Kathy Lu & Navin Jose Manjooran 
Advances in Nanomaterials and Nanostructures [PDF ebook] 

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 of Content

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