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      Foundations for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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      Foundations for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology book

      ByNils O. Petersen
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2017
      eBook Published 13 April 2017
      Pub. Location Boca Raton
      Imprint CRC Press
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315381381
      Pages 360
      eBook ISBN 9781315381381
      Subjects Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences
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      Petersen, N.O. (2017). Foundations for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315381381

      ABSTRACT

      Do you ever wonder why size is so important at the scale of nanosystems? Do you want to understand the fundamental principles that govern the properties of nanomaterials? Do you want to establish a foundation for working in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology? Then this book is written with you in mind.

      Foundations for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology provides some of the physical chemistry needed to understand why properties of small systems differ both from their constituent molecular entities and from the corresponding bulk matter. This is not a book about nanoscience and nanotechnology, but rather an exposition of basic knowledge required to understand these fields. The collection of topics makes it unique, and these topics include:

      • The concept of quantum confinement and its consequences for electronic behaviour (Part II)
      • The importance of surface thermodynamics for activity and interactions of nanoscale systems (Part III)
      • The need to consider fluctuations as well as mean properties in small systems (Part IV)
      • The interaction of light with matter and specific applications of spectroscopy and microscopy (Part V)

      This book is written for senior undergraduates or junior graduate students in science or engineering disciplines who wish to learn about or work in the areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology, but who do not have the requisite background in chemistry or physics. It may also be useful as a refresher or summary text for chemistry and physics students since the material is focused on those aspects of quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics that specifically relate to the size of objects.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      part I|11 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 1|9 pages

      Why study the foundations for nanoscience and nanotechnology?

      part II|54 pages

      Understanding quantum confinement

      chapter 2|7 pages

      The postulates of quantum mechanics

      chapter 3|2 pages

      Time‐dependent and time‐independent Schrö dinger equations

      chapter 4|40 pages

      Solving the time-independent Schrödinger equation

      part III|76 pages

      Understanding surface thermodynamics

      chapter 5|28 pages

      Applications to systems with many electrons

      chapter 6|20 pages

      The basics of thermodynamics

      chapter 7|26 pages

      Surface thermodynamics

      chapter 8|4 pages

      The work function

      chapter 9|22 pages

      Understanding interactions between surfaces

      part IV|52 pages

      Understanding fluctuations in small systems

      chapter 10|13 pages

      Basic statistical concepts

      chapter 11|7 pages

      Partition functions

      chapter 12|5 pages

      Fluctuations in closed and open systems

      chapter 13|20 pages

      Measuring concentration changes

      part V|97 pages

      Understanding light-matter interactions

      chapter 14|12 pages

      The principles of absorption and emission of light

      chapter 15|21 pages

      Molecular spectroscopy

      chapter 16|32 pages

      Application of fluorescence microscopy

      chapter 17|24 pages

      Optical properties of relevance to nanomaterials

      chapter 18|3 pages

      Epilog and acknowledgments

      part VI|20 pages

      Problems and references

      chapter 19|13 pages

      Problems

      chapter 20|4 pages

      References

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