Chin W.Sh. Science at the nanoscale: an introductory textbook / Chin Wee Shong, Sow Chorng Haur, Andrew T.S. Wee. - Singapore: Pan Stanford, 2010. - xi, 214 p. : ill. (some col.). - Incl. bibl. ref. - Ind.: p.211-214. - ISBN-10 981-4241-03-2; ISBN-13 978-981-4241-03-8  Место хранения:   058 | Институт физики прочности и материаловедения CO РАН | Томск | Библиотека

Оглавление / Contents

Acknowledgements ................................................ v Preface ....................................................... vii About the Authors .............................................. ix 1. Introduction and Historical Perspective ...................... 1 1.1 The Development of Nanoscale Science ..................... 1 1.2 The Nanoscale ............................................ 7 1.3 Examples of Interesting Nanoscience Applications ......... 8 2. Classical Physics at the Nanoscale .......................... 19 2.1 Mechanical Frequency .................................... 20 2.2 Viscosity ............................................... 24 2.3 Brownian Motion of Nanoscale Objects .................... 25 2.4 Motion at the Nanoscale ................................. 27 3. Brief Review of Quantum Mechanics ........................... 31 3.1 Basic Quantum Physics and Quantum Confinement ........... 31 3.2 Basic Postulates of Quantum Mechanics ................... 35 3.3 Hydrogen-Like Atoms: Orbitals and Atomic Structures ..... 49 3.4 Spin .................................................... 55 4. From Atoms and Molecules to Nanoscale Materials ............. 61 4.1 Atoms and the Periodic Table of Elements ................ 61 4.2 Molecules and Molecular Interactions .................... 64 4.3 From Atoms to Solid Materials ........................... 76 4.4 From Molecules to Supramolecules ........................ 85 5. Surfaces at the Nanoscale ................................... 93 5.1 Surface Energy .......................................... 93 5.2 Surface Reactivity and Catalysis ....................... 100 5.3 Surface Stabilisation .................................. 102 6. Low-Dimensional Nanostructures ............................. 109 6.1 From 3D to 0D Nanostructures ........................... 109 6.2 Electron Transport Properties in Low Dimensional Systems ................................................ 122 6.3 Quantum Dots, Quantum Wires ............................ 131 7. Formation and Self-Assembly at the Nanoscale ............... 141 7.1 Some Basic Thermodynamic Definitions ................... 141 7.2 The Bottom-Up Approach ................................. 146 7.3 The Self-Assembly Processes ............................ 150 8. Nanotools and Nanofabrication .............................. 159 8.1 Optical Microscopy ..................................... 159 8.2 Electron Microscopy .................................... 162 8.3 Scanning Probe Microscopy .............................. 176 8.4 Optical Tweezers ....................................... 190 9. Future Trends .............................................. 201 9.1 Nanotechnology and the Developing World ................ 202 9.2 Beyond Moore's Law ..................................... 203 9.3 Spintronics and Surface Chemistry ...................... 204 9.4 Carbon Electronics ..................................... 206 Index ......................................................... 211