1 Generic methodologies for nanotechnology: classification and fabrication
1.1 Introduction and classification
1.1.1 What is nanotechnology?
1.1.2 Classification of nanostructures
1.1.3 Nanoscale architecture
1.2 Summary of the electronic properties of atoms and solids
1.2.1 The isolated atom
1.2.2 Bonding between atoms
1.2.3 Giant molecular solids
1.2.4 The free electron model and energy bands
1.2.5 Crystalline solids
1.2.6 Periodicity of crystal lattices
1.2.7 Electronic conduction
1.3 Effects of the nanometre length scale
1.3.1 Changes to the system total energy
1.3.2 Changes to the system structure
1.3.3 How nanoscale dimensions affect properties
1.4 Fabrication methods
1.4.1 Top-down processes
1.4.2 Bottom-up processes
1.4.3 Methods for templating the growth of nanomaterials
1.4.4 Ordering of nanosystems
1.5 Preparation, safety and storage issues
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2 Generic methodologies for nanotechnology: characterization
2.1 General classification of characterization methods
2.1.1 Analytical and imaging techniques
2.1.2 Some scattering physics
2.2 Microscopy techniques
2.2.1 General considerations for imaging
2.2.2 Image magnification and resolution
2.2.3 Other considerations for imaging
2.2.4 Light microscopy
2.3 Electron microscopy
2.3.1 General aspects of electron optics
2.3.2 Electron beam generation
2.3.3 Electron-specimen interactions
2.3.4 Scanning electron microscopy
2.3.5 Transmission electron microscopy
2.3.6 Scanning transmission electron microscopy
2.4 Field ion microscopy
2.5 Scanning probe techniques
2.5.1 Scanning tunnelling microscopy
2.5.2 Atomic force microscopy
2.5.3 Other scanning probe techniques
2.6 Diffraction techniques
2.6.1 Bulk diffraction techniques
2.6.2 Surface diffraction techniques
2.7 Spectroscopy techniques
2.7.1 Photon spectroscopy
2.7.2 Radio frequency spectroscopy
2.7.3 Electron spectroscopy
2.8 Surface analysis and depth profiling
2.8.1 Electron spectroscopy of surfaces
2.8.2 Mass spectrometry of surfaces
2.8.3 Ion beam analysis
2.8.4 Reflectometry
2.9 Summary of techniques for property measurement
2.9.1 Mechanical properties
2.9.2 Electron transport properties
2.9.3 Magnetic properties
2.9.4 Thermal properties
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3 Inorganic semiconductor nanostructnres
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Overview of relevant semiconductor physics
3.2.1 What is a semiconductor?
3.2.2 Doping
3.2.3 The concept of effective mass
3.2.4 Carrier transport, mobility and electrical conductivity
3.2.5 Optical properties of semiconductors
3.2.6 Excitons
3.2.7 The pn junction
3.2.8 Phonons
3.2.9 Types of semiconductor
3.3 Quantum confinement in semiconductor nanostructures
3.3.1 Quantum confinement in one dimension: quantum wells
3.3.2 Quantum confinement in two dimensions: quantum wires
3.3.3 Quantum confinement in three dimensions: quantum dots
3.3.4 Superlattices
3.3.5 Band offsets
3.4 The electronic density of states
3.5 Fabrication techniques
3.5.1 Requirements for an ideal semiconductor nanostructure
3.5.2 The epitaxial growth of quantum wells
3.5.3 Lithography and etching
3.5.4 Cleaved-edge overgrowth
3.5.5 Growth on vicinal substrates
3.5.6 Strain-induced dots and wires
3.5.7 Electrostatically induced dots and wires
3.5.8 Quantum well width fluctuations
3.5.9 Thermally annealed quantum wells
3.5.10 Semiconductor nanocrystals
3.5.11 Colloidal quantum dots
3.5.12 Self-assembly techniques
3.5.13 Summary of fabrication techniques
3.6 Physical processes in semiconductor nanostructures
3.6.1 Modulation doping
3.6.2 The quantum Hall effect
3.6.3 Resonant tunnelling
3.6.4 Charging effects
3.6.5 Ballistic carrier transport
3.6.6 Interband absorption in semiconductor nanostructures
3.6.7 Intraband absorption in semiconductor nanostructures
3.6.8 Light emission processes in nanostructures
3.6.9 The phonon bottleneck in quantum dots
3.6.10 The quantum confined Stark effect
3.6.11 Non-linear effects
3.6.12 Coherence and dephasing processes
3.7 The characterisation of semiconductor nanostructures
3.7.1 Optical and electrical characterisation
3.7.2 Structural characterisation
3.8 Applications of semiconductor nanostructures
3.8.1 Injection lasers
3.8.2 Quantum cascade lasers
3.8.3 Single-photon sources
3.8.4 Biological tagging
3.8.5 Optical memories
3.8.6 Impact of nanotechnology on conventional electronics
3.8.7 Coulomb blockade devices
3.8.8 Photonic structures
3.9 Summary and outlook
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4 Nanomagnetic materials and devices
4.1 Magnetism
4.1.1 Magnetostatics
4.1.2 Diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism
4.1.3 Magnetic anisotropy
4.1.4 Domains and domain wails
4.1.5 The magnetization process
4.2 Nanomagnetic materials
4.2.1 Particulate nanomagnets
4.2.2 Geometrical nanomagnets
4.3 Magnetoresistance
