Bruce / O'Hare / Walton Low-Dimensional Solids

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-66139-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Inorganic Materials Series

With physical properties that often may not be described by thetransposition of physical laws from 3D space across to 2D or even1D space, low-dimensional solids exhibit a high degree ofanisotropy in the spatial distribution of their chemical bonds.This means that they can demonstrate new phenomena such ascharge-density waves and can display nanoparticulate (0D), fibrous(1D) and lamellar (2D) morphologies.

This text presents some of the most recent researchinto the synthesis and properties of these solids and covers:

* Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

* Inorganic Nanotubes and Nanowires

* Biomedical Applications of Layered Double Hydroxides

* Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures

* Superconducting Borides

Introducing topics such as novel layered superconductors,inorganic-DNA delivery systems and the chemistry and physics ofinorganic nanotubes and nanosheets, this book discusses some of themost exciting concepts in this developing field.

Additional volumes in the Inorganic Materials BookSeries:

Molecular Materials

Functional Oxides

Porous Materials

Energy Materials

All volumes are sold individually or as comprehensive 5Volume Set.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bruce, Duncan W.

O'Hare, Dermot

Walton, Richard I.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Inorganic Materials Series Preface.
Preface.
List of Contributors.
1 Metal Oxide Nanoparticles (Alan V. Chadwick and Shelly L.P. Savin).
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Oxide Types; Point Defects and Electrical Conductivity.
1.3 Preparation of Nanoionic Materials.
1.4 Characterisation.
1.4.1 Determination of Particle Size and Dispersion.
1.4.2 Characterisation of Microstructure.
1.4.3 Transport Measurements.
1.5 Review of the Current Experimental Data and their Agreement with Theory.
1.5.1 Microstructure.
1.5.2 Transport.
1.5.3 Mechanical Properties.
1.5.4 Magnetic Properties.
1.6 Applications.
1.6.1 Gas Sensors.
1.6.2 Batteries.
1.6.3 Fuel Cells.
1.6.4 Catalysis and Adsorption.
1.6.5 Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Nanocrystalline Oxides.
1.7 Overview and Prospects.
References.
2 Inorganic Nanotubes and Nanowires (C.N.R. Rao, S.R.C. Vivekchand and A. Govindaraj).
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Inorganic Nanotubes.
2.2.1 Synthesis.
2.2.2 Functionalisation and Solubilisation.
2.2.3 Properties and Applications.
2.3 Nanowires.
2.3.1 Synthesis.
2.3.2 Self-Assembly and Functionalisation.
2.3.3 Properties and Applications.
2.4 Outlook.
References.
3 Biomedical Applications of Layered Double Hydroxides (Jin-Ho Choy, Jae-Min Oh and Dae-Hwan Park).
3.1 Introduction.
3.1.1 Layered Nanohybrids.
3.1.2 Layered Nanomaterials.
3.2 Nanomaterials for Biological Applications.
3.2.1 Layered Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications.
3.2.2 Cellular Uptake Pathway of Drug-Inorganic Nanohybrids.
3.2.3 Targeting Effect of Drug-Inorganic Nanohybrids.
3.3 Nanomaterials for DNA Molecular Code System.
3.3.1 Genetic Molecular Code in DNA.
3.3.2 Chemically and Biologically Stabilised DNA in Layered Nanoparticles.
3.3.3 Invisible DNA Molecular Code System for Ubiquitous Application.
3.4 Conclusion.
References.
4 Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures (M. Angeles Herranz, Juan Luis Delgado and Nazario Martín).
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Endohedral Fullerenes.
4.2.1 Endohedral Metallofullerenes.
4.2.2 Surgery of Fullerenes.
4.3 Carbon Nanotubes.
4.3.1 Covalent Functionalisation.
4.3.2 Noncovalent Functionalisation.
4.3.3 Endohedral Functionalisation.
4.4 Other Carbon Nanotube Forms.
4.4.1 Cup-Stacked Carbon Nanotubes.
4.4.2 Carbon Nanohorns.
4.4.3 Carbon Nanobuds.
4.4.4 Carbon Nanotori.
4.5 Carbon Nano-Onions.
4.6 Graphenes.
4.7 Summary and Outlook.
Acknowledgements.
References.
5 Magnesium Diboride MgB2: A Simple Compound with Important Physical Properties (Michael Pissas).
5.1 Introduction.
5.1.1 Electronic Structure of MgB2.
5.1.2 Substitutions in MgB2 Superconductor.
5.2 Preparation of Pure and Alloyed MgB2.
5.2.1 Preparation of Pure and Alloyed Polycrystalline MgB2.
5.2.2 Single Crystal Growth of Pristine and Alloyed MgB2.
5.3 Physical Properties of MgB2.
5.3.1 Boron Isotope Effect.
5.3.2 Evidence for Two Energy Gaps in MgB2.
5.3.3 Dependence of the Superconducting Transition Temperature on Hydrostatic Pressure.
5.3.4 Resistivity Measurements in MgB2.
5.4 Flux Line Properties in Single Crystals of MgB2, Mg1-xAlxB2 and MgB2-xCx.
5.4.1 Type II Superconductors.
5.4.2 Flux Line Properties of Pristine MgB2.
5.4.3 Aluminium Substituted Single Crystals.
5.4.4 Carbon Substituted Single Crystals.
5.4.5 Two-Band Superconductivity and Possible Implications on the Vortex Matter Phase Diagram.
5.5 Conclusions.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Duncan Bruce graduated from the University ofLiverpool (UK), where he also gained his PhD. In 1984, he took up aTemporary Lectureship in Inorganic Chemistry at the University ofSheffield and was awarded a Royal Society Warren ResearchFellowship. He was then appointed Lecturer in Chemistry and laterSenior Lecturer and co-director of the Sheffield Centre forMolecular Materials. In 1995, he was appointed Professor ofInorganic Chemistry at the University of Exeter. Following theclosure of Exeter's chemistry department in 2005, Professor Brucetook up his present position as Professor of Materials Chemistry inYork. He is currently Chair of the Royal Society of ChemistryMaterials Chemistry Forum. His current research interests includeliquid crystals and silicates. His work has been recognized byvarious awards including the British Liquid Crystal Society's firstYoung Scientist prize and the RSC's Sir Edward Frankland Fellowshipand Corday-Morgan Medal and Prize. He has held visiting positionsin Australia, France, Japan and Italy.
Dr. Richard Walton, who was also formerly based in theDepartment of Chemistry at the University of Exeter, now works inthe Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick. Hisresearch group works in the area of solid-state materials chemistryand has a number of projects focusing upon the synthesis,structural characterization and properties of inorganicmaterials.
Dermot O'Hare is Professor in the Chemistry ResearchLaboratory at the University of Oxford.
His research group has a wide range of research interests. They allinvolve synthetic chemistry ranging from organometallic chemistryto the synthesis of new microporous solids.
Duncan Bruce and Dermot O'Hare have edited several editions ofInorganic Materials published by John Wiley & SonsLtd.