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Introduces students to nanoscale principles in molecular engineering, provides hands-on experience and stresses the interdisciplinary nature of this field.
List of contents
Preface
Units, Fundamental Constants, and Symbols
CHAPTER 1: THE REALM OF NANOSCIENCE AND MOLECULAR ENGINEERING
1.1 NANOSCIENCE AND MOLECULAR ENGINEERING
1.2 PROPERTIES IN LOWER DIMENSIONALITIES
1.3 MECHANICAL SYSTEM RESPONSES
1.4 DRIVING FORCES AND RESPONSES IN THERMAL TRANSPORT
1.5 ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT OF LOWER DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS
1.8 MINIATURIZATION, SCALING, AND SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS
1.9 ORGANIZATION AND OUTLOOK FOR NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
STUDY PROBLEMS TO CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2: INTERFACIAL AND SIZE-CONSTRAINT SYSTEMS
2.1 OVERVIEW
2.2 VAN DER WAALS MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
2.3 INTERFACIAL EFFECTS ON LIQUIDS AND VAN DER WAALS SOLIDS
2.4 INTERFACIAL EFFECTS ON SPIN-COATED POLYMER FILMS
2.5 SIZE AND INTERFACIAL CONSTRAINTS IN METAL NANOCLUSTERS
2.6 TWO-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS AND SURFACE ENERGY
STUDY PROBLEMS TO CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3: CONSTRAINED CONDENSED FLUID MOLECULAR SYSTEMS
3.1 MOLECULES AND PHASE PROPERTIES
3.2 METASTABLE LIQUID PHENOMENA
3.3 HYDRAULIC TRANSPORT IN CAPILLARIES AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
3.4 NANOCONDUIT FLOW ? BOUNDARY LAYER MODEL AND NANOCAPILLARIES
3.5 MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
STUDY PROBLEMS TO CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS QUANTUM MECHANICS
4.1 THERMAL EMISSION: FROM BOLTZMANN TO QUANTUM DISTRIBUTION LAW
4.2 FIRST VIEW INTO QUANTUM MECHANICS
4.3 ATOM STRUCTURE AND A SIMPLE MODEL
4.4 WAVE AND PARTICLE INTERFERENCES AND PROBABILITY
4.5 QUANTUM WAVE THEORY, QUANTUM CONSTRAINTS AND UNCERTAINTY
PROBLEM SECTION TO CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5: ELECTRON TRANSPORT AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF MOLECULES
5.1 ELECTRON TRANSPORT IN ONE-DIMENSIONAL QUANTUM WIRE
5.2 ELECTRON TUNNELING
5.3 SINGLE ELECTRON DEVICE TECHNOLOGY
5.4 ELECTRONS, ENERGY STATES, AND DISTRIBUTION IN ATOMS
5.5 ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION AND BONDING IN MOLECULES
5.6 MOBILE ELECTRONS
PROBLEM SECTION TO CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF MATTER
6.1 ELECTRONIC STATES AND TRANSPORT IN CONDENSED MATERIAL PHASES
6.2 BACKGROUND ON DOPED INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS
6.3 PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PROBLEM SECTION TO CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7: MOLECULAR MODES AND ENERGETIC PROPERTIES
7.1 MOLECULAR MODES
7.2 BOND VIBRATIONS IN MOLECULES
7.3 ROTATIONAL MOLECULAR MODE IN DIATOMIC MOLECULES
7.4 POLYATOMIC MOLECULES
7.5 LATTICE VIBRATIONS - PHONONS
PROBLEM SECTION TO CHAPTER 7
APPENDIX
A.1 Acoustic Wave Equation
A.2 Homogeneous Second Order Differential Equations
A.3 Solution of the 1D Wave Equation in Cartesian Coordinates
A.4 Solution to the Schrödinger Wave Equation for Hydrogen
About the author
René M. Overney, is Professor in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington. His research Interests is rational molecular engineering based on nanoscale fundamentals with focus on enhanced electronic, photonic, ionic, energy, momentum and mass transport properties, based on molecular relaxations and entropic cooperative properties in complex organic thin films. Overney's group is known for its pioneering efforts in developing novel scanning probe methods towards mapping inter- and intra-molecular energetics and transitions in thin film and self-assembled systems.
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Introduces students to nanoscale principles in molecular engineering, provides hands-on experience and stresses the interdisciplinary nature of this field.
