Nanostructures: Synthesis, Functional Properties and Application - NATO Science Series II Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003 edition

Marc Notes: Bibl. ref. & index; Publ. in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division. Table of Contents: Preface. List of NATO ASI Proceedings Contributors. 1: Nanostructures and Nanotechnology. Perspectives and New Trends; T. Tsakalakos. 2: Synthesis of Nanostructures. Engineering of Nanostructured Materials; M. Muhammed. Size and Shape of Expitaxial Nanostructures; R. S. Williams, R. Mederiros-Ribeiro. Molecularly Assembled Interfaces for Nanomachines; V. V. Tsukruk. Shape Fabrication of Cotton-Derived Inorganic Hollow Ribbons; A. B. Bourlinos, et al. 3: Nanobiotechnology. Nature and Nanotechnology; S. C. Goheen, et al. 4: Processing and Consolidation. Genesis of Nanosized Particles, Grains, and Interfaces in the Rate-Controlled Processes of Synthesis and Sintering of Ceramics; A. V. Ragulya, V. V. Skorokhod. 5: Modelling and Mechanical Behaviour. Impact of Grain Boundaries on Structural and Mechanical Properties; H. van Swygenhoven, et al. Current Status of Grain Growth Modelling with Special Reference to Nanocrystalline Materials; C. S. Pande, R. A. Masumura. Discussion about Scaling Effects in Metal with a Continuum Mechanics Approach; S. Pommier, et al. 6: Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials. Defects and Deformation Mechanisms in Nanocrystalline Materials; L. A. Ovid 'ko. Scale Dependent Anelasticity and Mechanical Behavior: the Case of Nanocrystalline Materials; E. Bonetti, et al. Bulk Nanostructured SPD Materials with Advanced Properties; R. Z. Valiev, I. V. Alexandrov. Heavily Drawn Eutectoid Steel: A Nanostructured Material; A. Phelippeau, et al. 7: Nanocrystallization and Phase Transformations in Nanostructured Materials. Cluster and Structure of the Amorphous State and (Nano) Crystallization of Rapidly Quenched Iron and Cobalt Based Systems; P. Svec, et al. The Influence of the Grain Boundary Phase Transitions on the Properties of Nanostructured Materials; B. B. Straumal. Atomic Ordering as a New Method of Producing a Nanostructure; A. I. Gusev, A. A. Rempel. Particularities of Martensitic Transformations in Nanostructured Fe-MN System Obtained by Mechanical Alloying; L. Yu, et al. 8: Nanostructured Films and Coatings. Misfit Defects in Nanostructured Films; A. E. Romanov. Microstructural Development of Ti-A1 Thin Films During Annealing; S. E. Romankov, B. N. Mukashev. Nanostructured Metal Oxide Films with Room Temperature Gas Sensing Properties; G. Kiriakidis, et al. Achievement of Nanocrystalline Structures after Thermal Annealing Amorphous W-SI-N Sputtered Films; A. Cavaleiro, P. Marques. Microwave Joining of ZrO2 and Al2 O3 Ceramics via Nanostructured Interlayers; Yu. V. Bykov, et al. 9: Characterization of Functionalized Nanostructures. Surface Chemistry and Functionalization of Semiconducting Nanosized Particles; M. I. Baraton. Spectroscopic Characterization of Nanocrystalline V/Ce Oxides for Novel Counter Electrodes; Z. C. Orel, A. Turkovic. Characterization of Nanocrystalline Alloys by Mossbauer Effect Techniques; M. Miglierini. Nanostructured Magnetic Films Investigated with Lorentz Transmission Electron Microscopy and Electron Holography; J. M. deHosson, et al. 10: Magnetic Properties of Nanostructures. Phase Separation in CMR Materials: the Role of Spin Nanoclusters; A. Simopoulos, et al. Effects of Interfaces on the Properties of Nanostructured Ni-[Cu(II)-C-O] and CoCrPt Films; G. M. Chow. Electroplating andBrief Description: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Crete, Greece, from 29 June to 9 July 2001