Nanostructuring Operations in Nanoscale Science and Engineering

✍ Scribed by Kal Sharma

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 305
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

State-of-the-art nanostructuring principles, methods, and aplications

Synthesize, characterize, and deploy highly miniaturized components using the theories and techniques contained in this comprehensive resource. Written by a nanotechnology expert, this authoritative volume covers the latest advances along with detailed schematics and real-world applications in engineering and the life sciences. Inside, 37 different nanostructuring methods and 16 different kinds of nanostructures are discussed.

Nanostructuring Operations in Nanoscale Science and Engineering explains how to manufacture high-purity fullerenes, assemble carbon nanotubes, and use nanofluids and nanowires. You will also learn how to develop high-performance biochips, work with biomimetics, and design molecular machines. The book includes 540 end-of-chapter review questions to reinforce the material covered.

Learn how to:

• Produce fullerenes using metallurgic, solar, and electric arc methods
• Use arc discharge, laser ablation, CVD, and HIPCO to create CNTs
• Build nanostructures with vacuum synthesis, gas evaporation, and lithography
• Work with quantum dots, polymer thin films, nanofluids, and nanoceramics
• Develop biochips, biological nanovalves, and molecular machines
• Mimic biological characteristics and organic self-repair using biomimetics
• Model nanoscale effects with relativistic and Laplace transforms
• Characterize nanoscale material using x-ray and helium ion microscope

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Learning Objectives......Page 14
1.1 Commercial Products......Page 15
1.2 Feynman's Vision—There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom......Page 18
1.3 Drexler-Smalley Debate on Molecular Assemblers......Page 21
1.4 Chronology of Events during the Emergence of Nanotechnology......Page 23
1.5 Applications......Page 25
1.6.1 Fundamental Physical Limits of Miniaturization......Page 29
1.6.2 Thermodynamic Stability of Nanostructures......Page 30
1.7 Summary......Page 31
Review Questions......Page 33
Reference......Page 35
2.1 Discovery......Page 36
2.2 Combustion Flame Synthesis......Page 39
2.3 Crystal Formation......Page 40
2.5 Organic Synthesis Method......Page 42
2.6 Supercritical Oligomerization......Page 44
2.7 Solar Process......Page 45
2.8 Electric Arc Process......Page 47
2.9.2 Adsorbents......Page 50
2.9.3 Catalysts......Page 52
2.9.5 Electrochemical Systems......Page 53
2.9.6 Synthetic Diamonds......Page 54
2.10 Summary......Page 55
Review Questions......Page 56
References......Page 58
3.1 Discovery......Page 60
3.2.1 Electric Arc Discharge Process......Page 62
3.2.2 Laser Ablation Process......Page 64
3.2.3 CVD......Page 66
3.2.4 HIPCO Process......Page 70
3.2.5 Surface Mediated Growth of Vertically Aligned Tubes......Page 72
3.3 Physical Properties of CNTs......Page 73
3.4 Applications......Page 75
3.5 Morphology of CNTs......Page 76
3.6 Summary......Page 80
Review Questions......Page 82
References......Page 84
Learning Objectives......Page 86
4.1 Vacuum Synthesis......Page 87
4.2 Gas Evaporation Technique......Page 88
4.3 Triangular Nanoprisms by Exposure to Wavelength of Light......Page 91
4.4 Condensed Phase Synthesis......Page 92
4.5 Subtractive and Additive Fabrication......Page 94
4.6 Processing of Quantum Dots......Page 99
4.7 Sol-Gel Processing......Page 100
4.8 Polymer Thin Films......Page 101
4.9 Cryogenic Ball Milling......Page 103
4.10 Atomic Lithography......Page 104
4.11 Electrodeposition......Page 106
4.12 Plasma Compaction......Page 108
4.13 Direct Write Lithography......Page 111
4.14 Nanofluids......Page 114
4.15 Nanostructures by Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers......Page 115
4.16 Pulsed Laser Deposition......Page 118
4.17 Summary......Page 121
Review Questions......Page 123
References......Page 127
5.1 Adaption into Curricula......Page 130
5.2 Polymer Nanocomposites......Page 132
5.3 Ferrofluids......Page 137
5.4 Shape Memory Alloy......Page 138
5.5 Nanowires......Page 139
5.7 Amorphous Metals......Page 142
5.8 Nanoceramics......Page 144
Precipitation of Hydroxides from Salts......Page 147
Pressureless Sintering......Page 148
5.9 Thermal Barrier Coating......Page 149
5.10 Ceramic Nanocomposites......Page 150
5.11 Summary......Page 154
Review Questions......Page 156
References......Page 159
6.1 Molecular Computing......Page 162
6.2 Molecular Machines......Page 163
6.3 Supramolecular Chemistry......Page 165
6.4 Biochips......Page 166
6.5 Data Analysis from Nanoarrays......Page 182
6.6 Sequence Alignment and Dynamic Programming......Page 186
6.8 Gene Finding, Protein Secondary Structure......Page 188
6.9 Drug Delivery Applications......Page 190
6.10 Summary......Page 193
Review Questions......Page 195
References......Page 198
7.1 Overview......Page 200
7.2 Equilibrium Kinetics of Self-Assembly......Page 203
7.3 Biomimetic Materials......Page 204
7.4 Biomimetic Thin Films......Page 207
7.5 Biomimetic Membranes......Page 212
7.6 Magnetic Pigments......Page 214
7.7 Biomimetic Sensors......Page 215
7.8 Summary......Page 217
Review Questions......Page 218
References......Page 221
8.1 Overview......Page 222
8.2 Six Reasons to Seek Generalized Fourier's Law of Heat Conduction......Page 223
8.3 Semi-infinite Cartesian and Infinite Cylindrical and Spherical Mediums......Page 225
8.3.1 Chebyshev Economization or Telescoping Power Series......Page 227
8.3.2 Method of Relativistic Transformation of Coordinates......Page 230
8.3.3 Method of Relativistic Transformation of Coordinates in Infinite Cylindrical Medium......Page 234
8.3.4 Relativistic Transformation of Spherical Coordinates in an Infinite Medium......Page 238
8.4 Finite Slab and Taitel Paradox......Page 243
8.4.1 Final Condition in Time for a Finite Slab......Page 244
8.4.2 Finite Sphere Subject to Constant Wall Temperature......Page 248
8.4.3 Finite Cylinder Subject to Constant Wall Temperature......Page 251
8.5 Summary......Page 255
Review Questions......Page 256
References......Page 259
9.2 Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS)......Page 262
9.3 Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)......Page 266
9.4 Scanning Electron Microscope......Page 269
9.5 Scanning Probe Microscope......Page 271
9.6 Microwave Spectroscopy......Page 274
9.7 Auger Electron Microscopy......Page 275
9.8 Raman Microscopy......Page 276
9.9 Atomic Force Microscopy......Page 278
9.10 Helium Ion Microscopy......Page 279
9.11 Summary......Page 281
Review Questions......Page 282
References......Page 285
A......Page 286
B......Page 287
C......Page 288
D......Page 289
E......Page 290
F......Page 291
H......Page 292
L......Page 293
M......Page 294
N......Page 296
O......Page 298
P......Page 299
Q......Page 300
S......Page 301
T......Page 303
U......Page 304
Z......Page 305