The chemistry of nanomaterials : synthesis, properties and applications [2 vol. set.) / edited by C.N.R. Rao, A. Muller, A.K. Cheetham

Includes bibliographical references and index.

(Volume 1) -- Nanomaterials: An Introduction -- Strategies for the Scalable Synthesis of Quantum Dots and Related Nanodimensional Materials -- Moving Nanoparticles Around: Phase-Transfer Processes in Nanomaterials Synthesis -- Mesoscopic Assembly and Other Properties of Metal and Semiconductor Nanocrystals -- Oxide Nanoparticles -- Sonochemistry and Other Novel Methods Developed for the Synthesis of Nanoparticles -- Solvothermal Synthesis of Non-Oxide Nanomaterials -- Nanotubes and Nanowires -- Synthesis, Assembly and Reactivity of Metallic Nanorods -- Oxide-Assisted Growth of Silicon and Related Nanowires: Growth Mechanism, Structure and Properties.
(Volume 2) -- Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Nanocrystals -- Core-shell Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Biological Labeling -- Large Semiconductor Molecules -- Oxomolybdates: From Structures to Functions in a New Era of Nanochemistry -- Nanostructural Polymers -- Recent Developments in the Chemistry and Chemical Applications of Porous Silicon -- Nanocatalysis -- Nanoporous Materials -- Photochemistry and Electrochemistry of Nanoassemblies -- Electrochemistry with Nanoparticles -- Nanolithography and Nanomanipulation