Nanomaterials : new research / B.M. Caruta, editor.

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Other Authors: Caruta, B. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers Incorporated, [2005
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • NANOMATERIALS: NEW RESEARCH
  • NANOMATERIALS: NEW RESEARCH
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Chapter 1 WEAR RESISTANT THERMOSETTING POLYMER BASED NANOCOMPOSITES
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1. Particulate Filled Polymeric Composites Used for Tribological Applications
  • 1.2. Polymer Based Nanocomposites
  • 1.3. New Solutions
  • 2. PRETREATMENT OF INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES AND THE CORRELATED CHARACTERIZATION
  • 2.1. Materials and Nanoparticles Pretreatment
  • 2.2. Graft Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers onto Nano-Al2O3
  • 2.3. Graft Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers onto Nano-SiC
  • 2.4. Treatment of SiO2 and Si3N4 Nanoparticles
  • 2.5. Manufacturing of Nanoparticles/Epoxy Composites
  • 2.6. Curing Kinetics
  • 2.7. Interfacial Interaction
  • 3. FRICTION AND WEAR PROPERTIES
  • 3.1. Friction and Wear Properties of Nano-Al2O3/Epoxy Composites
  • 3.2. Friction and Wear Properties of Nano-SiC/Epoxy Composites
  • 3.3. Friction and Wear Properties of Nano-SiO2/Epoxy Composites
  • 3.4. Friction and Wear Properties of Nano-Si3N4/Epoxy Composites
  • 4. CONCLUSIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 2 USE OF ION BEAMS TO PRODUCE OR MODIFY NANOSTRUCTURES IN MATERIALS
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. PHYSICAL BASES
  • 2.1. The Slowing Down Process
  • 2.2. Spatial Distribution of Damages in Collisional Regime
  • 2.3. Cooperative Effects of Cascades
  • 2.4. Electronic Damaging in Isolated Tracks Produced by Swift Heavy Ions
  • 3.BALLISTIC EFFECTS
  • 3.1. Implantation
  • 3.1.1. Concentration Gradients in Implantation Layers
  • 3.1.2. Variety of Obtained Structures and IBS Conditions
  • 3.2. Sputtering
  • 3.2.1. Cleaning, Roughening of Surface for Improving Coatings
  • 3.2.2. Surface Relief Induced by the Combined Effects of Erosion and Diffusion
  • 3.3. Ion Beam Assisted Deposition (Ibad)
  • 3.4. Cluster Beams
  • 3.5. Mixing.
  • 3.6. Amorphization and Recrystallization
  • 3.7. Patterning
  • 4. ELECTRONIC EFFECTS
  • 4.1. Radiolysis and Conversion of Polymers
  • 4.1.1.Organic Polymers
  • 4.1.2. Semi-Organic Polymers and Gels
  • 4.2. Formation of Composites and Phase Changes in other Materials
  • 4.2.1. Demixion of out of Equilibrium Solid Solutions
  • 4.2.2. Growth of Particles
  • 4.3. Latent Tracks
  • 4.3.1. Changes in Magnetic Ordering
  • 4.3.2. Filters and Templates
  • 5. CONCLUSION
  • 6. REFERENCES
  • APPENDIX : BASIC FORMULA OF ION STOPPING
  • Chapter 3 NANOSTRUCTURED SNO2: TIO2 COMPOSITE AND BILAYERED THIN FILMS: HUMIDITY SENSOR
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS
  • 2.1. Synthesis
  • 2.2. Preparation of Thin Films
  • 2.3. Measurements and Analyses
  • 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  • 3.1. TiO2-SnO2 Composite Thin Films
  • 3.1.1. Characteristics of Composite Films
  • 3.1.2. Humidity Sensing Properties of Composite Films
  • 3.2. SnO2:TiO2 Bilayered Thin Films
  • 3.2.1. Characteristics of Bilayered Films
  • 3.2.2. Humidity Sensing Properties of Bilayered Films
  • 4. CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 4 SYNTHESIS OF ZNO NANOPOWDER BY SOLUTION COMBUSTION METHOD AND ITS PHOTOCATALYTIC CHARACTERISTICS
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1. Zinc Oxide
  • 1.2. Crystal Structure of Zinc Oxide
  • 1.3. Electronic Structure of Zinc Oxide
  • 1.4. Scope of This Work
  • 2. SYNTHESIS OF ZNO NANOPOWDER
  • 2.1. Background
  • 2.2. Experiment
  • 2.3. Results and Discussion
  • 2.4. Summary
  • 3. REMOVAL OF METAL IONS FROM WASTEWATER
  • 3.1. Recovery of Ag ions from wastewater
  • 3.1.1. Background
  • 3.1.2. Experiment
  • 3.1.3. Results and Discussion
  • 3.1.4. Summary
  • 3.2. Removal of Cu++ Ions from Aqueous Cu-EDTA Solution
  • 3.2.1. Background
  • 3.2.2. Experiment
  • 3.2.3. Results and Discussion
  • 3.2.4. Summary.
  • 3.3. Removal of Pb++ Ions from Aqueous Wastewater
  • 3.3.1. Background
  • 3.3.2. Experiment
  • 3.3.3. Results and Discussion
  • 3.3.4. Summary
  • 3.4. Recovery of Au Ions from Wastewater
  • 3.4.1. Background
  • 3.4.2. Experiment
  • 3.4.3. Results and Discussion
  • 3.4.4. Summary
  • 4. DESTRUCTION OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN WASTEWATER
  • 4.1. Background
  • 4.2. Experiment
  • 4.3. Results and Discussion
  • 4.3. Summary
  • 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 5 AL-BASED AMORPHOUS AND NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. AL-SI AMORPHOUS ALLOY BY MELT SPINNING METHOD
  • 3. THERMAL STABILITY OF TERNARY AMORPHOUS AL BASED ALLOYS
  • 4. HIGH STRENGTH AL-BASED ALLOYS PREPARED BY POWDER METALLURGY METHOD
  • 5. THE CONSIDERATION ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
  • 5.1. Nanostructured High-Entropy Alloys with Multiple Principal Elements
  • 5.2. Spark Plasma Sintering Technique for P/M Processing
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 6 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES OF NANOCLAY DISPERSION IN MOLDED EPOXY DISKS: EFFECTS OF MIXING TEMPERATURE
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
  • 2.1. Materials
  • 2.2. Mixing of Nanoclay in Epoxy Resin
  • 2.3. Molding and Sample Preparation
  • 2.4. Quantification of Dispersion
  • 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  • 3.1. Dispersion of Micro-Scale Clusters
  • 3.2. Dispersion of Nano-Scale Clusters
  • 4. CONCLUSION
  • 5. REFERENCES
  • Chapter 7 SYNTHESIS OF THIOL-DERIVATIZED GOLD AND ALLOYED GOLD-SILVER CLUSTERS WITH CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. TRADITIONAL SYNTHESIS
  • 3. SIZE-CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS
  • 4. PRODUCT CHARACTERIZATION
  • 4.1. Morphological and Structural Characterization
  • 4.2. In Situ On-Line Spectrophotometric Sizing
  • 4.3. Thermal Characterization
  • 5. THIOL-DERIVATIZED ALLOYED AU-AG CLUSTERS
  • 6. APPLICATIONS
  • 6. CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES.
  • INDEX
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