| Nanoscale Materials | p. 1 |
| Chemically Functionalized Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties and Applications | p. 5 |
| Introduction | p. 5 |
| Synthesis and Properties of Monolayer Capped Metal Nanoparticles | p. 6 |
| Synthesis and Properties of Polymer-Capped Metal Nanoparticles | p. 16 |
| Controlling the Size and Composition of the Metallic Cores of Nanoparticles | p. 19 |
| Catalytic, Electrochemical and Photochemical Properties of Functionalized Metal Nanoparticles | p. 22 |
| Functionalized Metal Nanoparticle Arrays on Surfaces | p. 37 |
| Conclusions and Perspectives | p. 63 |
| Acknowledgment | p. 64 |
| References | p. 64 |
| Metal Nanoparticles for Catalysis | p. 79 |
| Introduction | p. 79 |
| Metals as Catalysts | p. 80 |
| Preparation of Metal Nanoparticles | p. 81 |
| Characterization of Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts | p. 85 |
| Effect of Structures on Catalysis of Metal Nanoparticles | p. 86 |
| Effect of Polymer Field on Catalysis of Metal Nanoparticles | p. 92 |
| Concluding Remarks and Future Aspects | p. 94 |
| References | p. 94 |
| Ultrafast Dynamics of Metal Nanospheres and Nanorods | p. 97 |
| Introduction | p. 97 |
| Experimental Techniques | p. 100 |
| Results and Discussion | p. 101 |
| Summary and Conclusions | p. 114 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 115 |
| References | p. 115 |
| Radiation Effects in Nanoparticle Suspensions | p. 119 |
| Introduction | p. 119 |
| Energy Deposition in Particle Suspensions | p. 121 |
| Experimental Procedures | p. 123 |
| Escape of Electrons Into the Aqueous Phase | p. 124 |
| Escape of Holes Into the Aqueous Phase | p. 125 |
| Interfacial Capture | p. 126 |
| Hydrogen Yields | p. 127 |
| Radiolysis as a Synthetic Tool | p. 130 |
| Conclusions | p. 131 |
| Acknowledgement | p. 132 |
| References | p. 132 |
| Synthesis of Nanoparticles in Microemulsions | p. 135 |
| Introduction | p. 135 |
| Mechanism of Formation of Particles in Microemulsions | p. 136 |
| Monte Carlo Simulation | p. 144 |
| Examples | p. 152 |
| Conclusions and Future Perspectives | p. 153 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 153 |
| References | p. 153 |
| Chemical Aspects of Semiconductor Nanocrystals | p. 157 |
| Introduction | p. 157 |
| Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties | p. 158 |
| Chemical Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanocrystals | p. 162 |
| Surface Chemistry and Assembly Methods | p. 169 |
| Conclusions and Outlook | p. 175 |
| References | p. 176 |
| Spectroelectrochemistry of Semiconductor Colloid Quantum Dots | p. 181 |
| Introduction | p. 181 |
| Charging and Semicondutor Quantum Dots | p. 182 |
| Spectroelectrochemistry of Colloid Quantum Dots | p. 183 |
| Conclusions | p. 187 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 187 |
| References | p. 188 |
| Nanoparticles with Polymeric Surfaces--Fillers and Models for Ultrasoft Colloids | p. 191 |
| Introduction | p. 191 |
| Synthesis of Model Particles | p. 192 |
| Compatibility of Colloidal Particles and Linear Chains | p. 194 |
| Ultrasoft Colloids in Coloid-Polymer-Blends | p. 198 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 206 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 206 |
| References | p. 206 |
| Properties of Nipam-based Intelligent Microgel Particles: Investigated Using Scattering Methods | p. 209 |
| Introduction | p. 209 |
| Microgel Preparation | p. 210 |
| Scattering Methods | p. 211 |
| Summary and Outlook | p. 222 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 223 |
| References | p. 223 |
| Design of Nanoscale Materials Using Silica-coated Metal Nanocolloids | p. 227 |
| Introduction | p. 227 |
| Modelling of Optical Properties | p. 229 |
