Nanophase Materials

This volume gives a broad overview of the field of nanophase materials, spanning the materials, physics and chemistry research communities at a tutorial level that should be suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and experts or would-be experts in the science of nanostructured materials. The articles are authored by many of the world's most prominent scientists in this field. The book covers the diverse methods for synthesizing nanophase materials, a variety of subsequent processing methodologies, what is known about the structures of these materials on various length scales from atomic to macroscopic, and the properties of these unique and novel materials. The materials properties covered are mechanical, electronic, optical and magnetic, and hence span a wide range of opportunities for technological applications.