From a political societal and scientific point of view it is imperative to counteract global
warming and overcome energy scarcity. From a scientific perspective nanostructured materials
play a crucial role in achieving these goals e.g. in the development of energy-saving
light-emitting diodes solar cells rechargeable batteries or gas storage technologies. However
the potential design of the structure-related properties of such nanostructured compounds
requires in-depth knowledge and strict control of their crystallization processes which can be
achieved by monitoring the corresponding chemical reactions in situ. This book is aimed at
undergraduate and graduate students who wish to gain an overview of the applications synthesis
or in situ characterization of inorganic nanostructured compounds such as lanthanide-based
materials quantum dots magnetic nanoparticles bioceramics battery electrodes and
metal-organic frameworks.
