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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.
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.
Preface viiIntroduction ixNanowires as Building Blocks of New Devices: Present State andProspects 1F. Hernandez-Rarnirez, J. D. Prades, R. Rodriguez-Diaz, A.Rornano-Rodriguez, J. R. Morante, and S. MathurMechanistic Studies on Chemical Vapor Deposition Grown Tin OxideNanowires 9Jun Pan, Lisong Xiao, Hao Shen and Sanjay MathurMultifunctional Silicon Nitride Ceramic Nanocomposites UsingSingle-Walled Carbon Nanotubes 17Erica L. CorralSimulation Based Design of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites UsingMultiscale Modeling: An Overview 27Dinesh R. Katti and Kalpana S. KattiPreparation and Characteristic Control of ConductingPolymer/Metal Oxide Nano-Hybrid Films for Solar Energy Conversion35Yasuhiro Tachibana, Satoshi Makuta, Yasuhide Otsuka, Jun TeraoSusurnu Tsuda, Nobuaki Kambe, and Susurnu KuwabataLiquid Phase Morphology Control of Metal Oxides - PhaseTransformation of Stand-Alone ZnO Films in Aqueous Solutions51Yoshitake MasudaFabrication of the Finestructured Alumina Porous Materials withNanoimprint Method 61Hong Dae Kim, Tadachika Nakayarn, Jun Yoshirnura, KazuyoshiIrnaki, Takeshi Yoshirnura, Hisayuki Suernatsu, Tsuneo Suzuki, andKoichi NiiharaStructure Control of the Nanotube/Nanoparticle Hydrid Materialswith Sonochemical Processing 67Masahiro Terauchi, Tadachika Nakayarna, Hisayuki SuernatsuTsuneo Suzukiand Koichi NiiharaEfficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue with CuOLoaded Nanocrystalline TiOp 77Arun Kurnar Menon and Sarnar Jyoti KalitaConstituent Phases of Nanosized Alumina Powders Synthesized byPulsed Wire Discharge 89Satoru Ishihara, Yoshinori Tokoi, Yuu. Shikoda, HisayukiSuematsu, Tsuneo Suzuki, Tadachika Nakayama, and KoichiNiiharaThe Formation of Nanostructure Compound Layer during SulfurPlasma Nitriding and Its Mechnical Properties 99Kyoung II Moon, Yoon Kee Kim, and Kyung Sub LeeAdhesion Improvement of Hard Boron Nitride Films by Insertion ofVarious lnterlayers 111Tetsutaro Ohori, Hiroki Asarni, Jun Shirahata, Tsuneo SuzukiTadachika Nakayarna, Hisayuki Suematsu, and Koichi NiiharaProduction of Alumina Matrix Nanocomposite by Solid StatePrecipitation 119Arnartya Mukhopadhyay and R. I. ToddNanostructured Alumina Coatings Formed by aDissolution/Precipitation Process Using AIN Powder Hydrolysis133Andraz Kocjan, Kristoffer Krnel, Peter Jevnikar, TornazKosmacSynthesis of Aluminum Nitride Nanosized Powder by Pulsed WireDischarge without Ammonia 143Yoshinori Tokoi, Tsuneo Suzuki, Tadachika Nakayarna, HisayukiSuematsu, Futao Kaneko, and Koichi NiiharaDuctile Deformation in AlumindSilicon Carbide Nanocomposites155Houzheng Wu, Steve Roberts, and Brian DerbyAuthor Index 165