Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, 1st Edition. Pub. Date: May 2003.
Language: English. 400 pages.
Introduction to the subject of nanotechnology written at a level such that researchers in different areas can obtain an appreciation of developments outside their present areas of expertise, and so that technical administrators and managers can obtain an overview of the subject. It is possible that
such a book could be used as a text for a graduate course on nanotechnology. Many of the chapters contain introductions to the basic physical and chemical principles of the subject area under discussion, hence the various chapters are self contained, and may be read independently of each other. Thus Chapter 2 begins with a brief overview of the properties of bulk materials that need to be understood if one is to appreciate how, and why, changes occur in these materials when their sizes approach a billionth of a meter. An important impetus that caused nanotechnology to advance so rapidly has been the development of instrumentation such as the scanning tunneling microscope that allows the visualization of the surfaces of nanometer sized materials. Hence Chapter 3 presents descriptions of important instrumentation systems, and provides illustrations of measurements on nano materials. The remaining chapters cover various aspects of the field.
Introduction to the subject of nanotechnology written at a level such that researchers in different areas can obtain an appreciation of developments outside their present areas of expertise, and so that technical administrators and managers can obtain an overview of the subject. It is possible that
such a book could be used as a text for a graduate course on nanotechnology. Many of the chapters contain introductions to the basic physical and chemical principles of the subject area under discussion, hence the various chapters are self contained, and may be read independently of each other. Thus Chapter 2 begins with a brief overview of the properties of bulk materials that need to be understood if one is to appreciate how, and why, changes occur in these materials when their sizes approach a billionth of a meter. An important impetus that caused nanotechnology to advance so rapidly has been the development of instrumentation such as the scanning tunneling microscope that allows the visualization of the surfaces of nanometer sized materials. Hence Chapter 3 presents descriptions of important instrumentation systems, and provides illustrations of measurements on nano materials. The remaining chapters cover various aspects of the field.