过去的几十年里。纳米结构新颖的系统性能在自然科学的各个领域中得到广泛认可，新技术的不断发展吸引了各个领域的科学家投入到与之相关的研究中。要全面实现纳米科学与技术的巨大应用前景，面临的重要挑战就是寻找在原子尺度上调制排列结构的方法以及构造原子、介观、宏观各尺度层次的材料。本书包含了大量通过化学、仿生学途径并运用自组织机制合成纳米材料并产生不同尺度的组件的方法。本书介绍了纳米结构自组装领域从基础理论到相关应用的大量令人鼓舞的最新进展，可供物理学、化学、生物学、工程和材料科学领域中科研人员和研究生参考。

本书是《国外物理名著系列》之一。本书几乎涉及了近代物理学中自组织纳米材料的所有领域，既有阐述学科基本理论的经典名著，也有反映某一学科专题前沿的专著。基础理论方面强调“经典”，选择了那些经得起时间检验、对物理学的发展产生重要影响、现在还不“过时”的著作；反映物理学某一领域进展的方面强调“前沿”和“热点”，根据国内物理学研究发展的实际情况，选择了能够体现相关学科最新进展，对有关方向的科研人员和研究生有重要参考价值的图书。本书还对部分目录标题和练习题进行了少量的翻译和注释，以方便国内读者的阅读和理解。

Preface

1、Self-Assembled Si1-xGex Dots and Islands

 Jean-Marc Baribeau,Nelson L.Rowell,and David J.Lockwood

 1.1 Introduction

 1.2 Si1-xGex Island Growth

1.2.1 Growth Modes in Heteroepitaxy

1.2.2 Si1-xGex Island Growth and Shape Evolution

1.2.3 Si1-xGex Island Composition and Strain Distribution

 1.3 Stacked Si1-xGex Islands

1.3.1 Development of Morphological Instabilities in Heteroepitaxy

1.3.2 Synthesis,Structure,and Vertical Correlation

1.3.3 Vibrational Properties

1.3.4 Optical Properties

 1.4 Engineering of Si1-xGex Islands

1.4.1 Influence of Surface Morphology

1.4.2 Influence of Adsorbed Species

 1.5 Applications of Si1-xGex Islands and Dots

1.5.1 Photodetectors

1.5.2 Other Applications

 1.6 Summary and Future Prospects

  References

2、Synthesis of Titania Nanoerystals: Application for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

 Motonari Adachi,Yusuke Murata,Fumin Wang,and Jinting Jiu

 2.1 Formation of Titania Nanocrystals by Surfactant-Assisted Methods

2.1.1 Introduction: How to Control Morphology and Functionalize Ceramic Materials

2.1.2 Formation of Network Structure of Single Crystalline TiO2 Nanowires by the "Oriented Attachment" Mechanism

2.1.3 Morphological Control of Anatase Nanocrystals Using Dodecanediamine as a Surfactant

 2.2 Application of TiO2 Network of Single-Crystalline Nanowires for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2.2.1 Introduction

2.2.2 How to Make the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2.2.3 Characterization of the Solar Cells Made of Network of Single-Crystalline Anatase Exposing Mainly the {101} Plane

 2.3 Summary

  References

3、Soft Synthesis of Inorganic Nanorods,Nanowires,and Nanotubes

  Shu-Hong Yu and Yi-Tai Qian

 3.1 Introduction

 3.2 An Overview: Emerging Synthetic Routes for the Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Nanocrystals

3.2.1 "Hard" Approaches

3.2.2 "Soft" Approaches

 3.3 Soft Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Nanocrystals

3.3.1 Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Processes

3.3.2 Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanorods/Nanowires by Solution-Liquid-Solid Mechanism

3.3.3 Capping Agents/Surfactant-Assisted Soft Synthesis

3.3.4 Bio-Inspired Approach for Complex Superstructures

3.3.5 Oriented Attachment Growth Mechanism

 3.4 Summary and Outlook

  References

4、Assembly of Zeolites and Crystalline Molecular Sieves

 Jennifer L.Anthony and Mark E.Davis

 4.1 Introduction

 4.2 Thermodynamics of Synthesis Processes

 4.3 Kinetics of Synthesis Processes

 4.4 Assembly Processes

4.4.1 Proposed Mechanisms for Zeolite Assembly

4.4.2 MetaMon-Assisted Assembly Processes

 4.5 Components of Synthesis

4.5.1 Organic Components

4.5.2 Inorganic Components

 4.6 Chirality:Can a Designer Zeohte Be Synthesized

 4.7 Summary

  References

5、Molecular Imprinting by the Surface Sol-Gel Process:Templated Nanoporous Metal Oxide Thin Films for Molecular Recognition

