Nanotechnology Courses: Exploring NANOTECHNOLOGY Encyclopedia CD-ROM

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Multimedia Education and Courses in Nanotechnology

	Nanotechnology Courses: Exploring NANOTECHNOLOGY Encyclopedia Table of Contents

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Exploring Nanotechnology CD-ROM represents the fruition of the cooperation between more than 200 scientific groups active in the field, including snapshots of real-life research from the most active world-wide laboratories and institutes.

The scientific content of the Nanopolis encyclopedias is continuously updated through its online co-authoring editorial system in order to keep you connected to the most recent and important accomplishments in nanotechnology.

NANOSTRUCTURES

1	Aerogels	General Presentation The Aerogel Fabrication Properties Thermal Chemical Electrical Optical Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
2	Carbon Nanotubes	General Presentation Structure Types Preparation Properties Mechanical Electrical Optical Thermal Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
3	Dendrimers	General Presentation Structure Synthesis Properties Dimensions Functionality Encapsulation Megamers Therapeutics Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
4	Magnetic Molecules	General Presentation The spin Single Molecule Magnets Ferric wheels Geometry Synthesis Properties Magnetic relaxation Storage capacity Spin crossover Macroscopic quantum-tunneling Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
5	Metallic Nanoparticles	General Presentation Shape Crystal structure Synthesis Properties Electronic properties Optical properties Chemical properties Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
6	Nanoclays	General Presentation Structure Preparation Nanoclay-polymer composites Properties Mechanical strength Gas barrier Flame retardance Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
7	Photonic Crystals	General Presentation Photons vs. electrons 1D photonic crystals 2D photonic crystals 3D photonic crystals Properties Photonic band gap Negative refraction Polarization Defects Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
8	Quantum Corrals	General Presentation Structure The electrons inside The optical corral Properties Wavelike electrons Magnetic impurities Quantum mirage - view sample Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
9	Self-Assembled Monolayers	General Presentation Structure Preparation - view sample Types of SAMs Properties Electric properties Optical properties Wetting Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
10	Nanowires	General Presentation Size of nanowires Heterogeneous nanowires Synthesis Properties Ballistic electronic transport Transversal quantization of energy Conductance quantization Photoluminescence Thermal properties Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
11	Semiconductor Quantum Dots	General Presentation Self assembled quantum dots Lithographically defined dots Electrical field created quantum dots Properties Spectral diffusion and optical blinking Quantum confinement Coulomb blockade Artificial atom nature Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
12	Fluorescent Semiconductor Nanocrystals	General Presentation Structure Synthesis Properties Fluorescence Quantum confinement Size dependence of the fluorescence spectrum Bio-conjugation Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)

NANOFABRICATION

1	Electron-Beam Lithography	General Presentation The Core Process EBL column The resist layer Developing Advantages Applications Integrated Circuits and masks Photo masks Direct writing Types Raster/vector method - view sample Shaped beam system Cell projection system SCALPEL PREVAIL Other systems Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
2	Nanoimprint Lithography	General Presentation The Core Process System scheme Nano-stamp fabrication Imprinting Advantages Applications Nanofluidic channels AR structures Types Hot Embossing Lithography (HEL) UV-NIL Micro Contact Printing Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
3	Chemical Vapor Deposition	General Presentation The Core Process Advantages Applications GaN semiconductors Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) Carbon nanotube growth Types Thermal CVD Atmospheric Pressure CVD (APCVD) Low Pressure CVD (LPCVD) Plasma Enhanced CVD (CVD) Laser CVD (LCVD) Metal-Organic CVD (MOCVD) Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
4	Focused Ion Beams	General Presentation The Core Process Instrumentation Principal Advantages No need for masks or resists Sample defects Oblique cuts Types Applications Nanofabrication TEM sample preparation Fabrication of nanopillars Fabrication of nanopore arrays Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
5	Pulsed Laser Deposition	General Presentation The Core Process Principle Influence of parameters Unwanted effects Advantages Stoichiometry control High deposition rate Flexibility Applications High-temperature superconductors Ferroelectric capacitors Colossal magnetoresistance Types Off-axis PLD Rotational-translational PLD Laser beam rastering PLD Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
6	Sputtering Deposition	General Presentation The Core Process Advantages Applications Types DC sputtering RF sputtering Magnetron sputtering Reactive sputtering Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
7	Molecular Self-Assembly	General Presentation The Core Process Basic bricks Interaction forces Entropy Advantages Applications Ionic channels Artificial bone engineering Drug delivery Assembly of host guest complexes Assembly of dendrimers Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
8	Hydrothermal synthesis	General Presentation The Core Process Advantages Single step production Not obey the valence rule Highly uniform size Low aggregation level Microwave stimulation Applications Nanoparticle production Carbon nanotube production Types Forced hydrolysis Phase transformations Metallic reactants Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
9	Molecular Beam Epitaxy	General Presentation The Core Process Operation principle Crystal growth phenomena Advantages Applications Crystal growth types Crystalline structure mismatch Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
10	Electrospinning	General Presentation The Core Process Advantages Types Collector with a gap electrospinning Sharp edge wheel collector electrospinning Applications Tissue engineering Filtration media Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)

