Short description Focusing on both academic questions and applications of self-assembly, this book discusses the self-organization of inorganic and magnetic nanocrystals, plus their collective optical and magnetic properties, and the in-situ fabrication of metal nanoparticles in solid matrices.
From the contents Self-Organization of Inorganic Nanocrystals Structures of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Self-Assembly Self-Organization of Magnetic Nanocrystals at the Mesoscopic Scale: Example of Liquid-Gas Transitions In Situ Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles in Solid Matrices Three-Dimensional Self-Assemblies of Nanoparticles Dissipative Structures and Dynamic Processes for Mesoscopic Polymer Patterning Self-Assemblies of Anisotropic Nanoparticles: Mineral Liquid Crystals Collective Properties Due to Self-Organization of Silver Nanocrystals Scanning Tunneling Luminescence from Metal Nanoparticles Collective Magnetic Properties of Organizations of Magnetic Nanocrystals Exploitation of Self-Assembled Nanostructures in Optical Biosensors Nano Lithography Shrinkage Cracks: a Universal Feature
