Books in the NanoScience and Technology series

Making a clear distinction is made between nano- and micro-mechanical testing for physical reasons, this monograph describes the basics and applications of the supermicroscopies AFM and SNOM, and of the nanomechanical testing on rough and technical natural surfaces in the submicron range down to a lateral resolution of a few nm.

This book aims to present the different aspects of electrospinning for designing and fabricating high performing materials for sensors applied in gaseous and liquid environments.

This book covers nonlocal continuum mechanics methods applied to nanostructures. It takes readers from the fundamentals of wave propagation in nanotubes to more advanced topics such as rotating nanotubes and nanotubes with magnetic field and surface effects.

This bookis focused on recent advances in the development of thin films for photovoltaicapplications, TiO2/WO3 bi-layers for applications with enhanced photo-catalyticproperties, nanometer oxide and hydroxide films for anticorrosive coatings,surface passivation in chemical industries, micro- and nanoelectronics,trilayers of metglas and lead free piezoelectrics for magnetic field sensors,current sensors, spintronics, microwave and read/write devices. Dilutedferromagnetic alloy films are also considered for superconducting spintronicsbased on superconducting spin-valves. Thermal properties of segmented nanowiresare analyzed with respect to thermoelectric applications. Recent advances intemplate production of nanocomposites are also reviewed with particular focuson technologies for template assisted formation of metal nanotubes. Someelements related to abrasive flow machining (AFM), specifically state of theart elements of technological systems and construction of equipment arepresented. The book is written for researchers in materials science,nanotechnologies, PhD students and graduate student.

This book is dedicated to the new two-dimensional one-atomic-layer-thick materials such as graphene, metallic chalcogenides, silicene and other 2D materials. Another important part of the book deals with semiconductor monolayers such as MoS2 with impressive applications in photonics, and electronics.

This is the first monograph on nanomagnetism. It emphasizes general principles and mechanisms relevant to the understanding of the intriguing properties of nanomagnetic objects including thin films, nanoparticles, nanowires, nanodisks and nanorings.