Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology VI

Discover the latest advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials

The 6th International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology was held in January 2012, during the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC) in Daytona Beach, Florida. This symposium covered a broad range of issues, including synthesis, processing, modeling, and structure–property correlations in nanomaterials and nanocomposites, enabling scientists, engineers, and technologists from around the world to explore the latest developments in the field.

More than sixty presentations, including invited talks, oral presentations, and posters, were given by symposium participants, providing a broad range of interdisciplinary perspectives on nanostructured systems. This issue features fourteen peer–reviewed papers originating from the symposium, including:

Nanostructured coatings by cluster beam deposition: method and applications A new greener synthetic route to cadmium/lead selenide and telluride nanoparticles Antimicrobial properties of copper– and silver–loaded silica nanomaterials Carbon nanotube–based nanocomposite strain sensor for structural health monitoring Recent advances in membrane development for CO–2–free fossil fuel power plants

Photos and illustrations throughout this issue enable readers to better understand the science and technology of nanostructured materials and devices.

This issue represents one of nine CESP issues published from the 36th ICACC meeting. ICACC is the world′s most prominent international meeting dedicated to advanced structural, functional, and nanoscopic ceramics, composites, and other emerging ceramic materials and technologies. ICACC has been organized each year by The American Ceramic Society and The American Ceramic Society′s Engineering Ceramics Division since 1977.

Preface vii

Introduction ix

Nanostructured Coatings by Cluster Beam Deposition: Method and Applications 1
Emanuele Barborini, Simone Vinati, and Roberta Carbone

In–Situ Growth of Carbon Nanotubes in Three Dimensional Needle–Punched Carbon Fabrics and Hybrid Enhancement to C/SiC Composites 15
Jianbao Hu, Shaoming Dong, Xiangyu Zhang, Bo Lu, Zhihui Hu, Jinshan Yang, Qinggang Li, and Bin Wu

Boron Nitride Nanotubes Grown on Commercial Silicon Carbide Fiber Tow and Fabric 21
Janet Hurst

A New Greener Synthetic Route to Cadmium/Lead Selenide and Telluride Nanoparticles 31
Neerish Revaprasadu

Nanowire Based Solar Cell on Multilayer Transparent Conducting Films 45
D. R. Sahu, Jow–Lay Huang, and S. Mathur

Antimicrobial Properties of Copper and Silver Loaded Silica Nanomaterials 55
Pavithra Maniprasad, Roseline Menezes, Jenelle Suarez, and Swadeshmukul Santra

Hot Wire and Spark Pyrolysis as Simple New Routes to Silicon Nanoparticle Synthesis 69
M. R. Scriba, D. T. Britton, and M. Halting

Plasma–Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of Fe:Ti02 Films for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production 81
Andreas Mettenborger, Vanessa Merod, Aadesh P. Singh, Helge Lemmetyinen, and Sanjay Mathur

CNT Based Nanocomposite Strain Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring 89
A. K. Singh

Photocatalytic Degradation of Waste Liquid from Biomass Gasification in Supercritical Water with Simultaneous Hydrogen Production over CdS Sensitized Na2Ti204(OH)2 105
Wendong Tang, Dengwei Jing, Simao Guo, Jiarong Yin, and Liejin Guo

Recent Advances in Membrane Development for C02 Free Fossil Power Plants 115
Tim Van Gestel, Stefan Baumann, Mariya Ivanova, Wilhelm Meulenberg, and Hans Peter Buchkremer

Electrospinning of Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering: Emitting Electrode Polarity and Charge Retention 127
Ho–Wang Tong and Min Wang

Graphitic Carbon Nitride Modified by Silicon for Improved Visible–Light–Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production 137
Po Wu, Jinwen Shi, Jie Chen, Bin Wang, and Liejin Guo

Fabrication of CdS/ZnO Core–Shell Nanofibers By Electrospinning and Their Photocatalytic Activity 149
Yan Wei and Yang Guorui

Author Index 161