TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Crystallization of Nanoscaled Colloids
T2  - Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
A1  - Born, Philip G.
LA  - English
PP  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer
YR  - 2013
ED  - 1st ed. 2013.
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/978-3-319-00230-9
AB  - 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.
OP  - 130
CN  - QD478
SN  - 9783319002309
KW  - Nanochemistry.
KW  - Nanoscale science.
KW  - Nanoscience.
KW  - Nanostructures.
KW  - Ceramics.
KW  - Glass.
KW  - Composites (Materials).
KW  - Composite materials.
KW  - Materials—Surfaces.
KW  - Thin films.
KW  - Polymers  .
KW  - Phase transitions (Statistical physics).
KW  - Nanoscale Science and Technology.
KW  - Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.
KW  - Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.
KW  - Polymer Sciences.
KW  - Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems.
ER  -