Nanoscale Materials

Annotation This reference provides fundamental knowledge of nanoscopic materials for advanced graduate students and researchers interested in developing nanodevices. The reference includes 20 international contributions edited by Liz-Marz'an (physical chemistry, U. of Vigo, Spain) and Kamat (radiation laboratory, U. of Notre Dame). Topics include metal nanoparticles for catalysis, synthesis for microemulsions, spectroelectrochemistry of semiconductor colloid quantum dots, applications and properties of langmuir-blodgett films, and magnetic thin films. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).