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[August 2004]
Continuous Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials
The recent volume from the Materials Research Society (Warrendale, PA, USA) - entitled 'Continuous Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials' - features a slightly different perspective from previous offerings in the Nanophase and Nanocomposite Materials series which began at the 1992 MRS Fall Meeting. In particular, it focuses on recent advances in nanostructured and nanophase materials and their applications.
Nanostructured materials consist of domains of less than 100nm and include atom clusters and cluster assemblies, one or two-dimensionally modulated layers and three-dimensional structures. The term 'nanophase' refers to structures comprised of domains or particles of a single material that are typically less than 100nm, whereas 'nanocomposite' refers to a composite of more than one nanophase.
Nanoscale materials can be engineered as homogeneous or porous ceramics, metals, metal oxides, semiconductors, organic polymers or as composite materials containing these components. Rapid progress has been made over the last two decades and industrial applications for these structures are in sight. This volume brings together scientists from many disciplines to share and discuss advances in the field. Topics include: nanophase materials; nanocomposite materials; nanostructured materials; applications and properties of nanostructured materials; carbon nanotubes; nanostructured thin films and coatings; and theoretical and modelling studies of nanostructured materials.
The book (hardcover) contains 99 papers in its 662 pages and costs US$124 (non-US, non-MRS member) or US$98 (MRS member). It is Volume 788 from the MRS Symposium Proceedings Series.
Web site: www.mrs.org/books/
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