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A Brief Introduction to Nanotechnology

      https://doi.org/10.1142/9781848169319_0002Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
      Abstract:

      The following sections are included:

      • The Emergence of Nanotechnology: “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom”

      • Coining the Term “Nanotechnology” and the Emergence of the Nanotechnology Concept

      • Manipulating Molecules: The Scanning Probe Microscopes

      • Carbon Fullerene: A New Form of Carbon

      • Carbon Nanotubes: Key Building Blocks for Future Nanotechnological Applications

      • A Single Layer of Carbon: Graphene

      • Non-Carbon Nanotubes and Fullerene-Like Material: The Inorganic Nanomaterials

      • Quantum Dots and Other Nanoparticles

      • Nanowires, Nanorods, and Other Nanomaterials

      • Magnetic Nanoparticles