4.3.1 Contributions to resistivity in metals
4.3.2 Giant magnetoresistance
4.3.3 Spin valves
4.3.4 Tunnelling magnetoresistance
4.4 Probing nanomagnetic materials
4.5 Nanomagnetism in technology
4.6 The challenges facing nanomagnetism
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5 Processing and properties of inorganic nanomaterials
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Classification
5.2 The thermodynamics and kinetics of phasetransformations
5.2.1 Thermodynamics
5.2.2 Homogeneous nucleation
5.2.3 Heterogeneous nucleation
5.2.4 Growth
5.2.5 Overall transformation rate
5.3 Synthesis methods
5.3.1 Rapid solidification processing from the liquid state
5.3.2 Devitrification
5.3.3 Inert gas condensation
5.3.4 Electrodeposition
5.3.5 Mechanical methods
5.4 Structure
5.4.1 Microstructure
5.4.2 Grain boundary structure
5.4.3 Structural metastability
5.5 Microstructural stability
5.5.1 Diffusion
5.5.2 Grain growth
5.5.3 Zener pinning
5.5.4 Solute drag
5.6 Powder consolidation
5.6.1 Compaction of nanopowders
5.6.2 Sintering
5.6.3 Role of impurities
5.6.4 Porosity
5.6.5 Non-conventional processing
5.7 Mechanical properties
5.7.1 Hardness and strength
5.7.2 Ductility and toughness
5.7.3 Creep and superplasticity
5.8 Ferromagnetic properties
5.8.1 Fundamental magnetic properties
5.8.2 Nanocomposite soft magnetic materials
5.8.3 Hard magnetic materials
5.9 Catalytic properties
5.10 Present and potential applications for nanomaterials
5.10.1 Ultraviolet absorbers
5.10.2 Magnetic applications
5.10.3 Coatings
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6 Electronic and electro-optic molecular materials and devices
6.1 Concepts and materials
6.1.1 The solid state: crystals and glasses
6.1.2 Chemistry of carbon
6.1.3 Examples of organic semiconductors
6.1.4 Excitations in organic semiconductors
6.1.5 Charge carrier injection and transport
6.1.6 Polymers versus small molecules
6.1.7 Organic metals?
6.2 Applications and devices
6.2.1 Synthetic metals
6.2.2 Organic field effect transistors
6.2.3 Organic light-emitting devices
6.2.4 Organic photovoltaics
6.3 Carbon nanotubes
6.3.1 Structure
6.3.2 Synthesis
6.3.3 Electronic properties
6.3.4 Vibrational properties
6.3.5 Mechanical properties
6.3.6 Applications
Appendix: Reference table of organic semiconductors
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7 Self-assembling nanostructured molecular materials and devices
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Building blocks
7.2.1 Synthetic
7.2.2 Biological
7.3 Principles of self-assembly
7.3.1 Non-covalent interactions
7.3.2 Intermolecular packing
7.3.3 Biological self-assembly
7.3.4~ Nanomotors
7.4 Self-assembly methods to prepare and pattern nanoparticles
7.4.1 Nanoparticles from micellar and vesicular polymerization
7.4.2 Functionalized nanoparticles
7.4.3 Colloidal nanoparticle crystals
7.4.4 Self-organizing inorganic nanoparticles
7.4.5 Liquid crystal nanodroplets
7.4.6 Bionanoparticles
7.4.7 Nano-objects
7.5 Templated nanostructures
7.5.1 Mesoporons silica
7.5.2 Biomineralization
7.5.3 Nanostructures templated by block copolymer self-assembly
7.6 Liquid crystal mesophases
7.6.1 Micelles and vesicles
7.6.2 LameUar phase
7.6.3 ABC triblock structures
7.6.4 Smectic and nematic liquid crystals
7.6.5 Discotic liquid crystals
7.7 Summary and outlook
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8 Maeromolecules at interfaces and structured organic films
8.1 Macromolecules at interfaces
8.2 The principles of interface science
8.2.1 Surface and interface energies
8.3 The analysis of wet interfaces
8.4 Modifying interfaces
8.4.1 Adsorption and surfactancy
8.4.2 Polymer adsorption
8.4.3 The chemistry of grafting
8.4.4 Physical properties of grafted polymer layers
8.4.5 Nanostructured organic coatings by soft lithography and other techniques
8.5 Making thin organic films
8.5.1 Spin-coating of polymers and colloids
8.5.2 Making organic multilayers
8.6 Surface effects on phase separation
8.6.1 Polymer blends
8.6.2 Block copolymers
8.7 Nanopatterning surfaces by self-assembly
8.7.1 Patterns produced on heterogeneous substrates
8.7.2 Topographically patterned surfaces
8.7.3 Patterns produced by thin film dewetting
8.8 Practical nanoscale devices exploiting macromolecules at interfaces
8.8.1 Molecular and macromolecular electronics
8.8.2 Nanofhiidics
8.8.3 Filtration and sorting
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9 Bionanotechnology
9.1 New tools for investigating biological systems
9.1.1 Scanning probe microscopy for biomolecular imaging
9.1.2 Force measurement in biological systems
9.1.3 Miniaturisation and analysis
9.1.4 0rganisation of biomolecular structure at the nanometre scale
9.2 Biomimetic nanotechnology
9.2.1 DNA as a nanotechnology building block
9.2.2 Molecular motors
9.2.3 Artificial photosynthesis
9.3 Conclusions
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