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Introduction to Nanoscale
Science and Technology
NANOSTRUCTURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Series Editor: David J. Lockwood‚ FRSC
National Research Council of Canada
Ottawa‚ Ontario‚ Canada
Current volumes in this series:
ALTERNATIVE LITHOGRAPHY: UNLEASHING THE POTENTIALS
OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Edited by Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres
INTRODUCTION TO NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Edited by Massimiliano Di Ventra‚ Stephane Evoy‚ and James R. Heflin
NANOPARTICLES: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY
Edited by Vincent Rotello
NANOSCALE STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY AT SOLID-FLUID
INTERFACES (TWO-VOLUME SET)
Vol I: Interfacial Structures versus Dynamics
Vol II: Assembly in Hybrid and Biological Systems
Edited by Xiang Yang Liu and James J. De Yoreo
NANOSTRUCTURED CATALYSTS
Edited by Susannah L. Scott‚ Cathleen M. Crudden‚ and Christopher W. Jones
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN CATALYSIS (TWO-VOLUME SET)
Edited by Bing Zhou‚ Sophie Hermans‚ and Gabor A. Somorjai
POLYOXOMETALATE CHEMISTRY FOR NANO-COMPOSITE DESIGN
Edited by Toshihiro Yamase and Michael T. Pope
SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOSTRUCTURES
Jin Z. Zhang‚ Zhong-lin Wang‚ Jun Liu‚ Shaowei Chen‚ and Gang-yu Liu
SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS: FROM BASIC PRINCIPLES
TO APPLICATIONS
Edited by Alexander L. Efros‚ David J. Lockwood‚ and Leonid Tsybeskov
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Introduction to Nanoscale
Science and Technology
Edited by
Massimiliano Di Ventra
Department of Physics
University of California‚ San Diego
La Jolla‚ CA
Stephane Evoy
Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering
The University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia‚ PA
James R. Heflin‚ Jr.
Department of Physics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg‚ VA
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Preface
Over the past few years‚ numerous universities and colleges have been developing courses
in nanotechnology‚ both to respond to the growing interest by their student population and to
provide a well-educated next generation of scientists and engineers to this emerging field.
This textbook originated from such goals‚ through a course entitled “Nanotechnology”
developed by two of us (SE and JRH). First taught at Virginia Tech in spring 2001 and
at the University of Pennsylvania in fall 2002‚ this course was designed to serve a broad
clientele of seniors and graduate students from chemistry‚ physics‚ electrical and computer
engineering‚ mechanical engineering‚ chemical engineering‚ and materials science. Given
the unavailability of a textbook written with suitable breadth of coverage‚ sixty articles from
journals and magazines were selected to provide the necessary reading material. While the
course has been very well received‚ many students expressed difficulty at absorbing material
from such a wide collection of journal articles. We therefore realized the need for a textbook
that covers the same broad spectrum of topics‚ but which is
designed‚ written‚ and organized
for a student audience.
“Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology”
has been
conceived to provide such a broad and thorough introduction aimed at undergraduate seniors
and early graduate students in all of the disciplines mentioned above. It may also serve as
a valuable reference desk resource for academic‚ industrial‚ and government researchers
interested in a primer in this field.
The textbook consists of twenty-three chapters arranged in seven sections. All chap-
ters have been written by experts from each respective field. Each chapter is intended to
provide an overview‚ not a review‚ of a given field with examples chosen primarily for their
educational purpose. The student is encouraged to expand on the topics discussed in the
book by reading the references provided at the end of each chapter. The chapters have also
been written in a manner that fits the background of different science and engineering disci-
plines. Therefore‚ most technical terms and jargon have been avoided giving the subjects a
primarily qualitative structure rather than providing detailed mathematical analysis. Based
on our own experience‚ the complete set of topics contained in this book can be covered in
a single semester‚ provided one does not delve too deeply into any single subject. If time
constraints require a choice to be made between sections‚ we strongly recommend that the
first two be covered completely‚ as they provide the foundation upon which the remainder of
the material is developed. Beyond that‚ individual chapters‚ or even entire sections‚ may be
omitted without having an adverse effect on the comprehension of the remaining material.
Each chapter contains several problems/questions that can be used as homework as-
signments. The solutions of these problems can be found on a password-protected web site.
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