ABSTRACT

The development of new materials is an essential objective of materials science research. This attention is demanded by the progress in all fields of industry and technology [1-10]. For instance, the evolution of the electronic industry started the development of smaller and smaller elements. The dimension of these components is approaching nanometer dimensions, and as this dominion is entered, scientists have found that properties of materials with nanometer dimensions (i.e., on the length scale of about 1-100 nm) can differ from those of the bulk material [1-5].