NANOPARTICLES AS THE SOLE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MACROSCOPIC SOLIDS

Colloidal nanoparticles in an assortment of shapes (e.g., spherical, rod-like, tube-like, sheet-like) have been the focus of far-reaching research pursuits due to their attractive material-dependent and size-dependent electronic, optical, and magnetic properties. One approach to deploy these materi...

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Main Author: Hasan, Saad Abir
Other Authors: Professor Sokrates Pantelides
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu//available/etd-04152010-120348/