Springer Toward Functional Nanomaterials: 5 (Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology, 5)

Chapter 1: Fabrication of oxide nanoparticles by ion implantation and thermal oxidation Hiroshi Amekura Chapter 2: Design of solution-grown ZnO nanostructures Thierry Pauporté Chapter 3: Self-assembled metal nanostructures in semiconductor structures Francesco Ruffino Chapter 4: Nanocrystal based polymer composites as novel functional materials Marinella Striccoli Chapter 5: Large-scale ab initio study of size, shape, and doping effects on electronic structure of nanocrystals Jingbo Li Chapter 6: Chaotic behavior appearing in dynamic motions of nanoscale particles Kouji Miura Chapter 7: Hydrogen concentration, bonding configuration and electron emission properties of polycrystalline diamond films: from micro- to nano-metric grain size Alon Hoffman Chapter 8: Super-resolution optical effects of nanoscale nonlinear thin film structure and ultrahigh density information storage Jingsong Wei Chapter 9: Spin-transfer and current-induced spin dynamics in spin valves: diffusive transport regime Martin Gmitra Chapter 10 : Self-organized surface nanopatterning by ion beam sputtering Raul Gago Chapter 11: Area-selective depositions of self-assembled monolayers on patterned SiO2/Si surfaces Changhsun Wang Chapter 12: Virtual synthesis of electronic nanomaterials: Fundamentals and prospects Liudmila Pozhar From the Back Cover Because of advanced characterization and new fabrication techniques, nanomaterials are now central to multiple disciplines, including materials science, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Nanomaterials with many kinds of morphologies and compositions have been extensively investigated, and display various kinds of functionality in areas such as electronic structure, optical effects, and spin dynamics. This book presents a detailed overview of recent research developments on functional nanomaterials, including synthesis, characterization, and applications. A series of chapters provides state-of-the-art information on oxide nanoparticles, metal nanostructures, semiconductor nanocrystals, and polymer nanocomposites.