Nanotechnology: basic science and emerging technologies

摘要

BACKGROUND TO NANOTECHNOLOGY Scientific Revolutions Types of Nanotechnology and Nanomachines The Periodic Table Atomic Structure Molecules and Phases Energy Molecular and Atomic Size Surfaces and Dimensional Space Top Down and Bottom Up MOLECULAR NANOTECHNOLOGY Atoms by Inference Electron Microscopes Scanning Electron Microscope Modern Transmission Electron Microscope Scanning Probe Microscopy - Atomic Force Microscope Scanning Tunnelling Microscope Nanomanipulator Nanotweezers Atom Manipulation Nanodots Self Assembly Dip Pen Nanolithography NANOPOWDERS AND NANOMATERIALS What Are Nanomaterials? Preparation Plasma Arcing Chemical Vapour Deposition Sol-Gels THE CARBON AGE New Forms of Carbon Types of Nanotubes Formation of Nanotubes Assemblies Purification of Carbon Nanotubes The Properties of Nanotubes Uses of Nanotubes MOLECULAR MIMICS Catenanes and Rotaxanes Molecular Switches The Electron Driven Molecular Shuttle Switch The pH Driven Molecular Shuttle Switch The Light Driven Molecular Shuttle Switch Synthesis of Rotaxanes and Catenanes Rotaxanes and Molecular Computers Chemical Rotors Prodders Flippers Atom Shuttles Actuators Contacts NANOBIOMIMETICS Introduction Lipids as Nano-Bricks and Mortar Same but Different: Self-Assembled Nanolayers The Bits that Do Things - Proteins Structure is Information - DNA A Biological Nanotechnological Future OPTICS, PHOTONICS AND SOLAR ENERGY Properties of Light and Nanotechnology Interaction of Light and Nanotechnology Nanoholes and Photons Imaging New low Cost Energy Efficient Windows and Solar Absorbers Based On Nanoparticles Photonic Crystals, Surface Wave Guides and Control of Light Paths NANOELECTRONICS Introduction What Will Nanoelectronics Do for Us? The Birth of Electronics The Tools of Micro- and Nanofabrication From Classical to Quantum Physics Quantum Electronic Devices Quantum Information and Quantum Computers Experimental Implementations of Quantum Computers FUTURE APPLICATIONS Micro-Electromechanical Machines Robots - How Small Can They Go? Ageless Materials Invisible Mending of Atomic Dislocations Inside Damaged Materials Nanomechanics and Nanoelasticity Nanoparticle Coatings - Special New Effects Nanoelectronic and Magnetic Devices and New Computing Systems Optoelectronic Devices Environmental Applications INTO THE REALMS OF IMAGINATION Introduction Communication Manufacturing Nanomedicine Society and Ethics Religion and Making Everything from Everything Else Thanks for All the Fish REFERENCES INDEX Each chapter also contains References and Exercises