Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Volume 635. Anisotropic Nanoparticles - Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
Abstract
This volume contains a series of papers originally presented at Symposium C, "Anisotropic Nanoparticles Synthesis, Characterization and Applications," at the 2000 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to support from the Materials Research Society, this symposium was co-sponsored by NIST, NSF-DMR, and ONR, with corporate support from SurroMed, Inc. and Digital Instruments. The purpose of this symposium was to review the broad multidisciplinary activities in this rapidly growing area. The properties of nanoscale materials are derived from the additional dimensional and compositional degrees of freedom that arise when the physical dimensions of the system are smaller than a characteristic length scale of interest. Anisotropic particles can exhibit novel and enhanced properties compared to isotropic spherical particles. This symposium focused on all aspects of anisotropy on the nanoscale, including anisotropy resulting from shape (e.g. rods, nanowires, biomolecules), juxtaposition of different materials (e.g. nanoparticle heterodimers), compositional heterogeneity (e.g. core-shell particles, multi layer nanowires) or the intrinsic directionality of a probe (e.g. electromagnetism). in addition to the synthesis of new anisotropic materials, the ability to address individual nanostructures (e.g. electrically, magnetically, or optically) is important for technological applications such as nanoelectronics and biomedical engineering.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA395000
Entities
People
- Christine D Keating
- L. A. Lyon
- Peter C. Searson
- Stephan J. Stranick
Organizations
- Materials Research Society