ABSTRACT
This up-to-date reference is the most comprehensive summary of the field of nanoscience and its applications. It begins with fundamental properties at the nanoscale and then goes well beyond into the practical aspects of the design, synthesis, and use of nanomaterials in various industries. It emphasizes the vast strides made in the field over the past decade – the chapters focus on new, promising directions as well as emerging theoretical and experimental methods. The contents incorporate experimental data and graphs where appropriate, as well as supporting tables and figures with a tutorial approach.
1. Large-Scale Colloidal Synthesis of Nanoparticles 2. Plasma Synthesis of Nanomaterials 3. Plant-Mediated Synthesis of Nanoparticles 4. Cellulosic Nanomaterials 5. Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design Strategies for Their Synthesis and Fabrication of Their Surface Chemistry 6. Microwave-Hydrothermal Synthesis of Perovskite Oxide Nanomaterials 7. Gram-Scale Synthesis of Graphene Quantum Dots 8. Electrocatalytic Optically Modulated Green Prepared Nanoparticles 9. Carbon Nanotube Products from the Floating Catalyst Method 10. Gold Nanoparticles by Green Chemistry 11. Self-assembly of Amphiphilic Molecules 12. Pre-programmed Self-assembly 13. Survey of Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrication, and Growth 14. Inkjet Printing of Catalytic Materials 15. Calix-Assisted Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles: Applications and Theoretical Insights 16. Biofabrication of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets 17. Radio Frequency Magnetron-Sputtered Germanium Nanoislands: Comprehensive Investigations of Growth Parameters 18. Active Scanning Probes in Nanostructure Fabrication 19. Nanoscale Electrocrystallization: Eco-Friendly and Site-Selective Nanofabrication of Organic Nanocrystals Based on Electrochemistry 20. Bio-Inspired Graphene-Derived Membranes 21. Nanoscale Shape Control
