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Answering the Challenge: Research, Benefits and Applications of Nanotechnology
This chapter surveys the application of nanotechnology to major systems for space exploration and Moon and Mars surfaces. These subsystems include...
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Semiconductors
Without question, semiconductors represent the most utilized and under-appreciated class of materials in our society. From our cell phones that keep...
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Materials-Based Solutions to Solar Energy System
Solar energy is the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available in the world. This energy can be harnessed using a range of...
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Classic Carbon Nanostructures
The era of carbon-based nanotechnology, as it is well-known, started from 1985 when the fullerene C60 was discovered. The rediscovery of carbon...
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Application of Isotopic Materials Science in Bulk and Low-Dimensional Structures
This chapter reviews the application of isotopic materials science in different fields of nanotechnology and nanoscience. The application of stable...
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Molecular Electronics
The prospects of using organic materials in electronics and optoelectronics applications have attracted scientists and technologists since the 1970s....
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Semiconductors
Our technologically advanced way of life would not be possible without the semiconductor industry. The first semiconductor device, known as a...
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Nanodiamonds
This chapter presents a brief survey of the different classes of nanodiamond particles and a comparison of their purity, structure,...
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Structural, energetic, and electronic properties of hydrogenated aluminum arsenide clusters
The chemisorptions of hydrogen on aluminum arsenide clusters are studied with density functional theory (DFT). The on-top site is identified to be...
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Semiconductors
Without question, semiconductors represent the most utilized and under-appreciated material in our society. From our alarm clocks that wake us up in...
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Semiconducting Materials
Our technologically advanced way of life would not be possible without the semiconductor industry. The first semiconductor device known as a...
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Ionized-Cluster Beam Deposition and Epitaxy
The ionized cluster beam (ICB) deposition and epitaxial process is an ion-assisted technique by which high quality films of metals, dielectrics and...