Nanoscience and Technology A Collection of Reviews from Nature Journals 1st Edition by Peter Rodgers ISBN 9814282693 9789814282697

Nanomaterials and Nanostructures

• Progress Towards Monodisperse Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
  Mark C. Hersam

SWNT Structure–Property Relationships

• Selective Chemistry
• Selective Destruction
• Electrophoretic Separation
• Chromatography
• Ultracentrifugation
• Selective Growth
• Conclusions and Future Outlook
• References

The Rise of Graphene

A. K. Geim & K. S. Novoselov

• Materials That Should Not Exist
• Brief History of Graphene
• The Art of Graphite Drawing
• Fermions Go Ballistic
• QED in a Pencil Trace
• Chiral Quantum Hall Effects
• Conductivity ‘Without’ Charge Carriers
• Weak Localization in Short Supply
• Pencilled-in Big Physics
• 2D or Not 2D
• Graphenium Inside
• Graphene Dreams
• After the Gold Rush
• References
• Acknowledgements

Multiferroics: Progress and Prospects in Thin Films

R. Ramesh & Nicola A. Spaldin

• Contra-Indication Between Magnetism and Ferroelectricity
• Single-Component Thin-Film Multiferroics
• Horizontal Multilayer Heterostructures
• Vertical Heterostructures
• Coupling Phenomena and Device Structures
• References
• Acknowledgements

Inorganic Nanotubes and Fullerene-Like Nanoparticles

R. Tenne

• The Synthesis of Inorganic Nanotubes and Fullerenes
• Theoretical Calculations
• Physical Properties
  • Electronic Structure
  • Mechanical Properties
• Applications
  • Mechanical, Including Tribological Applications
  • Sensing Applications, Electronics, and Quantum Harvesting
  • Catalysis and Biotechnology
  • Electrochemical Applications
• Conclusions
• References
• Acknowledgements

The Role of Interparticle and External Forces in Nanoparticle Assembly

Younjin Min, Mustafa Akbulut

• How and Why Are Nanoparticles Different from Others?
• Skin Depth or Surface-Area-to-Volume Scaling Effects
• Equilibrium Effects
• Dynamic and Non-Equilibrium Effects
• Internanoparticle Forces
  • Van Der Waals Forces
  • Internal and External Magnetic and Electrostatic Forces
  • Repulsive Steric, Confining, or Jamming Forces
  • Solvation, Structural, and Depletion Forces
  • Capillary Forces
  • Convective Forces
  • Friction and Lubrication Forces
• Synthesis and Processing of Nanoparticles
• Effects of Nanoparticle Properties and Forces on Assemblies
  • Effect of Nanoparticle Geometry
  • Structural Transitions in Thin Nanoparticle Films
  • Steric Interactions of Hard vs. Soft Nanoparticles
  • Effects of Nanoparticle Concentration
• Implications from and for Biological Systems and Materials
  • Isolated Nanoparticles that Function as Independent Entities
  • Biological Materials and Biomaterials
  • Nanostructured Biosurfaces
• Conclusions
• References
• Acknowledgements

Complex Thermoelectric Materials

G. Jeffrey Snyder & Eric S. Toberer

• Conflicting Thermoelectric Material Properties
  • Carrier Concentration
  • Effective Mass
  • Lattice Thermal Conductivity
• Advances in Thermoelectric Materials
  • Complexity Through Disorder in the Unit Cell
  • Complex Unit Cells
  • Substructure Approach
  • Complex Nanostructured Materials
• Concluding Remarks
• References
• Acknowledgements

Solid-State Nanopores

Cees Dekker

• Biological Nanopores
• Fabrication of Solid-State Nanopores
• Ionic Conduction of Solid-State Nanopores
• DNA Translocation Through Solid-State Nanopores
• Force Spectroscopy with Nanopores
• Outlook: The S-Word and More
• References
• Acknowledgements

Engineering Atomic and Molecular Nanostructures at Surfaces

Johannes V. Barth, Giovanni Costantini

• Basic Concepts in Surface Structuring
• Magnetism at the Physical Limit
• Semiconductor Artificial Atoms
• Supramolecular Engineering
• Outlook
• Acknowledgements

Molecular Machines and Devices

• Making Molecular Machines Work
  Wesley R. Browne & Ben L. Feringa
  • Molecular Motion
  • Brownian Rotors
  • Unidirectional Rotary Molecular Motors
  • Linear Molecular Motors
  • Molecular Motors at Work
  • Molecular Valves
  • Conclusions and Outlook

Molecular Logic and Computing

A. Prasanna de Silva & Seiichi Uchiyama

• Boolean Logic
• Why Molecules?
• Molecular Logic
• Logic for Sensing
• Integration of Molecular Logic
• Reconfigurable Molecular Logic
• Number Handling with Molecules
• Applications of Molecular Logic and Computation
• Conclusions

Harnessing Biological Motors to Engineer Systems for Nanoscale Transport and Assembly

Anita Goel & V

• Sequential Assembly and Polymerization
• Cargo Transport
• Cargo Selection
• Quality Control
• External Control
• Concluding Remarks

Designed DNA Molecules: Principles and Applications of Molecular Nanotechnology

Anne Condon

• Innovative Uses of DNA Sequence
• Innovative Uses of DNA Structure
• Innovative Uses of DNA-Folding Pathways
• Conclusions

DNA Nanomachines

Jonathan Bath & Andrew J. Turberfield

• Molecular Switches
• Conformation Changes Induced by Changes in Environment
• Molecular Motors Powered by DNA and RNA Hydrolysis
• Catalysis of DNA Hybridization as an Energy Source
• Outlook

Nanoelectronics

• Nanoelectronics from the Bottom Up
  Wei Lu & Charles M. Lieber

  • Nanoscale Memory Architecture
  • Hybrid Nano Architectures
  • Device Assembly Techniques
  • Future Prospects

• The Emergence of Spin Electronics in Data Storage
  Claude Chappert, Albert Fert & Frédéric Nguyen

  • Fundamentals of Spin Electronics
  • Giant Magnetoresistance and Spin-Valve Head
  • Magnetic Tunnel Junction
  • Magnetic Random Access Memory

Nanophotonics

• Light in Tiny Holes
  C. Genet & T. W. Ebbesen

  • Single Apertures
  • Hole Arrays
  • Applications

• Nano-optics from Sensing to Waveguiding
  Surbhi Lal, Stephan Link & Naomi J. Halas

  • Plasmonic Sensing
  • Plasmonic Waveguides
  • Summary

Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine

• Nanoparticle Therapeutics: An Emerging Treatment Modality for Cancer
  Mark E. Davis & Zhuo (Georgia) C.

  • Key Properties of Anticancer Nanoparticles
  • Nanoparticles as Anticancer Agents
  • Achievements and Future Challenges

• Neuroscience Nanotechnology: Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges
  Gabriel A. Silva

Selected Applications

• Applications of Dip-Pen Nanolithography
  Khalid Salaita, Yuhuang Wang & Chad A. Mirkin

• Biosensing with Plasmonic Nanosensors
  Jeffrey N. Anker, W. Paige Hall, Olga Lyandres, Nilam C. Shah

• Materials for Electrochemical Capacitors
  Patrice Simon & Yury Gogotsi

• Future Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies for Interrogating Individual Molecules
  Harold Craighead

Science and Technology for Water Purification in the Coming Decades

Mark A. Shannon, Paul W. Bohn

• Disinfection
• Decontamination
• Re-use and Reclamation
• Desalination