Nanoalloys, 1st Edition
Chapter I Chemical Syntheses
Redox reactions; Polyol-based synthesis; radiolysis; electrochemical synthesis; thermal decomposition and sonochemical synthesis
Chapter II Physical syntheses
Molecular beam epitaxy; pulsed laser deposition; low-energy cluster beam deposition techniques
Chapter III Modeling the Electronic and Geometric structure of nanoalloys
Quantum chemical and condensed matter methods for electronic structure; Approximate descriptions and explicit models; global optimization; structural and segregation patterns
Chapter IV Experimental techniques for structural characterization
X-ray scattering and absorption; Electron microscopy; scanning probe microscopies: scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopies
Chapter V Thermodynamical properties of nanoalloys
Bulk vs nanoscale alloys; order/disorder transition; finite size effects; nanoscale phase diagrams; melting of nanoalloys
Chapter VI Kinetic aspects: nucleation, mixing, coalescence
Nucleation theories and models; Growth of nanoalloys; Mixing kinetics; coalescence
Chapter VII Optical properties of nanoalloys / Nanoalloys as optical probes
Linear optical spectroscopy; Mie theory and quantum confinement effects; Experimental techniques; Ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy and electron-phonon couplings
Chapter VIII Magnetic properties of nanoalloys / Nanoalloys for magnetic storage
Magnetic moments and anisotropy; Experimental techniques; Magnetization configurations and role of chemical order; Kondo effect; Spin Dynamical effects
Chapter IX Catalysis by Nanoalloys
Preparation and characterization; Computational approaches; Various illustrations emphasizing the role of cluster size and composition
Chapter X Nanoalloys in life sciences
Biosynthesis of nanoalloys; Biofunctionalization; Applications as biosensors; imaging applications of nanoalloys; gene and vaccine delivery; Nanoalloys in pharmacology and toxicology
Chapter XI Applications for energy production and storage
Electrocatalysis; Nanoscale alloys for the reversible storage of hydrogen; Biofuel cells
Chapter XII Nanoalloys as building blocks
Assemblies of nanoalloys on substrates: preparation and characterization; Colloidal assemblies
