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Nanotechnology - An Introduction
Jeremy Ramsden
Verlag Elsevier Reference Monographs, 2011
ISBN 9781437778373 , 289 Seiten
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Front Cover
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Nanotechnology: An Introduction
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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Preface
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Chapter 1.What is Nanotechnology?
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1.1Definitions and Concepts
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1.2An Ostensive Definition of Nanotechnology
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1.3A Brief History of Nanotechnology
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1.4Biology as Paradigm
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1.5Why Nanotechnology?
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1.6Summary
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1.7Further Reading
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Chapter 2.The Nanoscale
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2.1The Size of Atoms
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2.2Molecules and Surfaces
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2.3Nucleation
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2.4Chemical Reactivity
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2.5Electronic and Optical Properties
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2.6Magnetic and Ferroelectric Properties
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2.7Mechanical Properties
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2.8Quantum Smallness
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2.9Summary
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2.10Further Reading
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Chapter 3.Forces at the Nanoscale
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3.1The Casimir Force
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3.2Intermolecular Interactions
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3.3 Capillary Force
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3.4Heterogeneous Surfaces
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3.5Weak Competing Interactions
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3.6Cooperativity
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3.7Percolation
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3.8The Structure of Water
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3.9Summary
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3.10Further Reading
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Chapter 4.The Nano/Bio Interface
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4.1The "Physical" Nano/Bio Interface
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4.2Nanomedicine
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4.3Nanotoxicology
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4.4Summary
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4.5Further Reading
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Chapter 5.Nanometrology
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5.1Topography
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5.2Chemical Surface Structure (Chemography)
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5.3The Metrology of Self-Assembly
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5.4The Representation of Texture
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5.5Metrology of the Nano/Bio Interface
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5.6Summary
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5.7Further Reading
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Chapter 6.Nanomaterials and their Production
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6.1Nanoparticles
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6.2Nanofibers
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6.3Nanoplates and Ultrathin Coatings
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6.4Crystallization and Supramolecular Chemistry
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6.5Composites
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6.6Summary
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6.7Further Reading
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Chapter 7.Nanodevices
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7.1Issues of Miniaturization
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7.2Digital Information Processing
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7.3Quantum Computing
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7.4Electronic Devices
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7.5Trends in the Miniaturization of Electronics
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7.6Spintronics (Magnetic Devices)
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7.7Photonic Devices
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7.8Mechanical Devices
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7.9Fluidic Devices
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7.10Summary
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7.11Further Reading
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Chapter 8.Nanofacture of Devices
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8.1Top–Down Methods
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8.2Bottom–Up Methods
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8.3Bottom-to-Bottom Methods
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8.4Summary
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8.5Further Reading
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Chapter 9. Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Devices
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9.1Graphene
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9.2Carbon Nanotubes
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9.3Carbon Nanoparticles (Fullerenes)
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9.4Materials Applications
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9.5Device Components and Devices
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9.6 Summary
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9.7Further Reading
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Chapter 10.Nanosystems and their Design
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10.1Systems
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10.2 Materials selection
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10.3Defects in Nanograins
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10.4Spacial Distribution of Defects
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10.5Strategies to Overcome Component Failure
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10.6Computational Modeling
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10.7"Evolutionary" Design
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10.8Performance Criteria
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10.9 Scaleout
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10.10Standardization
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10.11Creative Design
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10.12Produceability
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10.13Summary
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10.14Further Reading
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Chapter 11.Bionanotechnology
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11.1The Structural Nature of Biomolecules
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11.2Some General Characteristics of Biological Molecules
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11.3The Mechanism of Biological Machines
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11.4DNA as Construction Material
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11.5Biosensors
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11.6Biophotonic Devices
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11.7Summary
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11.8Further Reading
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Chapter 12.The Impact of Nanotechnology
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12.1 Technical Revolutions
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12.2Scientific Impacts
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12.3Technical Impacts
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12.4Commercial and Economic Impacts
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12.5Environmental Impacts
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12.6Social Implications
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12.7 Impacts on Individual Psychology
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12.8 Some Ethical Issues
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12.9 Summary
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12.10Further Reading
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Appendix: Nano Neologisms
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Abbreviations
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Bibliography
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Index
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