The Chemistry of Nanomaterials (Wiley, 2004).pdf

C. N. R. Rao, A. M¨ller,

A. K. Cheetham (Eds.)

The Chemistry of

Nanomaterials

The Chemistry of Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications. Edited by C. N. R. Rao,

A. M¨ller, A. K. Cheetham

ISBN: 3-527-30686-2

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C. N. R. Rao, A. M ¨ ller, A. K. Cheetham (Eds.)

The Chemistry of Nanomaterials

Synthesis, Properties and Applications in 2 Volumes

Volume 1

Prof. Dr. C. N. R. Rao

CSIR Centre of Excellence in Chemistry

and Chemistry and Physics of Materials

Unit

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced

Scientiﬁc Research

Jakkur P.O.

Bangalore – 560 064

India

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Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Achim M¨ller

Faculty of Chemistry

University of Bielefeld

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Prof. Dr. A. K. Cheetham

Director

Materials Research Laboratory

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

USA

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Contents

Preface xvi

List of Contributors xviii

Volume 1

1 Nanomaterials – An Introduction 1

C. N. R. Rao, A. M ¨ ller, and A. K. Cheetham

1.1 Size Eﬀects 3

1.2 Synthesis and Assembly 4

1.3 Techniques 5

1.4 Applications and Technology Development 8

1.5 Nanoelectronics 8

1.6 Other Aspects 9

1.7 Concluding Remarks 11

Bibliography 11

2 Strategies for the Scalable Synthesis of Quantum Dots and

Related Nanodimensional Materials 12

P. O’Brien and N. Pickett

2.1 Introduction 12

2.2 Deﬁning Nanodimensional Materials 13

2.3 Potential Uses for Nanodimensional Materials 15

2.4 The General Methods Available for the Synthesis of Nanodimensional

Materials 17

2.4.1 Precipitative Methods 19

2.4.2 Reactive Methods in High Boiling Point Solvents 20

2.4.3 Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Methods 22

2.4.4 Gas-Phase Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanoparticles 23

2.4.5 Synthesis in a Structured Medium 24

2.5 The Suitability of Such Methods for Scaling 25

2.6 Conclusions and Perspectives on the Future 26

Acknowledgements 27

References 27

The Chemistry of Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications. Edited by C. N. R. Rao,

A. M¨ller, A. K. Cheetham

ISBN: 3-527-30686-2

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