INSTRUMENTS

1	Atomic Force Microscopy	General Presentation Functioning Principle Advantages Capillary forces Resolution STM vs. AFM Applications Anodic oxidation Nano-manipulation Living cells Polymers Types Contact mode Non-contact mode Tapping mode Lateral friction mode Sample elasticity Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
2	Electrostatic Force Microscopy	General Presentation Functioning Principle Advantages Applications Single electron tunneling Ferroelectric storage media Contact potential Types Nano-Kelvin High-frequency EFM Static Charges DC-EFM Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
3	Magnetic Force Microscopy	General Presentation Functioning Principle Advantages Demagnetization Resolution Applications Magnetic media Current crowding Domain writing Types High-frequency MFM Quartz tunning fork MFM Magnetic dissipation Magnetoresistive Sensitivity Mapping (MSM) Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
4	Scanning Electron Microscopy	General Presentation Functioning Principle Apparatus Electron-solid interaction Detectors Image formation Advantages Conductive coating Depth of field Applications Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (WDX/EDX) Electron Beam Induced Current Microscopy (EBIC) Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA) Types Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
5	Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy	General Presentation Functioning Principle SNOM principle Crashing tip Near-field feedback Shear force feedback Advantages Applications Near-field recording Polarization contrast Chemical identification Manipulation of atoms Types Aperture SNOM Scattering type SNOM Active media SNOM Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
6	Scanning Tunneling Microscopy	General Presentation Functioning Principle Tunneling STM Advantages Applications Nanolithography Atom manipulation Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy Atom deposition Types Constant current mode Constant height mode Spin Polarized STM (SP-STM) STM & environment Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
7	Transmission Electron Microscopy	General Presentation Functioning Principle Electron gun Electron optics - view sample Electron-specimen interaction Advantages Sample slicing Sample staining Sample crushing Applications Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) Energy filtering Elemental mapping Electron Diffraction X-ray Spectroscopy(EDXS) Types High resolution TEM Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) Electron Diffraction Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED) Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
8	Infrared Spectroscopy	General Presentation Functioning Principle Principle Transmitted/reflected infrared radiation Diffuse reflected infrared radiation Attenuated total reflectance Advantages Relevant structural information Analysis time Complementary to Raman spectroscopy Applications Analysis of functionalized nanotubes Analysis of order in self-assembled monolayers Types Dispersive infrared spectroscope Fourier transform infrared spectroscope Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
9	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance	General Presentation Functioning Principle What is measured? Larmor frequency Bulk magnetization Chemical shift Relaxation times Advantages Analysis of samples in solution Non-invasive analysis of biologic environments Applications 3D structure of proteins Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) NMR Quantum Computing Types NMR for structural analysis of proteins Magnetic resonance imaging Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
10	Optical Tweezers	General Presentation Functioning Principle The main forces Instrumentation Laser beam types Advantages Applications Molecular motor analysis Force measurement Nano-fabrication Optically driven rotors Types Holographic tweezers Raman tweezers Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
11	Mass Spectrometry	General Presentation Functioning Principle Sample ionization Mass analysis Advantages High resolution Tandem measurements Applications Protein fingerprint Types Ionization techniques Mass analysis techniques Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
12	Ultra Violet and Visible Spectroscopy	General Presentation Functioning Principle Light sources - view sample Polarizers Advantages Simple instrumentation - low costs Non-invasiveness Applications Defect analysis in semiconductors Carbon nanotube analysis Types Photoluminescence Raman spectroscopy Ellipsometru Photoreflectance Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)

APPLICATIONS - NANOELECTRONICS

1	Carbon Nanotube Field-Emission Displays	The Principle CNT vs. CRT Fabrication Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
2	Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors	Fabrication and design Functioning - view sample Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
3	Single Photon Detectors	Single Electron Transistor SPD Superconducting SPD Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
4	Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes	Conventional LEDs Doping Energy levels Quantum dot LEDs Q-dot LED types Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)

APPLICATIONS - NANOMATERIALS

1	Textile Applications	Self-cleaning Anti-bacterial functionality CNT strands Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
2	Automotive Applications	Paintwork Self-cleaning glass Environment Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
3	Cosmetics	UV protection Encapsulation Anti-aging Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
4	Filtration membranes	Membrane classes Reverse osmosis Filtration techniques Filtration designs Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
5	Thermal Insulations	Ceramic TBCs Nanolaminates Aerogel insulators Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)

APPLICATIONS - LIFE SCIENCES

1	Orthopedic Implants	Bones - nanostructured materials Bone implants and their problems Advantages of nano-implants Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
2	Bionanotechnology Applications to the Central Nervous System	Structure of the CNS Neural regeneration Neuro-protection Neuro-prosthesis Neural imaging Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
3	Nanoporous Membranes in Drug Delivery	Protection against the immune system Controlled release mechanisms Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
4	Stealth Nanoparticles	Flow through the circulatory system Avoiding opsonization Avoiding splenic filtration Passing into the limphatic system Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
5	Nano Drug Targeting to Tumors	Concept Players (Available only in full version.)
6	Neural Electrical Interfaces	Interaction with micro-fabricated silicon chips Interaction with CNT-patterned chips Interaction with quantum dots Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)

APPLICATIONS - ENERGY

1	Thermoelectric Conversion	Thermoelectric conversion devices Improvement generated by nanotechnology Interaction with quantum dots Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
2	Dye Sensitized Solar Cells	Structure Operation principle Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)
3	Lithium Ion Batteries	Principle of lithium-ion rechargeable battery Potential improvements by nanotechnology Overview of research and industrial players (Available only in Business version)

HEAD-FIGURES

1	Research Institutes	Advanced Photon Source Canadian Light Source European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Forschungszentrum Julich GKSS Forschungszentrum Hahn Meitner Institute Institut Laue - Langevin The ISIS Pulse Source Los Alamos Neutron Science SOLEIL Synchrotron Laboratoire Leon Brillouin - CEA
2	Companies	Nanocyl Nanofilm Nanonex Nantero Nascatec Photon Imaging Optics Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

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