Ramsden Nanotechnology

An Introduction
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4377-7837-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

Reihe: Micro and Nano Technologies

This book provides an overview of the rapidly growing and developing field of nanotechnology, focusing on key essentials and structured around a robust anatomy of the subject. The newcomer to nanotechnology, who may well have a strong background in one of the traditional disciplines such as physics, mechanical or electrical engineering, chemistry or biology or who may have been working in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, is confronted with a bewildering range of information. This book brings together theÿprinciples, theory and practice of nanotechnology, giving a broad yet authoritative introduction to the possibilities and limitations of this exciting field. - Succinct chapter summaries allow readers to grasp quickly the concepts discussed and gain an overview of the field - Discusses design and manufacture and applications and their impact in a wide range of nanotechnology areas - An ideal introduction for businesses and potential investors in nanotechnology

Jeremy Ramsden was educated at the Universities of Cambridge and Princeton and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his doctorate in the Institute of Chemical Physics for research into photocatalytic semiconductor nanoparticles. He was a visiting scientist at the Biocenter (Institute of Biophysics) of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Szeged (1987), after which he worked at the Biocenter (Institute of Biophysical Chemistry) of the University of Basle (member of the Faculty of Natural Philosophy) until being appointed (2002) Professor and Chair of Nanotechnology at Cranfield University in the UK. From 2003-9 he was also Research Director for Nanotechnology at Cranfield University at Kitakyushu in Japan. In 2012 he moved to the University of Buckingham (UK) as Honorary Professor of Nanotechnology. His main research focus nowadays is on nanosensors. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (London) and a IUPAC Fellow.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramsden, Jeremy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Nanotechnology: An Introduction;4
3;Copyright;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;12
6;Chapter 1.What is Nanotechnology?;16
6.1;1.1Definitions and Concepts;17
6.2;1.2An Ostensive Definition of Nanotechnology;20
6.3;1.3A Brief History of Nanotechnology;20
6.4;1.4Biology as Paradigm;25
6.5;1.5Why Nanotechnology?;26
6.6;1.6Summary;29
6.7;1.7Further Reading;29
7;Chapter 2.The Nanoscale;30
7.1;2.1The Size of Atoms;32
7.2;2.2Molecules and Surfaces;33
7.3;2.3Nucleation;35
7.4;2.4Chemical Reactivity;36
7.5;2.5Electronic and Optical Properties;39
7.6;2.6Magnetic and Ferroelectric Properties;42
7.7;2.7Mechanical Properties;43
7.8;2.8Quantum Smallness;45
7.9;2.9Summary;48
7.10;2.10Further Reading;49
8;Chapter 3.Forces at the Nanoscale;50
8.1;3.1The Casimir Force;51
8.2;3.2Intermolecular Interactions;52
8.3;3.3 Capillary Force;60
8.4;3.4Heterogeneous Surfaces;60
8.5;3.5Weak Competing Interactions;63
8.6;3.6Cooperativity;63
8.7;3.7Percolation;64
8.8;3.8The Structure of Water;66
8.9;3.9Summary;66
8.10;3.10Further Reading;67
9;Chapter 4.The Nano/Bio Interface;68
9.1;4.1The "Physical" Nano/Bio Interface;70
9.2;4.2Nanomedicine;79
9.3;4.3Nanotoxicology;83
9.4;4.4Summary;85
9.5;4.5Further Reading;86
10;Chapter 5.Nanometrology;88
10.1;5.1Topography;90
10.2;5.2Chemical Surface Structure (Chemography);97
10.3;5.3The Metrology of Self-Assembly;99
10.4;5.4The Representation of Texture;100
10.5;5.5Metrology of the Nano/Bio Interface;107
10.6;5.6Summary;114
10.7;5.7Further Reading;115
11;Chapter 6.Nanomaterials and their Production;116
11.1;6.1Nanoparticles;118
11.2;6.2Nanofibers;123
11.3;6.3Nanoplates and Ultrathin Coatings;123
11.4;6.4Crystallization and Supramolecular Chemistry;129
11.5;6.5Composites;130
11.6;6.6Summary;139
11.7;6.7Further Reading;139
12;Chapter 7.Nanodevices;140
12.1;7.1Issues of Miniaturization;142
12.2;7.2Digital Information Processing;144
12.3;7.3Quantum Computing;148
12.4;7.4Electronic Devices;150
12.5;7.5Trends in the Miniaturization of Electronics;157
12.6;7.6Spintronics (Magnetic Devices);160
12.7;7.7Photonic Devices;163
12.8;7.8Mechanical Devices;166
12.9;7.9Fluidic Devices;168
12.10;7.10Summary;173
12.11;7.11Further Reading;174
13;Chapter 8.Nanofacture of Devices;176
13.1;8.1Top–Down Methods;177
13.2;8.2Bottom–Up Methods;181
13.3;8.3Bottom-to-Bottom Methods;199
13.4;8.4Summary;202
13.5;8.5Further Reading;203
14;Chapter 9. Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Devices;204
14.1;9.1Graphene;206
14.2;9.2Carbon Nanotubes;206
14.3;9.3Carbon Nanoparticles (Fullerenes);210
14.4;9.4Materials Applications;210
14.5;9.5Device Components and Devices;211
14.6;9.6 Summary;212
14.7;9.7Further Reading;212
15;Chapter 10.Nanosystems and their Design;214
15.1;10.1Systems;214
15.2;10.2 Materials selection;215
15.3;10.3Defects in Nanograins;217
15.4;10.4Spacial Distribution of Defects;218
15.5;10.5Strategies to Overcome Component Failure;219
15.6;10.6Computational Modeling;220
15.7;10.7"Evolutionary" Design;221
15.8;10.8Performance Criteria;223
15.9;10.9 Scaleout;224
15.10;10.10Standardization;224
15.11;10.11Creative Design;225
15.12;10.12Produceability;225
15.13;10.13Summary;226
15.14;10.14Further Reading;226
16;Chapter 11.Bionanotechnology;228
16.1;11.1The Structural Nature of Biomolecules;230
16.2;11.2Some General Characteristics of Biological Molecules;231
16.3;11.3The Mechanism of Biological Machines;231
16.4;11.4DNA as Construction Material;236
16.5;11.5Biosensors;237
16.6;11.6Biophotonic Devices;237
16.7;11.7Summary;239
16.8;11.8Further Reading;239
17;Chapter 12.The Impact of Nanotechnology;242
17.1;12.1 Technical Revolutions;244
17.2;12.2Scientific Impacts;247
17.3;12.3Technical Impacts;247
17.4;12.4Commercial and Economic Impacts;254
17.5;12.5Environmental Impacts;256
17.6;12.6Social Implications;257
17.7;12.7 Impacts on Individual Psychology;259
17.8;12.8 Some Ethical Issues;259
17.9;12.9 Summary;260
17.10;12.10Further Reading;261
18;Appendix: Nano Neologisms;262
19;Abbreviations;266
20;Bibliography;268
21;Index;276