Crystallization and Growth of Colloidal Nanocrystals
Since the size, shape, and microstructure of nanocrystalline materials strongly impact physical and chemical properties, the development of new synthetic routes to nanocrystals with controlled composition and morphology is a key objective of the nan
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Edson Roberto Leite
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Caue Ribeiro
Crystallization and Growth of Colloidal Nanocrystals
Edson Roberto Leite Centro de Cieˆncias Exatas e de Tecnologia Universidade Federal de Sa˜o Carlos Sa˜o Carlos Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil [email protected]
Caue Ribeiro Agropecua´ria (EMBRAPA) Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Sa˜o Carlos Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil [email protected]
ISSN 2192-1091 e-ISSN 2192-1105 ISBN 978-1-4614-1307-3 e-ISBN 978-1-4614-1308-0 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1308-0 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011940975 # Edson Roberto Leite and Caue Ribeiro 2012
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Preface
In the last two decades, the study and development of nanomaterials has made impressive progress, particularly in the chemical synthesis of inorganic nanocrystals via the colloidal process. The synthesis of a nanocrystal is not a simple task, because it requires control over the chemical composition and the purity, size, size distribution, and shape of the crystallographic phase, as well as the chemical functionality of the nanocrystal surface. Today, the development of synthetic routes to produce nanocrystals with controlled size, size distribution, and shape is directly correlated with the ability to control the nucleation and growth process. Detailed investigations of the nucleation and growth process of nanocrystals in the colloidal state, and an understanding of the parameters that affect crystal growth and shape development, are fundamental to the tailoring of new types of nanostructured functional materials and even for the development of chemical protocols that allow for the processing of nanocrystals with high yield and reproducibility. The main challenge and goal of this book is to present readers with the fundamental principles of nucleation and growth process of nanocrystals. We have attempted to accomplish this goal in a dynamic yet not exhaustive way. Nonclassical mechanisms are explored, and information is developed in a progressive fashion. For instance, the fundamental concepts in Chap. 2 are applied in Chaps. 3, 4, and 5, and so on. In order to avoid a long and exhaustive book, the contents of the various chapt
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