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"Nanostructure Control of Materials" is an ideal introduction to the ways nanotechnology is being used to create new materials for industry. It will be welcomed by R&D managers in such sectors as automotive engineering as well as academics working in this exciting area.

Nanostructure Control of Materials

Dublin, Ireland | Posted on January 27th, 2010

The ability to measure and manipulate matter on the nanometer level is making possible a new generation of materials with enhanced mechanical, optical, transport and magnetic properties. This important book summarises key developments in nanotechnology and their impact on the processing of metals, polymers, composites and ceramics.

After a brief introduction, a number of chapters discuss the practical issues involved in the commercial production and use of nanomaterials. Other chapters review ways of nanoengineering steel, aluminium and titanium alloys. Elsewhere the book discusses the use of nanoengineered metal hydrides to store hydrogen as an energy source, and the development of nanopolymers for batteries and other energy storage devices. Other chapters discuss the use of nanotechnology to enhance the toughness of ceramics, the production of synthetic versions of natural materials such as bone, and the development of nanocomposites.

"Nanostructure Control of Materials" is an ideal introduction to the ways nanotechnology is being used to create new materials for industry. It will be welcomed by R&D managers in such sectors as automotive engineering as well as academics working in this exciting area.

Key benefits:

- reviews key developments in nanotechnology and their impact on various materials
- edited by leading experts in the field

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Title Index:

Introduction: Special properties resulting from nanodimensionality
A J Hill and Richard Hannink, CSIRO, Australia

Nanoparticle technologies and applications
P Casey, CSIRO, Australia
- Introduction
- Commercial production of nanoparticles
- Synthesis and production processes
- Examples of commercial production
- Applications
- Future challenge of nanoparticle production

Nanometric architectures: emergence of efficient non-crystalline atomic organization in nanostructures
T Aste and T Di Matteo, The Australian National University, Australia
- Introduction
- Equal spheres packings
- Searching for structure: the radial distribution function
- Local motifs and orientation symmetry
- Understanding the structure: local geometrial organization
- A packing of tetrahedral
- Structural organization and packing fraction
- Packing hierarchy: the topological structure beyond first neighbours
- Can disorder be more efficient?
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References

Nanostructure characterisation using electron-beam techniques
J Drennan and J Riches, University of Queensland, Australia
- Introduction
- Sample preparation
- Nanoanalysis
- Imaging
- Future trends
- Acknowledgments
- References

Organic/inorganic nanocomposite membranes for molecular separation processes
T C Merkel and I Pinnau, MembraneTechnology and Research Inc, USA
- Introduction
- Transport in dense membranes
- Transport in composite materials
- Nanocomposite membrane research
- Conclusions and future trends
- References

Developing fast ion conductors from nanostructured polymers
M Forsyth, J Adebahr, N Byrne and D Macfarlane, Monash University, Australia
- Introduction
- Polymer electrolytes
- Composite electrolytes
- Conclusions
- References

Designing nanostructures using biological materials
H Gao, B Ji and H Yao, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Germany
- Introduction
- Nanostructures of biological materials
- Mechanics of bulk nanostructures of bone-like materials
- Mechanics of surface nanostructure of gecko-like materials
- Conclusions
- Future trends
- Acknowledgment
- References

Magnetic resonance to study nanoprecipitation in light metal alloys
T Bastow and K Nairn, CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology, Australia
- Introduction
- NMR- a novel method for studying precipitation in alloys
- NMR spectra of alloys
- Conclusions
- References

Nanocrystalline light metal hydrides for hydrogen storage
T Klassen, GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht GmbH, Germany
- Introduction
- Production of nanocrystalline light metal hydrides
- Processes of hydrogen absorption and desorption
- Nanocrystalline Mg-based hydrides
- Nanocrystalline alanates
- Evalauation of technical potential of nanocrystalline hydrides
- Future trends
- References

Nanoengineering of metallic materials
R Lumley and A Morton, CSIRO and I Polmear, Monash University, Australia
- Introduction
- Nano-engineering of metallic materials
- Age hardened alloys. High strength low alloy (HSLA) steels
- Mechanical alloying
- Amorphous solids and controlled crystallisation through rapid solidification
- Future trends
- References

Mechanical behaviour of metallic nanolaminates
A Misra, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
- Introduction. Methods of synthesizing metallic nanolaminates. Overview of strengthening mechanisms. Dependence of nanolaminte strength on layer thickness. Modeling of single dislocation behaviour. Plastic stability of nanolaminates. Conclusions. Acknowledgments. References.

Preparation of monolithic nanocrystalline ceramics
G Rixecker and Z Burghard, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Germany, L Gao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, F Aldinger, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Germany
- Introduction
- Synthesis of nonmetallic-inorganic nanoparticles
- Green shaping of nanoceramic bodies
- Densification
- Specific properties and applications
- Conclusions and future trends
- References

Nanofabrication
E Harvey and M Ghantasala, MiniFAB, Australia
- Introduction
- Nano materials - Top Down and Bottom Up approaches
- Fabrication technologies - additive/subtractive methods
- Lithography based technologies
- Deposition techniques
- Fabrication of nanowires - different technologies
- Future trends
- References

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