Topics in Applied Physics Volume 109

Transcription

1 Topics in Applied Physics Volume 109

2 Topics in Applied Physics Topics in Applied Physics is a well-established series of review books, each of which presents a comprehensive survey of a selected topic within the broad area of applied physics. Edited and written by leading research scientists in the field concerned, each volume contains review contributions covering the various aspects of the topic. Together these provide an overview of the state of the art in the respective field, extending from an introduction to the subject right up to the frontiers of contemporary research. Topics in Applied Physics is addressed to all scientists at universities and in industry who wish to obtain an overview and to keep abreast of advances in applied physics. The series also provides easy but comprehensive access to the fields for newcomers starting research.

3 Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology From Diamondoids to Nanoscale Materials and Applications Edited by G. Ali Mansoori University of Illinois at Chicago Thomas F. George University of Missouri St. Louis Lahsen Assoufid Argonne National Laboratory Guoping Zhang Indiana State University

4 G. Ali Mansoori University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL USA Thomas F. George University of Missouri St. Louis St. Louis, MO USA Lahsen Assoufid Argonne National Lab Argonne, IL USA Guoping Zhang Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN USA Library of Congress Control Number: Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS): w; Fg; p; m; Tm; De, 81/15.GH ISBN-10: e-isbn-10: ISBN-13: e-isbn-13: Printed on acid-free paper. C 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights springer.com

5 Preface Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology: From Diamondoids to Nanoscale Materials and Applications is a result of the research and educational activities of a group of outstanding scientists worldwide who have authored the chapters of this book dealing with the behavior of nanoscale building blocks. It contains a variety of subjects covering computational, dry and wet nanotechnology. The state-of-the-art subject matters are presented in this book which can provide the reader with the latest developments on the ongoing bottom-up nanoscience and nanotechnology research. The editors would like to thank all the chapter authors whose scholarly contributions have made publication of this book possible. We would like to thank Springer for agreeing to publish this book as part of its Topics in Applied Physics Series. We also acknowledge the support of the U.S. Army Research Office under contract W911NF G. Ali Mansoori Thomas F. George Guoping Zhang Lahsen Assoufid 2007 v

6 Contents Preface... List of Contributors... v ix Introduction Thermodynamic Properties of Diamondoids... 7 G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad 2. Development of Composite Materials Based on Improved Nanodiamonds P. Y. Detkov, V. A. Popov, V. G. Kulichikhin, and S. I. Chukhaeva 3. Diamondoids as Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology Hamid Ramezani and G. Ali Mansoori 4. Surface Modification and Application of Functionalized Polymer Nanofibers Renuga Gopal, Ma Zuwei, Satinderpal Kaur, and Seeram Ramakrishna 5. Zinc Oxide Nanorod Arrays: Properties and Hydrothermal Synthesis Kian Ping Loh and Soo Jin Chua 6. Nanoparticles, Nanorods, and Other Nanostructures Assembled on Inert Substrates Xue-Sen Wang 7. Thermal Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Mohamed. A. Osman, Aron W. Cummings, and Deepak Srivastava vii

7 viii Contents 8. Chemical Vapor Deposition of Organized Architectures of Carbon Nanotubes for Applications Robert Vajtai, Binqing Wei, Thomas F. George, and Pulickel M. Ajayan 9. Online Size Characterization of Nanofibers and Nanotubes C. J. Unrau, R. L. Axelbaum, P. Biswas, and P. Fraundorf 10. Theoretical Investigations in Retinal and Cubane G. P. Zhang and Thomas F. George 11. Polyhedral Heteroborane Clusters for Nanotechnology Fabio Pichierri 12. Squeezing Germanium Nanostructures K. L. Teo and Z. X. Shen 13. Nanoengineered Biomimetic Bone-Building Blocks R. Murugan and S. Ramakrishna 14. Use of Nanoparticles as Building Blocks for Bioapplications Yong Zhang and Feng Wang 15. Polymer Nanofibers for Biosensor Applications S. Ramakrishna, Neeta L. Lala, Hota Garudadhwaj, Ramakrishnan Ramaseshan, and V. K. Ganesh 16. High-Pressure Synthesis of Carbon Nanostructured Superhard Materials 393 V.D. Blank, S.G. Buga, G.A. Dubitsky, K.V. Gogolinsky, V.M. Prokhorov, N.R. Serebryanaya, and V.A. Popov Index

8 List of Contributors Pulickel M. Ajayan Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY, USA. R. L. Axelbaum Department of Mechanical Engineering Center for Materials Innovation Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO, USA. P. Biswas Environmental Engineering Science Program Department of Chemical Engineering Center for Materials Innovation Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO, USA. V. D. Blank Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia. S. G. Buga Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia. Soo Jin Chua Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering S. I. Chukhaeva Russian Federal Nuclear Center Zababakhin All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia. Aron W. Cummings Department of Electrical Engineering Arizona State University Tempe, AZ, USA. P. Ya. Detkov Russian Federal Nuclear Center Zababakhin All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia. G. A. Dubitsky Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia. ix

9 x List of Contributors P. Fraundorf Department of Physics & Astronomy Center for Molecular Electronics University of Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, MO, USA. V. K. Ganesh Faculty of Dentistry Hota Garudadhwaj Department of Mechanical Engineering Thomas F. George Office of the Chancellor and Center for Molecular Electronics Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics & Astronomy University of Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, MO, USA. K. V. Gogolinsky Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia. Renuga Gopal Satinderpal Kaur V. G. Kulichikhin Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia. Neeta L. Lala Kian Ping Loh Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore G. Ali Mansoori Departments of Bio & Chemical Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL, USA. R. Murugan Mohamed. A. Osman School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA. Fabio Pichierri COE Laboratory Tohoku University Sendai, Japan. V. A. Popov Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys Moscow, Russia. V. M. Prokhorov Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials Troitsk, Moscow, Russia.

10 List of Contributors xi Seeram Ramakrishna Department of Mechanical Engineering Ramakrishnan Ramaseshan Hamid Ramezani Departments of Pharmacy Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran. N. R. Serebryanaya Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials Troitsk, Moscow, Russia. Z. X. Shen Division of Physics and Applied Physics School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University Deepak Srivastava NASA Ames Center for Nanotechnology and UARC/UCSC Moffett Field, CA, USA. K. L. Teo Information Storage Materials Laboratory Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering C. J. Unrau Department of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Materials Innovation Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO, USA. Robert Vajtai Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY, USA. G. R. Vakili-Nezhaad Department of Chemical Engineering University of Kashan Kashan, Iran. Feng Wang Division of Bioengineering Faculty of Engineering Xue-Sen Wang Department of Physics Binqing Wei Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Center for Applied Information Technology and Learning Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA, USA. G. P. Zhang Department of Physics Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN, USA.

11 xii List of Contributors Yong Zhang Division of Bioengineering Faculty of Engineering and Ma Zuwei