Metal-Polymer Nanocomposites

by Nicolais, Luigi; Carotenuto, Gianfranco

• ISBN13: 9780471471318
• ISBN10: 0471471313
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-08
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

A unique guide to an essential area of nanoscienceInterest in nano-sized metals has increased greatly due to their special characteristics and suitability for a number of advanced applications. As technology becomes more refined-including the ability to effectively manipulate and stabilize metals at the nanoscale-these materials present ever-more workable solutions to a growing range of problems.Metal-Polymer Nanocomposites provides the first guide solely devoted to the unique properties and applications of this essential area of nanoscience. It offers a truly multidisciplinary approach, making the text accessible to readers in physical, chemical, and materials science as well as areas such as engineering and topology.The thorough coverage includes: The chemical and physical properties of nano-sized metals Different approaches to the synthesis of metal-polymer nanocomposites (MPN) Advanced characterization techniques and methods for study of MPN Real-world applications, including color filters, polarizers, optical sensors, nonlinear optical devices, and more An extensive list of references on the topics covered A unique, cutting-edge resource for a vital area of nanoscience development, Metal-Polymer Nanocomposites is an invaluable text for students and practitioners of materials science, engineering, polymer science, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and optics.

Author Biography

LUIGI NICOLAIS is currently a professor in the Department of Materials Engineering and Production at the University of Naples &quot;Federico II.&quot; He is a member of the editorial board for several journals, including Polymer Composites, Composite Science and Technology, Polymer News, Journal of Materials Science, and the Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Wiley).<BR> GIANFRANCO CAROTENUTO is currently a researcher in the Institute of Composite Materials Technology at the National Research Council in Naples. He is a member of the editorial board of Polymer News, where he contributes to a special section on nanostructured composites.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Contributors	xiii
Physical and Chemical Properties of Nano-Sized Metal Particles	1	(36)
C. N. R. Rao
G. U. Kulkarni
P. J. Thomas
Metal-Containing Polymers: Cryochemical Synthesis, Structure, and Physicochemical Properties	37	(38)
L. I. Trakhtenberg
G. N. Gerasimov
Controlled Pyrolysis of Metal-Containing Precursors as a Way for Synthesis of Metallopolymer Nanocomposites	75	(48)
A. D. Pomogailo
A. S. Rozenberg
G. I. Dzhardimalieva
Nanostructured Polymeric Nanoreactors for Metal Nanoparticle Formation	123	(32)
L. M. Bronstein
Metal-Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis: Novel Ex Situ and in Situ Approaches	155	(28)
G. Carotenuto
L. Nicolais
B. Martorana
P. Perlo
Plamon Absorption of Embedded Nanoparticles	183	(18)
A. Heilmann
Magnetooptics of Granular Materials and New Optical Methods of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Nanostructures Imaging	201	(40)
V. I. Belotelov
P. Perlo
A. K. Zvezdin
Optical Extinction of Metal Nanoparticles Synthesized in Polymer by Ion Implantation	241	(24)
A. L. Stepanov
Optically Anisotropic Metal--Polymer Nanocomposites	265	(22)
W. Caseri
Index	287