Chirality at the Nanoscale : Nanoparticles, Surfaces, Materials and More

by Amabilino, David B.

• ISBN13: 9783527320134
• ISBN10: 352732013X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-02
• Publisher: Vch Pub

Summary

The only standard reference in this exciting new field combines the physical, chemical and material science perspectives in a synergic way. This monograph traces the development of the preparative methods employed to create nanostructures, in addition to the experimental techniques used to characterize them, as well as some of the surprising physical effects. The chapters cover every category of material, from organic to coordination compounds, metals and composites, in zero, one, two and three dimensions. The book also reviews structural, chemical, optical, and other physical properties, finishing with a look at the future for chiral nanosystems.

Author Biography

David Amabilino is a tenured scientist at the Materials Science Institute (CSIC) working in the Department of Nanoscience and Molecular Materials. After receiving his PhD he worked in Fraser Stoddart?s group, with Jean-Pierre Sauvage and with Jaume Veciana?s group. His current interests include the influence of supramolecular and stereochemical effects on molecular materials, and especially the expression of chirality at the nanometre scale.

Table of Contents

An introduction to chirality at the nanoscale Optically active supramolecules

Chiral Nanoparticles Gels as a media for functional chiral nanofibers

Expression of chirality in polymers

Nanoscale exploration of molecular and supramolecular chirality at metal surfaces under ultrahigh-vacuum conditions

Expression of chirality on physisorbed monolayers observed by scanning tunnelling microscopy

Structure and function of chiral architectures of amphiphilic molecules at the air/water interface

Nanoscale stereochemistry in liquid crystals

The nanoscale aspects of chirality in crystal growth

Structure and heterogeneous equilibria Switching at the nanoscale

Chiroptical machines and switches Chiral nanoporous materials

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