| Preface |
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| 1 Self-Assembled Si1-x Gex Dots and Islands |
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Jean-Marc Baribeau, Nelson L. Rowell, and David J. Lockwood |
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1.2 Si1-x Gex Island Growth |
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1.2.1 Growth Modes in Heteroepitaxy |
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1.2.2 Island Growth and Shape Evolution |
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1.2.3 Si1-x Gex Island Composition and Strain Distribution |
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1.3 Stacked Si1-x Gex Islands |
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1.3.1 Development of Morphological Instabilities in Heteroepitaxy |
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1.3.2 Synthesis, Structure, and Vertical Correlation |
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1.3.3 Vibrational Properties |
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1.4 Engineering of Si1-x Gex Islands |
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1.4.1 Influence of Surface Morphology |
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1.4.2 Influence of Adsorbed Species |
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1.5 Applications of Si1-x Gex Islands and Dots |
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1.6 Summary and Future Prospects |
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| 2 Synthesis of Titania Nanocrystals: Application for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells |
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Motonari Adachi, Yusuke Murata, Fumin Wang, and Jinting Jiu |
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2.1 Formation of Titania Nanocrystals by Surfactant-Assisted Methods |
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2.1.1 Introduction: How to Control Morphology and Functionalize Ceramic Materials |
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2.1.2 Formation of Network Structure of Single Crystalline TiO2 Nanowires by the "Oriented Attachment" Mechanism |
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2.1.3 Morphological Control of Anatase Nanocrystals Using Dodecanediamine as a Surfactant |
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2.2 Application of TiO2 Network of Single-Crystalline Nanowires for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells |
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2.2.2 How to Make the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells |
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2.2.3 Characterization of the Solar Cells Made of Network of Single-Crystalline Anatase Exposing Mainly the {101} Plane |
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| 3 Soft Synthesis of Inorganic Nanorods, Nanowires, and Nanotubes |
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She-Hong Ye and Yi-Tai Qian |
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3.2 An Overview: Emerging Synthetic Routes for the Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Nanocrystals |
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3.3 Soft Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Nanocrystals |
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3.3.1 Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Processes |
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3.3.2 Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanorods/Nanowires by Solution–Liquid–Solid Mechanism |
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3.3.3 Capping Agents/Surfactant-Assisted Soft Synthesis |
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3.3.4 Bio-Inspired Approach for Complex Superstructures |
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3.3.5 Oriented Attachment Growth Mechanism |
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| 4 Assembly of Zeolites and Crystalline Molecular Sieves |
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Jennifer L. Anthony and Mark E. Davis |
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4.2 Thermodynamics of Synthesis Processes |
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4.3 Kinetics of Synthesis Processes |
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4.4.1 Proposed Mechanisms for Zeolite Assembly |
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4.4.2 Metal-Ion-Assisted Assembly Processes |
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4.5 Components of Synthesis |
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4.5.2 Inorganic Components |
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4.6 Chirality: Can a "Designer" Zeolite Be Synthesized? |
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| 5 Molecular Imprinting by the Surface Sol-Gel Process: Templated Nanoporous Metal Oxide Thin Films for Molecular Recognition |
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Seung-Woo Lee and Toyoki Kunitake |
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5.2 Surface Sol-Gel Process |
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5.2.1 Preparation of Amorphous Metal Oxide Thin Films |
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5.2.2 Rich Variety of Organic Components in Nanohybrid Layers |
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5.3 Molecular Imprinting in Amorphous Metal Oxide Films |
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5.3.1 Incorporation and Removal of Templates |
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5.3.2 Stability and Selectivity of Imprinted Sites |
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5.3.3 Nature of Imprinted Sites for Guest Binding |
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5.3.4 Multifunctional Nature of Imprinted Cavity |
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5.3.5 Varied Molecular Selectivity |
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5.4.1 Recognition of Biological Molecules |
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5.4.2 Contrivance for High Sensitivity |
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5.4.3 Recognition of Coordination Geometry |
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5.4.4 Nanoporous Thin Films with Ion-Exchange Sites |
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5.4.5 Direct Observation of Imprinted Cavity–Physical Cavity Versus Topological Cavity |
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5.5 Unsolved Problems and Future Prospects |
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| 6 Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications of Template-Synthesized Nanotubes and Nanotube Membranes |
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Punit Kohli and Charles R. Martin |
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6.3 Template Synthesis of Nanotubes |
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6.4.1 Attaching Different Functional Groups to the Inside Versus Outside Surfaces |
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6.4.2 Nanotubes for Chemical and Bioextraction and Biocatalysis: Demonstration of Potential Drug Detoxification Using Nanotubes |
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6.5 Template Synthesis of Nano Test Tubes |
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6.6 Nanotube Membranes for Bioseparations |
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6.6.1 Antibody-Functionalized Nanotube Membranes for Selective Enantiomeric Separations |
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6.6.2 Functionalized Nanotube Membranes with "Hairpin"-DNA Transporter with Single-Base Mismatch Selectivity |
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6.7 Conical Nanotubes: Mimicking Artificial Ion Channel |
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| 7 Synthesis and Characterization of Core-Shell Structured Metals |
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7.2 Preparation of Core-Shell Bimetallic Nanoparticles |
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7.2.1 Preparation Procedures |
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7.2.2 Successive Reduction of the Corresponding Two Metal Ions |
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7.2.3 Simultaneous Reduction of the Corresponding Two Metal Ions |
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7.3 Characterization of Core-Shell Bimetallic Nanoparticles |
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7.3.1 X-ray Characterization |
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7.3.2 Electron Microscopic Observations |
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7.3.3 UV-vis Spectroscopy |
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7.3.4 IR Spectroscopy of Chemical Probes |
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| 8 Cobalt Nanocrystals Organized inn. Mesoscopic Scale |
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8.2 Self-Organization of Cobalt Nanocrystals |
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8.3 Collective Magnetic Properties of Mesostructures Made of Magnetic Nanocrystals. |
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| 9 Synthesis and Applications of Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina |
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Hideki Masada and Kazuruki Nishio |
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9.2 Synthesis of Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina |
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9.2.1 Growth of Anodic Porous Alumina on Al |
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9.2.2 Synthesis of Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina |
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9.2.3 Ideally Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina by the Pretexturing Process Using Molds |
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9.3 Ordered Nanostructures Based on Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina |
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9.3.1 Nanocomposite Structures Using Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina |
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9.3.2 Nanofabrication Using Anodic Porous Alumina Masks |
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9.3.3 Two-Step Replication Process for Functional Nanohole Arrays |
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9.3.4 Ordered Array of Biomolecules Using Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina |
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