Introduction To Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology has become one of the most important and exciting fields in the forefront of Engineering, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. It shows great promise for providing us in the near future with many breakthroughs that will change the direction of technological advances in a wide range of applications.

The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to the subject of nanotechnology on a level that allows researchers in different areas to obtain an appreciation of developments in nanotechnology outside their own fields of expertise, and that will allow technical administrators and managers to obtain an overview of the subject. In addition, the book is suitable for introductory surveys of the field on the graduate level. This volume provides an introduction to the various areas of this field using representative examples of research results to illustrate important features of each individual area of investigation.

About the Author
Charles P. Poole Jr. is a professor emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of South Carolina is a member of the USC nanotechnology center.

Frank J. Owens is a senior research scientist of the U.S. Army's Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center, and a professor of physics in the graduate school of Hunter College of the City University of New York.
Both authors are Fellows of the American Physical Society.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Introduction to Physics of the Solid State
• Methods of Measuring Properties
• Properties of Individual Nanoparticles
• Carbon Nanostructures
• Bulk Nanostructured Materials
• Nanostructured Ferromagnetism
• Optical and Vibrational Spectroscopy
• Quantum Wells, Wires, and Dots
• Self-Assembly and Catalysis
• Organic Compounds and Polymers
• Biological Materials
• Nanomachines and Nanodevices
• Appendix A: Formulas for Dimensionality.
• Appendix B: Tabulations of Semiconducting Material Properties.
• Index