| Thin Films Through Layer-by-layer Assembly | p. 232 |
| Nanoparticle Assembly on Colloid Spheres | p. 234 |
| Doped Glass from Coated Nanoparticles | p. 236 |
| Ordered Three-dimensional Assemblies | p. 238 |
| Conclusions and Outlook | p. 244 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 244 |
| References | p. 244 |
| Fabrication of Inorganicnanocomposites Using Self-assembly and Sol-gel Processing | p. 247 |
| Introduction | p. 247 |
| Gold-polypyrrole Core-shell Nanocomposites Through Self-assembly of Block-copolymers | p. 251 |
| Nonlinear Optical Properties of Au/SiO[subscript 2] Composites | p. 253 |
| Luminescence of Eu[superscript +3]-doped Silica Composites | p. 255 |
| Photophysics of Quantum Dots | p. 258 |
| Highly Luminescent Qd-glasses | p. 259 |
| Silica-coated Quantum Dots | p. 262 |
| Summary and Outlook | p. 266 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 266 |
| References | p. 267 |
| Organization of Layer-by-layer Assembled Nanocomposites: Functional Effects in Photonics and Biomaterials | p. 273 |
| Introduction | p. 273 |
| Layer-by-layer Assembly | p. 273 |
| Ordering of the Lbl Assembled Nanomaterials | p. 275 |
| Lateral Ordering in Lbl Films | p. 284 |
| Conclusions | p. 296 |
| References | p. 297 |
| New Applications and Properties of Langmuir-blodgett Films | p. 303 |
| Introduction | p. 303 |
| Liquid Crystals | p. 306 |
| Luminescence Properties: Organic Light-emitting Diodes | p. 312 |
| Magnetic Properties | p. 320 |
| Nonlinear Optical Properties | p. 326 |
| References | p. 330 |
| Assemblies of Magnetic Particles | p. 335 |
| Introduction | p. 335 |
| Theory | p. 337 |
| Wet Chemical Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles | p. 347 |
| Assembling Magnetic Particles | p. 352 |
| Conclusions | p. 365 |
| Acknowledgment | p. 365 |
| References | p. 366 |
| Magnetic Nanostructures from Clusters | p. 371 |
| Introduction | p. 371 |
| Magnetic Nanostructure Preparation by Lecbd | p. 373 |
| Structures and Morphologies of Cluster-assembled Films | p. 375 |
| Magnetic Properties of Individual Clusters and Cluster-assembled Films | p. 382 |
| Functionalized Magnetic Nanostructures from Mixed Clusters | p. 390 |
| Conclusions | p. 392 |
| References | p. 392 |
| Magnetic Thin Films | p. 395 |
| Introduction | p. 395 |
| Film Growth | p. 396 |
| Magnetic Moment (T = 0K) | p. 398 |
| Magnetic Anisotropy Energy Density (T = 0K) | p. 405 |
| Temperature Dependent Phenomena | p. 417 |
| Conclusion | p. 419 |
| Acknowledgement | p. 419 |
| References | p. 420 |
| Three-dimensional Photonic Crystals Made from Colloids | p. 423 |
| Introduction | p. 423 |
| Optical Properties of Photonic Crystals | p. 425 |
| Fabrication of Photonic Crystals | p. 433 |
| Engineering of Colloidal Particles: Core-shell, Metallo-dielectric, and anisotropic colloids | p. 443 |
| Conclusions | p. 446 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 446 |
| References | p. 447 |
| Fundamentals and Technological Aspects of Carbon Nanotubes | p. 455 |
| Introduction | p. 455 |
| Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes | p. 456 |
| Structure of Carbon Nanotubes | p. 460 |
| Physical Properties and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes | p. 463 |
| Applications Involving Carbon Nanotubes | p. 468 |
| The Future of Carbon Nanotubes | p. 470 |
| References | p. 471 |
| Molecular Assembly of Fullerenes as Nanoclusters and Nanostructured Films | p. 475 |
| Introduction | p. 475 |
| Preparation of Fullerene Nanoclusters and Nanostructured Films | p. 476 |
| Properties of Fullerene Clusters | p. 478 |
| Nanostructured Fullerene Films | p. 482 |
| Applications | p. 486 |
| Acknowledgement | p. 491 |
| References | p. 491 |
| Index | p. 495 |
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