Nanoparticles in Solids and Solutions
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Research into nanoparticles is motivated by the demand for advanced materials having superior mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, electro-optical, magnetic and electromagnetic properties. The present volume represents an integration of solid-state physical and `wet' chemical techniques for nanoparticle synthesis. Topics covered include: biological, physical and chemical approaches to nanoparticle preparation; theories and modelling of nucleation, cluster growth, particle growth in solid and liquid states and at interfaces, characterization of particles prepared by different methods, applications as catalysts and in devices (sensors, electrical/optical and information storage), and future research directions. Audience: Students and researchers in biology, physics and chemistry interested in advanced materials synthesis and characterization. Booknews Thirty-two papers and transcripts of five discussions from the March 1996 conference presenting new research into the preparation and characterization of nanoparticles in solids and solutions. The topics include a membrane mimetic approach, nanocrystals at the air/liquid interface as transients in crystallization, nanoparticles in polymers and polymer dendrimers, the role of semiconductors/substrate mismatch in the formation of electrodeposited quantum dots, particle aggregation modelling and measurement, nanolayers of liquids, multiple nanocontacts, the role of nanoparticle sizes in monoelectron conductivity, and the formation of nanosize particles in an RF thermal plasma torch. Includes illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PrefaceGlossary of Some Names and AcronymsMembrane Mimetic Approach to Nanoparticle Preparations - General Introduction1Epitaxial Growth of Nanoparticles - Mechanistic comparisons of Physical and Chemical Processes17Physical Characterization of Nanoparticle Interfaces35Nanocrystals at the Air/Liquid Interface as Transients in Crystallization49Crystalline Colloidal Array Optical Switching Devices65Nanoparticles in Microemulsions: A General Approach71Nanoparticles in Polymers and Polymer Dendrimers131Polarography and Voltammetry of Ultrasmall Colloids161The Role of Semiconductors/Substrate Mismatch in the Formation of Electrodeposited Quantum Dots167Mechanical, Electrical and Photoelectrical Energy Interconversion in Nanomembranes175Preparation and Properties of Well Defined Dispersions of Fine Particles189Particle Aggregation: Modelling and Measurement203Smart Colloidal Systems257Stabilization of Colloidal Particles by Homopolymers and Block Copolymers269Preparation of Nanoparticles in the Interfacial Layer of Binary Liquids on Solid Supports293Ferrofluid of Cobalt Ferrite Differing by Their Particle Sizes325Nanolayers of Liquids365Nanostructures and Nanoparticles in Thin Organic Films. X-ray, Neutron and Electron Diffraction Studies379Adsorption-Induced Structural Changes of Supported Rhodium Nanoparticles407Multiple Nanocontacts421The Photophysics of MN[superscript 2+] on ZnS Nanoclusters455A New Solution Phase Synthesis For Silicon Nanoclusters467Diffraction of Visible Light From Colloidal Crystals of Silica in Polymer Composites477Roman and Photoluminescence Spectra of Diamond Particles with 1-5 nm Diameter485On the Role of Nanoparticle Sizes in Monoelectron Conductivity497Preparation of Colloidal Nanocrystals of AgX and Ag[subscript 2]Se From Microemulsions505Structural Characterization of Sol-Gel-Dip-Coating CEO[subscript 2] and CEO[subscript 2]/SNO[subscript 2] Films519Inorganic Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Organic Semiconductor Nanowires in Clay Minerals: Electrochemical and Fiber Optic Survey529Formation of Nanosize Particles in an RF Thermal Plasma Torch543Preparation and Characterization of FeS and Fe[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] Nanoparticles on Silica and Silicate Supports555Single Nanosized Au Particle-Enhanced Fluorescence of J-Aggregates Probed by Near Field Scanning Optical Microscopy569Concluding Summary of the Conclusions of the Working Groups575Subject Index579
