Gasphase synthesis of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials offers high chemical purity
and crystalline quality as well as scalability up to industrial quantities. It is therefore
highly attractive for both basic and applied science. This book gives a broad and coherent
overview of the complete production and value chain from nanoparticle formation to integration
into products and devices. Written by experts in the field - with backgrounds in electrical
engineering experimental and theoretical physics materials science and chemical engineering
- the book offers a deep insight into the fabrication characterization and application of
nanoparticles from the gasphase. The first part of the book Formation covers chemical and
growth kinetics in-situ diagnostics numerical simulation process development and material
deposition. In the second section the reader is introduced to the structure and dynamics that
lead to functional nanoscale systems and materials. The third section Properties and
Applications provides a detailed discussion of the optical electronic magnetic and chemical
characteristics of nanostructures and demonstrates how these can be used in tailored materials
and devices.
