Book Description:
Nanotechnology is a 'catch-all' description of activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter, about 1/80,000 of the diameter of a human hair, or 10 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Nanotechnology is now used in precision engineering, new materials development as well as in electronics; electromechanical systems as well as mainstream biomedical applications in areas such as gene therapy, drug delivery and novel drug discovery techniques. This book presents the latest research in this frontier field.

Table of Contents:
Preface

Chapter 1 - Preparation and Characterization of Nanostructured Carbides on Carbon Material by Carbothermal Hydrogen Reduction;
pp. 1-14
(Changhai Liang; Dalian University of Technology, China)

Chapter 2 - TiO2 Nanostructured Materials: Design, Characterization and Green Chemistry Applications; pp. 15-45
(Aicheng Chen et al; Lakehead University, Canada)

Chapter 3 - 1-D Sulfide Nanostructures: Synthesis and Characterization; pp. 47-75
(Soumitra Kar and Subhadra Chaudhuri; Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India)

Chapter 4 - Morphology Control for Layered-Silicate Epoxy Nanocomposite; pp. 77-113
(Chenggang Chen; University of Dayton Research Institute, OH)

Chapter 5 - Preparation of Nanomaterials in Presence of Branched Molecules; pp. 115-126
(Guohua Jiang et al; Zhejiang University, China)

Chapter 6 - Size Dependent Interface Energy; pp. 127-186
(Q. Jiang and H.M. Lu; Jilin University, China)

Chapter 7 - Thermodynamical Theory of Nanodomain Tailoring in Ferroelectrics-semiconductors; pp. 187-232
(Anna N. Morozovska and Eugene A. Eliseev; National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Ukraine)

Chapter 8 - Photoluminescence and Single Electron Effect of Nanosized Silicon Materials; pp. 233-273
(Zhenrui Yu et al; INAOE, Mexico)

Index