Toward Functional Nanomaterials

2. Fabrication of Oxide Nanoparticles by Ion Implantation and Thermal Oxidation
H. Amekura, N. Kishimoto

3. Design of Solution-Grown ZnO Nanostructures
Thierry Pauporté

4. Self-Assembled Metal Nanostructures in Semiconductor Structures
Francesco Ruffino, Filippo Giannazzo, Fabrizio Roccaforte, Vito Raineri, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

5. Nanocrystal-Based Polymer Composites as Novel Functional Materials
M. Striccoli, M.L. Curri, R. Comparelli

6. Large-Scale Ab Initio Study of Size, Shape, and Doping Effects on Electronic Structure of Nanocrystals
Jingbo Li, Su-Huai Wei

7. Chaotic Behavior Appearing in Dynamic Motions of Nanoscale Particles
K. Miura, R. Harada, M. Kato, M. Ishikawa, N. Sasaki

8. Hydrogen Concentration, Bonding Configuration and Electron Emission Properties of Polycrystalline Diamond Films: From Micro- to Nanometric Grain Size
Sh. Michaelson, O. Ternyak, R. Akhvlediani, A. Hoffman

9. Super-Resolution Optical Effects of Nanoscale Nonlinear Thin Film Structure and Ultrahigh-Density Information Storage
Jingsong Wei

10. Spin-Transfer and Current-Induced Spin Dynamics in Spin Valves: Diffusive Transport Regime
Martin Gmitra, Józef Barnaś

11. Self-Organized Surface Nanopatterning by Ion Beam Sputtering
Javier Muñoz-García, Luis Vázquez, Rodolfo Cuerno, José A. Sánchez-García, Mario Castro, Raúl Gago

12. Area-Selective Depositions of Self-assembled Monolayers on Patterned SiO2/Si Surfaces
Changshun Wang, Tsuneo Urisu

13. Virtual Synthesis of Electronic Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Prospects
Liudmila A. Pozhar, William C. Mitchel

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