Fine Particles Science and Technology: From Micro to Nanoparticles

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Internally and Externally Composite Monodispersed Colloid Particles....Pages 1-12
Interactions of Microparticles with Interfaces: Kinetics and Structure....Pages 13-32
Possibilities and Limitations in the Growth of Mixed Metal Oxide Particles from Aqueous Media....Pages 33-45
Electrochemical Characterization of Submicron Particle Surface Including Surface Chemistry and Structure....Pages 47-59
A New Method in Preparation of Monodisperse Particles....Pages 61-70
Nonporous Silica Microspheres in the Micron and Submicron Size Range....Pages 71-84
Adsorption of Cations on Colloidal Oxide Particles. Cobalt Ions on Hematite....Pages 85-96
Formation of Uniform Crystalline Germanium(IV) Oxide Particles....Pages 97-107
Model Particles for Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions: From Hard Spheres to Soft Rods....Pages 109-124
Thermodynamics of the Metal Oxide-Electrolyte Interface Charging....Pages 125-140
Fundamentals of Forced Hydrolysis of Indium Hydroxide....Pages 141-159
Adsorption of Background Electrolyte Ions at the Metal Oxide/Water Solution Interface. Theory and Experiment - A Comparison....Pages 161-170
Structures of Microporous Hematite Particles Prepared from δ-FeOOH....Pages 171-183
Zeta Potential of Submicron Titania Particles in Mixed Solvents....Pages 185-196
Structural and Magnetic Properties of Fine γ-Fe 2 O 3 Particles....Pages 197-208
Water, Hydrophobes and Silica Particles....Pages 209-224
Dielectric Spectroscopy of Model Colloids, and the Role of Conduction Behind the Plane of Shear....Pages 225-238
Some Colloid-Chemical Aspects of the Small Particles Contact Interactions....Pages 239-253
Electro-Optic Characterisation of Anisotropic Sub-Micron Particles....Pages 255-266
Polyphosphate Nanoparticles and Gels....Pages 267-279
Luminescence Properties of Silver Bromide: From Nanocrystals to Microcrystals....Pages 281-293
Carrier Dynamics in Silicon Nanocrystals and Porous Silicon Films....Pages 295-301
Photoinduced Charge Transfer Processes in Semiconductor Heterostructures. Capped vs. Coupled Systems....Pages 303-316
Synthesis and Characterization of GaP, InP, and GaInP 2 Quantum Dots....Pages 317-330
A Comparison of Pressure-Induced Structural Transformations in CdSe, InP, and Si Nanocrystals....Pages 331-342
Directed Photocurrents in Nanostructured SnO 2 /TiO 2 /Ru(II)L 2 (CNS) 2 Heterojunctions....Pages 343-370
Colloidal Dispersion of Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Preparation, Structure and Catalysis....Pages 371-383
Electrochemical Studies on Nanosized Sols of Titanium Dioxide and Cadmium Sulfide....Pages 385-402
Photoelectrochemistry with TiO 2 Aerogels....Pages 403-411
Control of the Size and Shape of Nanoparticles....Pages 413-429
Synthesis of Monodisperse GeO 2 Particles in Reversed Micellar Systems....Pages 431-442
Preparation of CdS and ZnS Particles in Nanophase Reactors Provided by Binary Liquids Adsorbed at Layered Clay and Spherical Silica Particle Surfaces....Pages 443-455
Excess Charge in Small Semiconductor Particles....Pages 457-465
Radiation Induced Reactions at “Small” Surfaces and on Small Particles....Pages 467-497
Mie-Plasmon Spectroscopy: A Tool of Surface Science....Pages 499-515
Large Metal Ion Clusters - Small Magnetic Particles....Pages 517-531
Synthesis and Consolidation of ZnS/GaP Powders....Pages 533-542
Magnetic and Transport Properties of Nanoparticles Containing Ferrocolloids....Pages 543-556
Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Semiconductor Films....Pages 557-577
Optoelectronic Characterization of Epitaxial Films of Electrodeposited CdSe Quantum Dots....Pages 579-590
nm-Semiconductor Particles and Molecular Aggregates as Redox Species....Pages 591-608
Morphological and Surface Chemical Characterization of Fine ZrO 2 Particles for Ceramic Applications....Pages 609-622
Use of Chemistry as a Powerful Means for Synthesis and Processing of Nano Particles....Pages 623-642
The Use of Nanoparticles in Environmental Applications....Pages 643-656
Subnanosecond Characteristics and Photophysics of Nanosized TiO 2 Particulates from R part = 10 A to 134 A: Meaning for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis....Pages 657-673
From Nano-Sized Particles to Commercial Products....Pages 675-689
Nanoscale Metal Oxides as Destructive Adsorbents. New Surface Chemistry and Environmental Applications....Pages 691-706
Phototransformations of Atrazine Over Different Metal Oxide Particles....Pages 707-718
Nanocrystalline Electronic Junctions....Pages 719-732
The Formation and Properties of Nano-Sized Semiconductor Particles in Langmuir-Blodgett Films....Pages 733-744
Hydrolysis and Condensation of Octadecyltrimethoxy and Octadecyldimethylmethoxy Silanes in Monolayers with and without Surfactants....Pages 745-759
Preparation and Characterization of Nano-Sized Carotenoid Hydrosols....Pages 761-775
Bioreceptor Ferrofluids: Novel Characteristics and their Utility in Medical Applications....Pages 777-790
Some Properties of Hydrophilic Latices: From Hairy Particles to Microgels....Pages 791-813
Preparation of Composite Particles with Multilayers by Heterocoagulation and Encapsulation Polymerization....Pages 815-827
Back Matter....Pages 829-840