What is What in the Nanoworld: A Handbook on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Tapa dura

"This is a very useful handbook for the professional. It has useful definitions for terms ranging from simple to very complex. It is designed for a wide audience of professional scientists who will be experts in their own field, but may need help in understanding some terms from other areas." Chromatographia "... a useful and readable resource, especially for undergraduate students and those elements in the general public interested in nanotechnology." American Reference Books Annual "...a useful handbook for undergraduate and PhD students as well as for teachers and researchers interested in nanoscience and nanotechnology from the physical/solid-state viewpoint. But is is also useful to chemists who are trying to move towards broader horizons." Advanced Materials "The book is very useful to both workers in the field and those who are interested in understanding the term and expression used in greater detail and the book will make a valuable addition to any bookshelf of the interested reader. It will be of use to university teachers, managers and media professionals dealing with nanoscience and nanotechnology." Journal of Materials Technology "... useful to advanced graduate students beginning research projects, or to scientists and engineers reaching outside the bounds of their disciplines for work in nanotechnology." CHOICE "Borisenko and Ossicini, both professors of physics, have filled a gap in nanoscience by writing this book. Overall, it promises to be a valuable source of information for scientists, researchers and research students who are dealing with materials and nanotechnology." Materials World

The third, partly revised and enlarged edition of this introductory reference summarizes the terms and definitions, most important phenomena, and regulations occurring in the physics, chemistry, technology, and application of nanostructures. A representative collection of fundamental terms and definitions from quantum physics and chemistry, special mathematics, organic and inorganic chemistry, solid state physics, material science and technology accompanies recommended secondary sources for an extended study of any given subject. Each of the more than 2,200 entries, from a few sentences to a page in length, interprets the term or definition in question and briefly presents the main features of the phenomena behind it. Additional information in the form of notes ("First described in", "Recognition", "More details in") supplements the entries and gives a historical perspective of the subject with reference to further sources. Ideal for answering questions related to unknown terms and definitions among undergraduate and PhD students studying the physics of low-dimensional structures, nanoelectronics, and nanotechnology.