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Contents

About the Contributors vii

Part I Nanotechnology as a Tool for Sustainability
Chapter 1. Nanotechnology and the Environment
Mark R. Wiesner and Jean-Yves Bottero 3
Nano-convergence and Environmental Engineering 4
Origin and Organization of this Book 6
References 13
Chapter 2. Nanotechnology and Our Energy Challenge
Wade Adams and Amy Myers Jaffe 15
Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy 19
Smalley Electricity Vision 22
Conclusion 24
References 25
Part II Principles and Methods

Chapter 3. Nanomaterials Fabrication
Jean-Pierre Jolivet and Andrew R. Barron 29
Specificity and Requirements in the Fabrication Methods of Nanoparticles 30
Oxides 31
Semiconductor Nanoparticles
(Quantum Dots and Quantum Rods) 58
Metallics, Bimetallics, and Alloys 65
Carbon Based Nanomaterials 77
References 97
Chapter 4. Methods for Structural and Chemical Characterization
of Nanomaterials Jérôme Rose, Antoine Thill, and Jonathan Brant 105
Introduction 105
Principles of Light-Material Interactions Atomic Force
Microscopy and Scanning Tunnel Microscopy 106
Structural Characterization 107

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