DUBLIN — (BUSINESS WIRE) — August 1, 2012 — Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rfxb2d/complexshaped_met) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Complex-shaped Metal Nanoparticles" to their offering.

The past few years have witnessed the development of non-spherical metal nanoparticles with complex morphologies, such as polyhedra, plates, prisms, rods, wires, nanoboxes, nanocages or dumbbells, that offer tremendous potential in materials science, biochemistry and medicine.

Covering all important aspects and techniques of preparation and characterization of nanoparticles with controlled morphology and architecture, this book provides a sound overview -- from the basics right up to recent developments. Renowned research scientists from all over the world present our existing knowledge of the field, covering theory and modeling, synthesis, characterization and the properties of these novel nanomaterials. By emphasizing the underlying concepts and principles in detail, the book enables researchers to fully recognize and exploit the application potential of complex-shaped nanoparticles, thus laying down the state of the art but also inspiring further research.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Colloidal Synthesis of Noble Metal Nanoparticles of Complex Morphologies

2 Controlling Morphology in Noble Metal Nanoparticles via Templating Approach

3 Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles of High Surface Energy and Their Applications in Electrocatalysis

4 Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles

5 Size- and Shape-Variant Magnetic Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Properties

6 Structural Aspects of Anisotropic Metal Nanoparticle Growth: Experiment and Theory

7 Colloids, Nanocrystals, and Surface Nanostructures of Uniform Size and Shape: Modeling of Nucleation and Growth in Solution Synthesis

8 Modeling Nanomorphology in Noble Metal Particles: Thermodynamic Cartography

9 Platinum and Palladium Nanocrystals: Soft Chemistry Approach to Shape Control from Individual Particles to Their Self-Assembled Superlattices

10 Ordered and Nonordered Porous Superstructures from Metal Nanoparticles

11 Localized Surface Plasmons of Multifaceted Metal Nanoparticles

12 Fluorophore–Metal Nanoparticle Interactions and Their Applications in Biosensing

13 Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Using Complex-Shaped Metal Nanostructures

14 Photothermal Effect of Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Related Bioapplications

15 Metal Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications

16 Anisotropic Nanoparticles for Efficient Thermoelectric Devices

Authors

- Tapan K. Sau.

- Andrey L. Rogach.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rfxb2d/complexshaped_met

Source: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

---

Contact:

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
Email Contact
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716
Sector: Physics