This thesis deals with the processes that create ordered assemblies from disordered nanoparticles. Ordered packings of nanoscale particles can exhibit unusual properties. This work investigates the self-assembly of such particles, a process widely employed for the generation of ordered structures, but not yet well understood. In situ methods are used to observe the assembly of sub-micron polymer lattices and sub-10 nm gold particles into crystalline monolayers and aggregates. On the basis of these results, the book develops new models that describe the competition between different influences, such as thermal agitation and directional forces. It suggests necessary criteria that lead to the emergence of order.
| ISBN: | 9783319032962 |
| Publication date: | 24th June 2015 |
| Author: | Philip G Born |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 130 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Nanotechnology Ceramic and glass technology Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) Engineering applications of polymers and composites Nanosciences Materials science |
This thesis deals with the processes that create ordered assemblies from disordered nanoparticles. Ordered packings of nanoscale particles can exhibit unusual properties. This work investigates the self-assembly of such particles, a process widely employed for the generation of ordered structures, but not yet well understood. In situ methods are used to observe the assembly of sub-micron polymer lattices and sub-10 nm gold particles into crystalline monolayers and aggregates. On the basis of these results, the book develops new models that describe the competition between different influences, such as thermal agitation and directional forces. It suggests necessary criteria that lead to the emergence of order.
Crystallization of Nanoscaled Colloids features in the following genres: Nanotechnology, Ceramic and glass technology, Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics), Engineering applications of polymers and composites, Nanosciences, Materials science
Crystallization of Nanoscaled Colloids is available in Paperback, Hardback
Crystallization of Nanoscaled Colloids was written by Philip G Born and published by Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Crystallization of Nanoscaled Colloids has 130 pages
Yes it is part of Springer Theses series