Nanotechnology (eBook)

An Introduction

Jeremy Ramsden (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
288 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4377-7837-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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 the principles, 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 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.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.6.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4377-7837-2 / 1437778372
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4377-7837-3 / 9781437778373