Modeling, Characterization and Production of Nanomaterials: Electronics, Photonics and Energy Applications

Nano-scale materials have unique electronic, optical, and chemical properties which make them attractive for a new generation of devices. Part one of Modeling, Characterization, and Production of Nanomaterials: Electronics, Photonics and Energy Applications covers modeling techniques incorporating quantum mechanical effects to simulate nanomaterials and devices, such as multiscale modeling and density functional theory. Part two describes the characterization of nanomaterials using diffraction techniques and Raman spectroscopy. Part three looks at the structure and properties of nanomaterials, including their optical properties and atomic behaviour. Part four explores nanofabrication and nanodevices, including the growth of graphene, GaN-based nanorod heterostructures and colloidal quantum dots for applications in nanophotonics and metallic nanoparticles for catalysis applications.

Comprehensive coverage of the close connection between modeling and experimental methods for studying a wide range of nanomaterials and nanostructuresFocus on practical applications and industry needs, supported by a solid outlining of theoretical backgroundDraws on the expertise of  leading researchers in the field of nanomaterials from around the world

Part 1 Modeling techniques for nanomaterials: Multiscale modeling of nanomaterials: Recent developments and future prospects; Density functional theory (DFT) and its application to modeling of nano-bio materials; Multiscale Greens functions for modeling of nanomaterials; Numerical simulation of nanoscale systems and materials; Calculation of band-gaps in nanomaterials using Harbola-Sahni and van Leeuwen-Baerends; Modeling and simulation of nanomaterials in fluids: Nanoparticle self-assembly; Atomistic modeling of nanostructured materials for novel energy application. Part 2 Characterization techniques for nanomaterials: Characterization of strains and defects in nanomaterials by diffraction techniques; Recent advances in thermal analysis of nanoparticles: Methods, models, and kinetics; Raman spectroscopy and molecular simulation studies of graphitic nanomaterials. Part 3 Structure and properties of nanomaterials: Modeling and its experimental applications: Optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures; Quantum dots embedded in polymer matrix; Carbon-based nanomaterials; Geometry, morphology and mechanics of atomically-thin nanoribbons; Atomic behavior and structural evolution of alloy nanoparticles during thermodynamics processes; The mechanical and electronic properties of two-dimensional superlattices; Silicene: theory and experiment. Part 4 Nanofabrication and nanodevices: Modeling and applications: Doping in nanostructures; Metallic nanoparticles for catalysis applications; Physical approaches to tuning luminescence process of colloidal quantum dots and applications in optoelectronic devices; Graphene photonic structures; Growth of GaN-based nanorod heterostructures (core-shell) for optoelectronics and their nanocharacterization; Nanophotonics: From quantum confinement to collective interactions in metamaterial heterostructures; Plasma deposition and characterization technologies for structural and coverage optimization of materials for nanopatterned devices.