Crystallization of Nanoscaled Colloids

This thesis deals with the processes that create ordered assemblies from disordered nanoparticles. Ordered packings of nanoscale particles can exhibit unusual properties. This work investigates the self-assembly of such particles, a process widely employed for the generation of ordered structures, but not yet well understood. In situ methods are used to observe the assembly of sub-micron polymer lattices and sub-10 nm gold particles into crystalline monolayers and aggregates. On the basis of these results, the book develops new models that describe the competition between different influences, such as thermal agitation and directional forces. It suggests necessary criteria that lead to the emergence of order.

List of contents

Large-Area Convective Assembly.- Convective Crystallization.- Temperature-Induced Agglomeration.- Temperature-Induced Crystallization.

Summary

This thesis deals with the processes that create ordered assemblies from disordered nanoparticles. Ordered packings of nanoscale particles can exhibit unusual properties. This work investigates the self-assembly of such particles, a process widely employed for the generation of ordered structures, but not yet well understood. In situ methods are used to observe the assembly of sub-micron polymer lattices and sub-10 nm gold particles into crystalline monolayers and aggregates. On the basis of these results, the book develops new models that describe the competition between different influences, such as thermal agitation and directional forces. It suggests necessary criteria that lead to the emergence of order.

Product details

• Authors: Philip G Born, Philip G. Born
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783319032962
• ISBN: 978-3-31-903296-2
• No. of pages: 130
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 236 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 236 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 130 p.
• Series: Springer Theses; Springer Theses
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Physical chemistry; B, Ceramics, Glass, Chemistry and Materials Science, polymers, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Polymer Sciences, Nanotechnology, Materials science, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Nanostructures, Nanoscale science, Nanochemistry, Nanophysics, Nanoscience, Materials—Surfaces, Surface chemistry & adsorption, Thin films, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Film, Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems, Phase transitions (Statistical physics), Polymer chemistry, Industrial chemistry & chemical engineering, composite materials, Composites (Materials)