Sivashankar Krishnamoorthy – författare

Nanomaterials are being incorporated into products all around us, having an incredible impact on durability, strength, functionality, and other material properties. There are a vast number of nanomaterials presently available, and new formulations and chemistries are being announced daily. Nanomaterials: A Guide to Fabrication and Applications provides product developers, researchers, and materials scientists with a handy resource for understanding the range of options and materials currently available. Covering a variety of nanomaterials and their applications, this practical reference:Discusses the scale of nanomaterials and nanomachines, focusing on integrated circuits (ICs) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)Offers insight into different nanomaterials’ interactions with chemical reactions, biological processes, and the environmentExamines the mechanical properties of nanomaterials and potential treatments to enhance the nanomaterials’ performanceDetails recent accomplishments in the use of nanomaterials to create new forms of electronic devicesExplores the optical properties of certain nanomaterials and the nanomaterials’ use in optimizing lasers and optical absorbersDescribes an energy storage application as well as how nanomaterials from waste products may be used to improve capacitorsFeaturing contributions from experts around the globe, Nanomaterials: A Guide to Fabrication and Applications serves as a springboard for the discovery of new applications of nanomaterials.

Nanomaterials are being incorporated into products all around us, having an incredible impact on durability, strength, functionality, and other material properties. There are a vast number of nanomaterials presently available, and new formulations and chemistries are being announced daily. Nanomaterials: A Guide to Fabrication and Applications provides product developers, researchers, and materials scientists with a handy resource for understanding the range of options and materials currently available. Covering a variety of nanomaterials and their applications, this practical reference:Discusses the scale of nanomaterials and nanomachines, focusing on integrated circuits (ICs) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)Offers insight into different nanomaterials’ interactions with chemical reactions, biological processes, and the environmentExamines the mechanical properties of nanomaterials and potential treatments to enhance the nanomaterials’ performanceDetails recent accomplishments in the use of nanomaterials to create new forms of electronic devicesExplores the optical properties of certain nanomaterials and the nanomaterials’ use in optimizing lasers and optical absorbersDescribes an energy storage application as well as how nanomaterials from waste products may be used to improve capacitorsFeaturing contributions from experts around the globe, Nanomaterials: A Guide to Fabrication and Applications serves as a springboard for the discovery of new applications of nanomaterials.

This book provides readers with a collection of selected articles contributed by leading experts around the world, covering recent advances in fabrication and investigation of nanoengineered materials, thin films and colloids in application to key emerging industrial sectors. The readers are exposed to a variety of concepts ranging from fundamental to applied, addressing different application sectors including sensing, imaging, energy generation, energy storage and forensics. In addition to key enabling concepts and technologies of interest to broad range of nanomaterials, the contributions emphasize semiconductor nanostructures and devices, reflecting their continuing interest to academia and industry.