Nanotechnology

The Production of Nanoparticles through Pulsed Laser Techniques

Pulsed lasers can be used in the synthesis of nanoparticles of silver. Silver nitrate solution and a reducing agent are…

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How Nanoparticles are produced through Thermolysis

Nanoparticles can be produced by decomposing solids at high temperature having metal cations, and molecular anions or metal organic compounds.…

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The Concept of Molecular and Supramolecular Switches in Computing

The lithographic methods used to make silicon chips for computers are approaching their limits in reducing the sizes of circuitry…

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The Unusual Optical Properties of Semiconducting Nanoparticles

While I have indicated “semiconducting nanoparticles” in the title, nanoparticles made of silicon, germanium or cadmium are not themselves semiconductors.…

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What is the Difference between Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots?

When the size or dimension of a material is continuously reduced from a large or macroscopic size, such as a…

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