This book contains 17 papers from the Controlled Processing of Nanoparticle-based Materials and Nanostructured Films; Nanotechnology for Energy, Healthcare, and Industry; and Nanolaminated Ternary Carbides and Nitrides (MAX Phases) symposia held during the 2010 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T’10) meeting, October 17-21, 2010, Houston, Texas. Topics include: Direct Manufacturing; Low Dimension Nanomaterials; Processing and Sintering; Thin Films; Nanolaminated Ternary Carbides and Nitrides (MAX Phases); and Novel Nanomaterial Approaches.
Table des matières
Preface ix
CONTROLLED PROCESSING OF NANOPARTICLE-BASED MATERIALS AND
NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS
Effect of Focused Ion Beam Patterning on Enlarging Anodization
Window and Interpore Distance for Ordered Porous Anodic Alumina
3
Bo Chen, Kathy Lu, and Zhipeng Tian
Thin Films of Ti02 with Au Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic
Degradation of Methylene Blue 13
F. Palomar, I. Gomez, and J. Cavazos
New Entropie Routes for Nano-Bands and Nano-Particles 21
H. P. Li, G. K. Dey, and J. A. Sekhar
Photoinduced Shape Evolution of Silver Nanoparticles: From
Nanospheres to Hexagonal and Triangular Nanoprisms 35
Thelma Serrano, Idalia Gomez, and Rafael Colas
Synthesis of Cd S Nanocrystals Stabilized with Sodium Citrate
45
Thelma Serrano, Idalia Gomez, Rafael Colas, and Jose Cavazos
Freezing Behavior and Properties of Freeze Cast Kaolinite-Silica
Porous Nanocomposite 57
Wenle Li, Kathy Lu, and John Y. Walz
Controlling the Size of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Drug
Applications 69
Luiz Fernando Cotica, Valdirlei Fernandes Freitas, Gustavo Sanguino
Dias, Ivair Aparecido dos Santos, Sheila Caroline Vendrame, Najeh
Maissar Khalil, and Rubiana Mara Mainardes
Chemical Growth and Optoelectronic Characteristics of
Ti02 Thin Film 77
Chinedu Ekuma, Israel Owate, Eziaku Osarolube, Evelyn Esabunor, and
Innocent Otu
Synthesis of Manganese Oxides Nanocompounds for Electrodes in
Electrochemical Capacitors 83
R. Lucio, I. Gomez, L. Torres, and P. Elizondo
NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY, HEALTHCARE AND INDUSTRY
Finite Element Modeling of Sapphire Photonic Crystal Fibers
97
Neal T. Pfeiffenberger and Gary R. Pickrell
Magnetically-Driven Release Media Comprising of Carbon
Nanotube-Nickel/Nickel Oxide Core/Shell Nanoparticle
Heterostructures Incorporated in Polyvinyl Alcohol 107
Wenwu Shi and Nitin Chopra
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersion Structures for Improved
Energy Density in Supercapacitors 115
Joshua J. Moore and John Z. Wen
The Mechanochemical Formation of Functionalized Semiconductor
Nanoparticles for Biological, Electronic and Superhydrophobic
Surface Applications 129
Steffen Hallmann, Mark J. Fink, and Brian S. Mitchell
Synthesis of Zn O Nanostructures and Their Influence on
Photoelectrochemical Response for Solar Driven Water Splitting to
Produce Hydrogen 143
Sudhakar Shet, Heli Wang, Todd Deutsch, Nuggehalli Ravindra, Yanfa
Yan, John Turner, and Mowafak Al-Jassim
Capped Co Fe204 Nanoparticles: Non-Hydrolytic Synthesis,
Characterization, and Potential Applications as Magnetic
Extractants and in Ferrofluids 155
Tarek M. Trad, Rose M. Alvarez, Edward J. Mc Cumiskey, and Curtis R.
Taylor
Nanomaterial Fiber Optic Sensors in Healthcare and Industry
Applications 163
K. Sun, N. Wu, C. Guthy, and X. Wang
Plasmonic Silver Nanoparticles for Energy and Optoelectronic
Applications 171
Haoyan Wei
NANOLAMINATED TERNARY CARBIDES
Tribofilm Formation using Ti2AIC Material 187
P. Kar, S. Kundu, M. Radovic, and H. Liang
Author Index 195