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1 Nanotechnology: Principles and Applications |
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2 | (1) |
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1.2 Methods and Principles of Nanotechnology |
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1.2.1 What Makes Nanostructures Unique |
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1.2.5 Nanotechnology Imitates Nature |
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1.3 From Microelectronics to Nanoelectronics and Molecular Electronics |
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1.4 Nano in Energy and Clean Energy |
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1.5 Nanotechnology Tools: Nanometrology |
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2 Carbon Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications |
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23 | (1) |
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2.2 Fullerenes and Their Derivatives |
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2.2.1 Synthesis of Endohedral Fullerenes |
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2.2.2 Endohedral Metallofullerenes |
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2.2.3 Endohedral Nitrogen Fullerenes |
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2.2.4 Molecular Synthesis of Endohedral Fullerenes |
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2.2.5 Purification of Endohedral Fullerenes |
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2.2.6 Properties and Applications |
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2.2.7 Chemistry of Endohedral Fullerenes |
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2.2.8 One-Dimensional, Two-Dimensional Arrays and Beyond |
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2.3.2 Properties and Applications |
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3 Carbon Nanotubes: From Symmetry to Applications |
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3.1 Introduction: Symmetry of Nanotubes |
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3.1.1 Configuration of Single-Wall Nanotubes |
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3.1.2 Symmetry of Single-Wall Nanotubes |
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3.1.3 Double-Wall Nanotubes |
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3.3 Interaction Between Walls |
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3.3.1 Potential Produced by Nanotube |
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4 Laser-Based Growth of Nanostructured Thin Films |
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4.2 Instrumentation and Principles of Pulsed Laser Deposition |
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4.3 Examples and Applications |
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4.3.1 External Control of Ablated Species and Application to Ta-C Films [ 29] |
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4.3.2 Self-Assembled Nanoparticles into Dielectric-Matrix Films and Superlattices [ 52,54] |
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4.3.3 Control of the Atomic Structure and Nanostructure of Intermetallic and Glassy Films [ 147] |
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5 High Efficiency Multijunction Solar Cells with Finely-Tuned Quantum Wells |
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5.1 What is a Solar Cell? |
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5.3 Solution of the Diffusion Equation: n-Region |
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5.4 Solution of the Diffusion Equation: P-Region |
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5.5 Total Electron and Hole Currents |
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5.6 P-I-N Geometries of Solar Cells |
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5.9 Current Research Objectives: A Proposed Guideline |
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6 Thin Film Deposition and Nanoscale Characterisation Techniques |
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105 | (1) |
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6.2.1 Thin Film Deposition Techniques |
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106 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Physical Vapor Deposition: Magnetron Sputtering |
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6.2.3 Nanoscale Characterization of Sputtered Thin Films |
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108 | (17) |
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6.2.4 Wet Deposition Techniques of Thin Films |
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7 Implementation of Optical Characterization for Flexible Organic Electronics Applications |
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132 | (1) |
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7.2 Optical Characterization of Materials |
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133 | (4) |
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7.3 Flexible Organic Electronic Devices |
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7.4 Results and Discussion |
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7.4.1 Flexible Polymeric Substrates |
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7.4.2 Barrier Layers for Encapsulation of Devices |
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144 | (3) |
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7.4.3 Transparent Electrodes (Inorganic, Organic) |
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7.5 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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8 Introduction to Organic Vapor Phase Deposition (OVPD®) Technology for Organic (Opto-)electronics |
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155 | (16) |
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8.2 OVPD® Basics and Industrial Concept |
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157 | (1) |
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8.3 OVPD® Deposition of Organic Thin Films and Devices |
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8.3.1 Single Film Deposition |
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158 | (3) |
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8.3.2 Organic Film Morphology |
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8.3.3 OLED Stack Designs Fabricated by OVPD® -Cross-Fading |
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9 Computational Studies on Organic Electronic Materials |
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9.2.2 First-Principles Methods |
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9.2.3 First-Principles Methods: Limitations and Extensions |
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9.2.4 Carrier Hopping Mechanisms |
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9.2.5 Monte Carlo Simulations |
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184 | (5) |
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10 Self-Assembly of Colloidal Nanoparticles on Surfaces: Towards Surface Nanopatterning |
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191 | (22) |
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10.1 Introduction and Theoretical Background |
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10.1.1 Colloidal Particle Interactions |
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10.1.2 van der Waals Forces |
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10.1.3 Electrostatic Interactions |
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197 | (1) |
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10.1.5 Electrolyte Concentration Control over Interactions |
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10.1.6 Steric Interactions |
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10.2.1 Atomic Force Microscopy |
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10.3 Drying and Immersion Capillary Forces: The Emergence of Order |
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10.3.1 Crystalline Monolayers of Colloidal Silica on Mica |
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204 | (1) |
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10.4 Dewetting Effects: Self-Organisation |
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10.4.1 Dewetting Structures of Colloidal Magnetite Nanoparticles on Mica |
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10.4.2 Adsorption and Self-Assembly of Soft Colloid Nanoparticles on Mica |
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Index |
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