Publisher's Synopsis
Surface chemistry is the study of chemical reactions at surfaces and interfaces. Appreciating how molecules and atoms interact with surfaces and with each other while on surfaces is key to understanding desirable chemical reactions, such as in heterogeneous catalysis, and also those that are undesirable, such as in corrosion chemistry. Nanomaterials are cornerstones of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Nanostructure science and technology is a broad and interdisciplinary area of research and development activity that has been growing explosively worldwide in the past few years. It has the potential for revolutionizing the ways in which materials and products are created and the range and nature of functionalities that can be accessed. It is already having a significant commercial impact, which will assuredly increase in the future. Some nanomaterial's occur naturally, but of particular interest are engineered nanomaterial's (EN), which are designed for, and already being used in many commercial products and processes. Engineered nanomaterial's are resources designed at the molecular (nanometer) level to take advantage of their small size and novel properties which are generally not seen in their conventional, bulk counterparts. The two main reasons why materials at the nano scale can have different properties are increased relative surface area and new quantum effects. Nanomaterials have a much greater surface area to volume ratio than their conventional forms, which can lead to greater chemical reactivity and affect their strength. Also at the nano scale, quantum effects can become much more important in determining the materials properties and characteristics, leading to novel optical, electrical and magnetic behaviors. Nanomaterials are already in commercial use, with some having been available for several years or decades. Today nanophase engineering expands in a rapidly growing number of structural and functional materials, both inorganic and organic, allowing to manipulate mechanical, catalytic, electric, magnetic, optical and electronic functions. The production of nanophase or cluster-assembled materials is usually based upon the creation of separated small clusters which then are fused into a bulk-like material or on their embedding into compact liquid or solid matrix materials e.g. nanophase silicon, which differs from normal silicon in physical and electronic properties, could be applied to macroscopic semiconductor processes to create new devices. These materials have created a high interest in recent years by virtue of their unusual mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic properties. Surface Chemistry of Nanomaterials- Synthesis, Properties and Applications holds a special niche in describing the current state of the art in the fundamentals and applications of a variety of nanomaterials. This book enables the results of current research to reach those who wish to use this knowledge in an applied setting. The contributors cover the whole spectrum of nanomaterials, ranging from theory, synthesis, properties, characterization to application. Surface chemistry is the study of chemical reactions at surfaces and interfaces. Appreciating how molecules and atoms interact with surfaces and with each other while on surfaces is key to understanding desirable chemical reactions, such as in heterogeneous catalysis, and also those that are undesirable, such as in corrosion chemistry. Nanomaterials are cornerstones of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Nanostructure science and technology is a broad and interdisciplinary area of research and development activity that has been growing explosively worldwide in the past few years. It has the potential for revolutionizing the ways in which materials and products are created and the range and nature of functionalities that can be accessed. It is already having a significant commercial impact, which will assuredly increase in the future. Some nanomaterial's occur naturally, but of particular interest are engineered nanomaterial's (EN), which are designed for, and already being used in many commercial products and processes. Engineered nanomaterial's are resources designed at the molecular (nanometer) level to take advantage of their small size and novel properties which are generally not seen in their conventional, bulk counterparts. The two main reasons why materials at the nano scale can have different properties are increased relative surface area and new quantum effects. Nanomaterials have a much greater surface area to volume ratio than their conventional forms, which can lead to greater chemical reactivity and affect their strength. Also at the nano scale, quantum effects can become much more important in determining the materials properties and characteristics, leading to novel optical, electrical and magnetic behaviors. Nanomaterials are already in commercial use, with some having been available for several years or decades. Today nanophase engineering expands in a rapidly growing number of structural and functional materials, both inorganic and organic, allowing to manipulate mechanical, catalytic, electric, magnetic, optical and electronic functions. The production of nanophase or cluster-assembled materials is usually based upon the creation of separated small clusters which then are fused into a bulk-like material or on their embedding into compact liquid or solid matrix materials e.g. nanophase silicon, which differs from normal silicon in physical and electronic properties, could be applied to macroscopic semiconductor processes to create new devices. These materials have created a high interest in recent years by virtue of their unusual mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic properties. Surface Chemistry of Nanomaterials- Synthesis, Properties and Applications holds a special niche in describing the current state of the art in the fundamentals and applications of a variety of nanomaterials. This book enables the results of current research to reach those who wish to use this knowledge in an applied setting. The contributors cover the whole spectrum of nanomaterials, ranging from theory, synthesis, properties, characterization to application. Surface chemistry is the study of chemical reactions at surfaces and interfaces. Appreciating how molecules and atoms interact with surfaces and with each other while on surfaces is key to understanding desirable chemical reactions, such as in heterogeneous catalysis, and also those that are undesirable, such as in corrosion chemistry. Nanomaterials are cornerstones of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Nanostructure science and technology is a broad and interdisciplinary area of research and development activity that has been growing explosively worldwide in the past few years. It has the potential for revolutionizing the ways in which materials and products are created and the range and nature of functionalities that can be accessed. It is already having a significant commercial impact, which will assuredly increase in the future. Some nanomaterial's occur naturally, but of particular interest are engineered nanomaterial's (EN), which are designed for, and already being used in many commercial products and processes. Engineered nanomaterial's are resources designed at the molecular (nanometer) level to take advantage of their small size and novel properties which are generally not seen in their conventional, bulk counterparts. The two main reasons why materials at the nano scale can have different properties are increased relative surface area and new quantum effects. Nanomaterials have a much greater surface area to volume ratio than their conventional forms, which can lead to greater chemical reactivity and affect their strength. Also at the nano scale, quantum effects can become much more important in determining the materials properties and characteristics, leading to novel optical, electrical and magnetic behaviors. Nanomaterials are already in commercial use, with some having been available for several years or decades. Today nanophase engineering expands in a rapidly growing number of structural and functional materials, both inorganic and organic, allowing to manipulate mechanical, catalytic, electric, magnetic, optical and electronic functions. The production of nanophase or cluster-assembled materials is usually based upon the creation of separated small clusters which then are fused into a bulk-like material or on their embedding into compact liquid or solid matrix materials e.g. nanophase silicon, which differs from normal silicon in physical and electronic properties, could be applied to macroscopic semiconductor processes to create new devices. These materials have created a high interest in recent years by virtue of their unusual mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic properties. Surface Chemistry of Nanomaterials- Synthesis, Properties and Applications holds a special niche in describing the current state of the art in the fundamentals and applications of a variety of nanomaterials. This book enables the results of current research to reach those who wish to use this knowledge in an applied setting. The contributors cover the whole spectrum of nanomaterials, ranging from theory, synthesis, properties, characterization to application.
