Nanomaterials: The Original Product of Nanotechnology

PRELIMS.pdf
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	Author biography
		Maria Benelmekki
	List of abbreviations
CH001.pdf
	Chapter 1 Introduction
		1.1 Introduction to nanomaterials and nanostructures
		1.2 Top-down and bottom-up approaches
			Top-down methods
			Bottom-up methods
		1.3 Overview on physical chemistry of solid surfaces
			1.3.1 Introduction
			1.3.2 Surface energy
			1.3.3 Electrostatic stabilization and steric stabilization
			1.3.4 Electrosteric stabilization
		References
CH002.pdf
	Chapter 2 Classification and characterization of nanomaterials
		2.1 Dimensional classification of nanomaterials
		2.2 Layered materials
		2.3 Nanocomposites
		2.4 Porous materials
		2.5 Core–shell nanomaterials
		2.6 Hybrid nanomaterials
		2.7 Advances in characterization techniques
			Electron microscopy
			Photoemission techniques
			Optical techniques
		References
CH003.pdf
	Chapter 3 Zero-dimensional nanostructures
		3.1 Introduction to zero-dimensional nanostructures
		3.2 Fundamentals of homogeneous nucleation
		3.3 Fundamentals for heterogeneous nucleation
		3.4 Synthesis of NPs
			3.4.1 Vapor-phase methods
			3.4.2 Liquid-phase methods
		3.5 Kinetically confined nanoparticles
		References
CH004.pdf
	Chapter 4 One-dimensional nanomaterials
		4.1 Introduction to one-dimensional nanostructures
		4.2 Spontaneous growth
			4.2.1 Evaporation condensation growth
			4.2.2 Dissolution–condensation growth
			4.2.3 Vapor–liquid–solid growth (VLS)
			4.2.4 Solution–liquid–solid growth (SLS)
		4.3 Templates based synthesis
			4.3.1 Electrochemical deposition
			4.3.2 Electrophoretic deposition
		4.4 Electrospinning
		References
CH005.pdf
	Chapter 5 Two-dimensional nanostructures
		5.1 Introduction to thin films
		5.2 Fundamentals of film growth
			Factors influencing the crystallinity of 2D materials:
		5.3 Physical vapor deposition (PVD)
			Magnetron sputtering
			Pulsed laser ablation (PLD)
			Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)
		5.4 Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
		5.5 Atomic layer deposition (ALD)
		5.6 Self-assembly
		5.7 Sol–gel thin films
		5.8 Electrochemical deposition
		References
CH006.pdf
	Chapter 6 Concerns and challenges in nanomaterials and nanostructures
		References