Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology - Hardcover with PC CD-ROM - second edition

Hardcover with CD-ROM (PC)  1916 pp, 972 two-color illus, 71 tables  ISBN 9783540351726      £239.00

The single-volume Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology meets this requirement by integrating knowledge from key subfields. The authors have organized and synthesized a wealth of practical information on the fundamentals and applications of Nanotechnology. A clearly structured two-color layout makes the book user friendly and enjoyable to read.

The integrity and authoritativeness of the information is guaranteed by an experienced editor and international team of more than 90 authors. The handbook is an invaluable resource for mechanical and electrical engineers, materials scientists, physicists and chemists who work either in the Nanotechnology area or in a field influenced by this new key technology.

Features:

• Covers basic concepts, theory, materials, properties, and fabrication.
• Contains over 900 illustrations and numerous comprehensive materials data tables.
• Features exhaustive references to approved data.
• A detailed index and fully searchable CD-ROM guarantee quick access to data.

Contents

Foreword by Neal Lane
Foreword by James R. Heath
Introduction to Nanotechnology.

• Part A Nanostructures, Micro/Nanofabrication, and Micro/Nanodevices: Nanomaterials Synthesis and Applications: Molecule-Based Devices.- Introduction to Carbon Nanotubes.- Nanowires.- Introduction to Micro/Nanofabrication. - Stamping Techniques for Micro- and Nanofabrication: Methods and Applications.- Materials Aspects of Micro- and Nanoelectromechanical Systems.- MEMS/NEMS Devices and Applications.- Microfluidics and Their Applications to Lab-on-a-Chip.- Therapeutic Nanodevices.
• Part B Scanning Probe Microscopy: Scanning Probe Microscopy € Principle of Operation, Instrumentation, and Probes.- Probes in Scanning Microscopies.- Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy and Its Related Topics.- Low Temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Dynamic Force Microscopy.- Molecular Recognition Force Microscopy.
• Part C Nanotribology and Nanomechanics: Micro/Nanotribology and Materials Characterization Studies Using Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Surface Forces and Nanorheology of Molecularly Thin Films.- Scanning Probe Studies of Nanoscale Adhesion Between Solids in the Presence of Liquids and Monolayer Films.- Friction and Wear on the Atomic Scale .- Nanoscale Mechanical Properties € Measuring Techniques and Applications.- Nanomechanical Properties of Solid Surfaces and Thin Films.- Atomistic Computer Simulations of Nanotribology.- Mechanics of Biological Nanotechnology.- Mechanical Properties of Nanostructures
• Part D Molecularly Thick Films for Lubrication: Nanotribology of Ultrathin and Hard Amorphous Carbon Films.- Self-Assembled Monolayers for Controlling Adhesion, Friction and Wear.- Nanoscale Boundary Lubrication Studies.- Kinetics and Energetics in Nanolubrication.
• Part E Industrial Applications and Microdevice Reliability: Nanotechnology for Data Storage Applications.- The "Millipede" € A Nanotechnology-Based AFM Data Storage System.- Microactuators for Dual-Stage Servo Systems in Magnetic Disk Files.- Micro/Nanotribology of MEMS/NEMS Materials and Devices.- Mechanical Properties of Micromachined Structures. - Thermo- and Electromechanics of Thin-Film Microstructures.- High Volume Manufacturing and Field Stability of MEMS Products.- MEMS Packaging and Thermal Issues in Reliability.
• Part F Social and Ethical Implication: Social and Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology.-