  Seung-Woo Lee and Toyoki Kunitake

 5.1 Introduction

 5.2 Surface Sol-Gel Process

5.2.1 Preparation of Amorphous Metal Oxide Thin Films

5.2.2 Rich Variety of Organic Components in Nanohybrid Layers

 5.3 Molecular Imprinting in Amorphous Metal Oxide Films

5.3.1 Incorporation and Removal of Templates

5.3.2 Stability and Selectivity of Imprinted Sites

5.3.3 Nature of Imprinted Sites for Guest Binding

5.3.4 Multifunctional Nature of Imprinted Cavity

5.3.5 Varied Molecular Selectivity

 5.4 Practical Potentials

5.4.1 Recognition of Biological Molecules

5.4.2 Contrivance for High Sensitivity

5.4.3 Recognition of Coordination Geometry

5.4.4 Nanoporous Thin Films with Ion-Exchange Sites

5.4.5 Direct Observation of Imprinted Cavity-Physical Cavity Versus Topological Cavity

 5.5 Unsolved Problems and Future Prospects

References

6、Fabrication,Characterization,and Applications of Template-Synthesized Nanotubes and Nanotube Membranes

 Punit Kohli and Charles R.Martin

 6.1 Introduction

 6.2 Nomenclature

 6.3 Template Synthesis of Nanotubes

 6.4 Silica Nanotubes

6.4.1 Attaching Different Functional Groups to the Inside Versus Outside Surfaces

6.4.2 Nanotubes for Chemical and Bioextraction and Biocatalysis:Demonstration of Potential Drug Detoxification Using Nanotubes

 6.5 Template Synthesis of Nano Test Tubes

 6.6 Nanotube Membranes for Bioseparations

6.6.1 Antibody-Functionalized Nanotube Membranes for Selective Enantiomeric Separations

6.6.2 Functionalized Nanotube Membranes with "Hairpin"-DNA Transporter with Single-Base Mismatch Selectivity

 6.7 Conical Nanotubes: Mimicking Artificial Ion Channel

 6.8 Conclusions

References

7、Synthesis and Characterization of Core-Shell Structured Metals

  Tetsu Yonezawa

 7.1 Introduction

 7.2 Preparation of Core-Shell Bimetallic Nanoparticles

7.2.1 Preparation Procedures

7.2.2 Successive Reduction of the Corresponding Two Metal Ions

7.2.3 Simultaneous Reduction of the Corresponding Two Metal Ions

7.2.4 Other Systems

 7.3 Characterization of Core-Shell Bimetallic Nanoparticles

7.3.1 X-ray Characterization

7.3.2 Electron Microscopic Observations

7.3.3 UV-vis Spectroscopy

7.3.4 IR Spectroscopy of Chemical Probes

 7.4 Summary

  References

8、Cobalt Nanocrystals Organized in Mesoseopie Scale

  Marie-Paule Pileni

 8.1 Introduction

 8.2 Self-Organization of Cobalt Nanocrystals

 8.3 Collective Magnetic Properties of Mesostructures Made of Magnetic Nanocrystals

 8.4 Conclusion

  References

9、Synthesis and Applications of Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina

 Hideki Masuda and Kazuyuki Nishio

 9.1 Introduction

 9.2 Synthesis of Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina

9.2.1 Growth of Anodic Porous Alumina on Al

9.2.2 Synthesis of Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina

9.2.3 Ideally Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina by the Pretexturing Process Using Molds

 9.3 Ordered Nanostructures Based on Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina

9.3.1 Nanocomposite Structures Using Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina

9.3.2 Nanofabrication Using Anodic Porous Alumina Masks

9.3.3 Two-Step Replication Process for Functional Nanohole Arrays

9.3.4 Ordered Array of Biomolecules Using Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina

 9.4 Conclusions

  References

Index