This useful resource will help you understand the most valuable aspects of nanostructured materials and nanotechnology. Containing 16 peer-reviewed papers, this issue covers various aspects and the latest developments related to processing, modeling and manufacturing technologies of nanoscaled materials including CNT and clay-based composites, nanowire-based sensors, new generation photovoltaic cells, plasma processing of functional thin films, ceramic membranes and self-assembled functional nanostructures.
Daftar Isi
Preface vii
Introduction ix
Nanowires as Building Blocks of New Devices: Present State and
Prospects 1
F. Hernandez-Rarnirez, J. D. Prades, R. Rodriguez-Diaz, A.
Rornano-Rodriguez, J. R. Morante, and S. Mathur
Mechanistic Studies on Chemical Vapor Deposition Grown Tin Oxide
Nanowires 9
Jun Pan, Lisong Xiao, Hao Shen and Sanjay Mathur
Multifunctional Silicon Nitride Ceramic Nanocomposites Using
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes 17
Erica L. Corral
Simulation Based Design of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites Using
Multiscale Modeling: An Overview 27
Dinesh R. Katti and Kalpana S. Katti
Preparation and Characteristic Control of Conducting
Polymer/Metal Oxide Nano-Hybrid Films for Solar Energy Conversion
35
Yasuhiro Tachibana, Satoshi Makuta, Yasuhide Otsuka, Jun Terao,
Susurnu Tsuda, Nobuaki Kambe, and Susurnu Kuwabata
Liquid Phase Morphology Control of Metal Oxides – Phase
Transformation of Stand-Alone Zn O Films in Aqueous Solutions
51
Yoshitake Masuda
Fabrication of the Finestructured Alumina Porous Materials with
Nanoimprint Method 61
Hong Dae Kim, Tadachika Nakayarn, Jun Yoshirnura, Kazuyoshi
Irnaki, Takeshi Yoshirnura, Hisayuki Suernatsu, Tsuneo Suzuki, and
Koichi Niihara
Structure Control of the Nanotube/Nanoparticle Hydrid Materials
with Sonochemical Processing 67
Masahiro Terauchi, Tadachika Nakayarna, Hisayuki Suernatsu,
Tsuneo Suzuki
and Koichi Niihara
Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue with Cu O
Loaded Nanocrystalline Ti Op 77
Arun Kurnar Menon and Sarnar Jyoti Kalita
Constituent Phases of Nanosized Alumina Powders Synthesized by
Pulsed Wire Discharge 89
Satoru Ishihara, Yoshinori Tokoi, Yuu. Shikoda, Hisayuki
Suematsu, Tsuneo Suzuki, Tadachika Nakayama, and Koichi
Niihara
The Formation of Nanostructure Compound Layer during Sulfur
Plasma Nitriding and Its Mechnical Properties 99
Kyoung II Moon, Yoon Kee Kim, and Kyung Sub Lee
Adhesion Improvement of Hard Boron Nitride Films by Insertion of
Various lnterlayers 111
Tetsutaro Ohori, Hiroki Asarni, Jun Shirahata, Tsuneo Suzuki,
Tadachika Nakayarna, Hisayuki Suematsu, and Koichi Niihara
Production of Alumina Matrix Nanocomposite by Solid State
Precipitation 119
Arnartya Mukhopadhyay and R. I. Todd
Nanostructured Alumina Coatings Formed by a
Dissolution/Precipitation Process Using AIN Powder Hydrolysis
133
Andraz Kocjan, Kristoffer Krnel, Peter Jevnikar, Tornaz
Kosmac
Synthesis of Aluminum Nitride Nanosized Powder by Pulsed Wire
Discharge without Ammonia 143
Yoshinori Tokoi, Tsuneo Suzuki, Tadachika Nakayarna, Hisayuki
Suematsu, Futao Kaneko, and Koichi Niihara
Ductile Deformation in Alumind Silicon Carbide Nanocomposites
155
Houzheng Wu, Steve Roberts, and Brian Derby
Author Index 165
Tentang Penulis
Sanjay Mathur and Mrityunjay Singh are the authors of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology III, Volume 30, Issue 7, published by Wiley.