of Thin Polymer Plasma-Deposited Films
29. Oxygen Plasma Processing of Silicon and Silica Substrates for Thin Films of Polymer Blends
30. Recent Developments in the Synthesis of Iron-Based Nanostructures by Laser Pyrolysis: Integrating Structural Analysis with the Experimental Method
31. Structure of Alumina and Zirconia Nanoparticles Synthesized by the Karlsruhe Microwave Plasma Process
32. Morphology Control of PbS Nanocrystals by a Novel Hydrothermal Process
33. Synthesis of One-Dimensional Chalcogenides by a Novel Hydrothermal Process
34. Powder Precursors for Nanoceramics: Cleaning and Compaction
35. New Type of Paramagnetic Silver Cluster in Sodalite: Ag87+
36. Ab initio Calculations of Copper Nanostructures on MgO Substrate
37. Size Effects in Dynamics of Dipolar Planar Nanosystems
38. Nanolevel Structuring - Design of Novel Functional Highly-Organized Solids and Materials
39. Ion Implanted Nanolayers in AlN for Direct Bonding with Copper
40. Structural and Catalytic Properties of Thin Films of CuOx-CeO2-x Deposited by Laser Ablation
41. Structure and Electrical Properties of Nanocrystalline CdS0.2 Se0.8 Films Sputtered on Substrates with a Silver Sublayer
42. CdS-PbS Multilayer Thin Films Grown by the SILAR Method
43. Molecular Adsorption on GaAs Studied by HREELS
44. Nanosize Structure of Sputter-Deposited Tungsten Carbide Thin Films
45. PL Studies of Nanostructured Layers in Temperature - Pressure Treated Silicon Implanted with Helium
46. Properties of TiO2 Films Prepared by the Spray Pyrolysis Method
47. Studies of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Using Raman Spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy
48. Studies on the Preparation and Characterisation of Carbon Nanostructures
49. Arc Plasma Synthesis of (Fe-Nd-B)-Containing Carbon Encapsulates
Perspectives of Nanotechnology - Abstracts
Plenary Session - Abstracts
Keywords Index
Authors Index