Foundations for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4822-5907-0
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 617 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Petersen, Nils O

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Mechatronik, Mikrosysteme (MEMS), Nanosysteme
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction

Why Study the Foundations for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology?

Part II: The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics

Time-Dependent and Time-Independent Schrödinger Equations

Solving the Time-Independent Schrödinger Equation

Applications to Systems with Many Electrons

Part III: Understanding Surface Thermodynamics

The Basics of Thermodynamics

Surface Thermodynamics

The Work Function

Understanding Interactions Between Surfaces

Part IV: Understanding Fluctuations in Small Systems

Basic Statistical Concepts

Partition Functions

Fluctuations in Closed and Open Systems

Measuring Concentration Changes

Part V: Understanding Light-Matter Interactions

The Principles of Absoption and Emission of Light

Molecular Spectroscopy

Application of Fluorescence Microscopy

Optical Properties of Relevance to Nanomaterials

Epilogue and Acknowledgments

Part VI: Problems and References

Problems

References

Über Autor(innen)

Nils O. Petersen was the Director of the National Institute for Nanotechnology in Canada for seven years and a professor of chemistry and biochemistry for 34 years. He has worked in the nanoscale field since 1972, specifically with lipid and cell membranes, and has taught courses in quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, spectroscopy, and membrane biophysics. The content of this book arises in part from a course provided for junior graduate students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research at the University of Alberta.