Nanomaterial tailor-made

The production of such tailor-made nanomaterials by electrochemical procedures is advantageous because the two crudal steps in nanocrystal formation -nudeation and growth of nudei - can be controlled by physical (current, voltage, time, temperature) and chemical (grain refiners, complex formers) parameters during the deposition process [42, 43]. 

Nanomaterials represent today s cutting edge in the development of novel advanced materials, which promise tailor-made functionality for unique applications in all important industrial sectors. Nanomaterials can be clusters of atoms, grains 100 nm in size, fibers that are less than 100 nm in diameter, films that are less than 100 nm in thickness, nanoholes, and composites that are a combination of these. In other words, it implies that the microstructures (crystallites, crystal boundaries) are nanoscale [1]. Nanomaterials include atom clusters, nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanorods, nanowires, nanobelts, nanofilms, compact nanostructured bulk materials, and nanoporous materials [2]. Materials in nanosize range exhibit... 

Macroscopically aligned BCP thin films provide invaluable robust, versatile, chemically functionalizable nanopattemed surfaces. Due to the interplay between film thickness, nanostructure and alignment, careful and complex processes are required to reach large scale alignment mmiodomams. Moreover, with the multiplication of the actual possibilities in term of copolymer architecture, monomer choices, advanced substrates, high-tech deposition and treatment processes, as well as new time- or spatially resolved analysis techniques, the field of nanopattemed BCP thin films is still ready to provide remarkable model study subjects as well as routes for defect-free or tailor-made nanomaterials for technological applications. 

Microemulsions can be considered as true nanoreactors, which can be used to synthesize nanomaterials. The main idea behind this technique is that by appropriate control of the synthesis parameters one can use these nanoreactors to produce tailor-made products down to a nanoscale level Chapter 16 by Tojo and coworkers describes the use of Monte Carlo simulations to study the influence of the critical nucleus size and the chanical reactim rate on the frxmation of nanoparticles in micro-emulsions. Chjpter 17 by Husein and Nassar focuses on exploring ways of maximizing the concentration of stable colloidal nanoparticles, nanoparticle uptake, in single (w/o) microemulsions. Chjpter 18 by Ghosh describes the photophysical and interfacial electron transfer behavior of anatase TrOj nanoparticles in microemulsions. 

Natter H. and Hempelmann R. (2003), Tailor-made nanomaterials designed by electrochemical methods , Electrochimica Acta, 49, 51-61, doi 10.1016/j.electacta. 2003.04.004. 

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