Hannink R.H.J., Hill A.J. (eds.) Nanostructure Control of Materials

Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2006. - 368 pages.The ability to measure and manipulate matter on the nanometer level is making possible a new generation of materials with enhanced mechanical, optical, transport and magnetic properties. This important book summarises key developments in nanotechnology and their impact on the processing of metals, polymers, composites and ceramics. After a brief introduction, a number of chapters discuss the practical issues involved in the commercial production and use of nanomaterials. Other chapters review ways of nanoengineering steel, aluminium and titanium alloys. Elsewhere the book discusses the use of nanoengineered metal hydrides to store hydrogen as an energy source, and the development of nanopolymers for batteries and other energy storage devices. Other chapters discuss the use of nanotechnology to enhance the toughness of ceramics, the production of synthetic versions of natural materials such as bone, and the development of nanocomposites. Nanostructure control of materials is an ideal introduction to the ways nanotechnology is being used to create new materials for industry. It will be welcomed by R&D managers in such sectors as automotive engineering as well as academics working in this exciting area.Introduction: Special Properties Resulting from Nanodimensionality
Nanoparticle Technologies and Applications
Nanometric Architectures: Emergence of Efficient Non-Crystalline Atomic Organization in Nanostructures
Nanostructure Characterisation Using Electron-Beam Techniques
Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposite Membranes for Molecular Separation Processes
Developing Fast Ion Conductors from Nanostructured Polymers
Nanostructures in Biological Materials
Magnetic Resonance to Study Nanoprecipitation in Light Metal Alloys
Nanocrystalline Light Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage
Nanoengineering of Metallic Materials
Mechanical Behaviour of Metallic Nanolaminates
Preparation of Monolithic Nanocrystalline Ceramics
Nanofabrication