Nanoscale phenomena : basic science to device applications

Nanotechnology is the result of the continuing technological trend toward device miniaturization and the characterization, manipulation, and fine control of structure and function at diminishing length scales. A large class of nanoscale materials can be stable even though they are far from the lowest-energy thermodynamic state, and many possess novel properties unattainable in bulk. These trends are supported by the increasing sophistication of characterization and fabrication tools such as the scanning tunneling microscope and the transmission electron microscope, which allow the resolution and manipulation of single atoms and molecules. Nanoscale Phenomena: Basic Science to Device Applications presents selected lectures from the Third Workshop of the Croucher Advanced Study Institute on Nano Science and Technology, and showcases contributions from world-renowned researchers. Chapters fall into four major categories: Nanostructured Carbon and its Applications, Quantum Dots and Molecular Spintronics, Nanomaterials Design and Synthesis, and Molecular Electronics.

Morinobu EndoMorinobu EndoHong-Zhang Geng and Young Hee LeeWencai Ren and Hui-Ming ChengFeng Li and Hong-Li Zhang and Chang Liu and Hui-Ming ChengJ.P. Zhai and I. L. Li and Z. M. Li and J. T. Ye and Z. K. TangSupriyo DattaC. L. Yang and X. D. Cui and S. Q. Shen and H. T. He and Lu Ding and J. N. Wang and F. C. Zhang and W. K. GePing Sheng and Tiezheng Qian and Xiaoping WangA. B. Djurisic and K. H. Tam and C. K. Cheung and Y. H. Leung and C. C. Ling and C. D. Beling and S. Fung and W. K. ChanChen Wang and Shengbin LeiY. H. Lin and K. J. Lin and F. R. Chen and J. J. Kai and J. J. LinYong-Bing Tang and Dai-Ming Tang and Chang Liu and Hong-Tao Cong and Hui-Ming ChengC. H. Chen and M. W. ChuWai Kin Chan and Ka Yan Man and Kai Wing Cheng and Chui Wan TseJ. T. Ye and Z. K. TangJ. G. HouM. C. Lin and C. J. Chu and C. J. Liu and Y. P. Wu and C. S. Wu and C. D. Chen and I. C. Cheng and L. C. Tsai and H. Y. Lin and Ya-Na Wu and Dar-Bin Shieh and H. C. Wu and Y. T. ChenVivian Wing-Wah Yam and Keith Man-Chung WongXiao Zheng and GuanHua Chen

Preface	p. v
Part I Nano Structured Carbons and their Applications
1 Science and Technology of Nanocarbons	p. 3
2 Catalytically-Grown Carbon Nanotubes and Their Current Applications	p. 9
3 Transparent Conducting Films by Using Carbon Nanotubes	p. 15
4 Raman Spectroscopy on Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes	p. 29
5 Interface Design of Carbon Nano-Materials for Energy Storage	p. 41
6 Formation Mechanism of 0.4 nm Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in CoAPO-5 Single Crystals	p. 49
Part II Quantum Dots and Molecular Spintronics
7 Nanodevices and Maxwell's Demon	p. 59
8 Manipulating Electron Spins in an InGaAs/InAlAs Two-Dimensional Electron Gas	p. 83
9 Continuum Modelling of Nanoscale Hydrodynamics	p. 99
10 Defect in Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Synthesized by a Hydrothermal Method	p. 117
Part III Nano Materials Design and Synthesis
11 Towards Surface Science Studies of Surfaces Formed by Molecular Assemblies Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy	p. 133
12 Electronic Transport Through Metal Nanowire Contacts	p. 139
13 Synthesis and Properties of Quasi-One-Dimensional Nitride Nanostructures	p. 149
14 Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy for Nannomaterials	p. 179
15 Fabrication of Photovoltaic Devices by Layer-by-Layer Polyelectrolyte Deposition Method	p. 185
16 Optical Properties of Arrays of Iodine Molecular Chains Formed Inside the Channels of AIPO[subscript 4]-5 Zeolite Crystals	p. 191
Part IV Molecular Electronics
17 Quantum Manipulation at Molecule Scale	p. 201
18 Silicon-Based Nano Devices for Detection of DNA Molecules	p. 209
19 From Simple Molecules to Molecular Functional Materials and Nanoscience	p. 217
20 First-Principles Method for Open Electronic Systems	p. 235
Author Index	p. 245
Subject Index	p. 247

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