Table Of ContentNanostructured Materials for Advanced
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Series B: Physics and Biophysics
Nanostructured Materials
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Applications
Edited by
Johann Peter Reithmaier
Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics
University of Kassel
Germany
Plamen Petkov
Department of Physics
University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy
Sofia, Bulgaria
Wilhelm Kulisch
Institute for Health and Consumer Protection
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Ispra, Italy
and
Cyril Popov
Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics
University of Kassel
Germany
Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Nanostructured Materials
for Advanced Technological Applications
Sozopol, Bulgaria
1–13 June, 2008
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CONTENTS
Preface.................................................................................................. xiii
1. GENERAL ASPECTS
W. Kulisch, R. Freudenstein, A. Ruiz, A. Valsesia, L. Sirghi,
J. Ponti, P. Colpo, F. Rossi: Nanostructured Materials
for Advanced Technological Applications:
A Brief Introduction ...................................................................... 3
2. THEORETICAL APPROACHES
2.1. ELECTRICS AND ELECTRONICS
J.M. Marshall, C. Main: Low Temperature Variable-Range
-1/4
Hopping in Disordered Solids: The Failure of the Mott “T ”
Model and the Demonstration of a New Procedure ................... 39
J.M. Marshall, C. Main: On the Validities and Limitations
of Transient Photo-Decay Techniques for Identifying
the Energy Distribution and Related Properties of Localized
States in Disordered Semiconductors ......................................... 49
2.2. OPTICS
P. Sharlandjiev: Composite Films with Nanosized Multilayer
Particles: Numeric Modelling of Their Optical Response........... 61
N. Enaki, M. Ţurcan: Two-Photon Lasing in Micro-Cavities............. 69
E. Galeamov, N. Enaki: Interference of Cooperative Resonant
Fluorescence from Two Distant Systems of Radiators ............... 77
2.3. FURTHER TOPICS
S.S. Dalgic: Modelling the Cohesive Energy of Chalcogenide
Nanoparticles............................................................................... 87
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A.A. Paiziev: Quantum-Dimensional Effects in the Positron
Annihilation Spectra of La–Ba–Cu–O Superconductors............. 97
3. CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES
P. Morgen, B.O. Henriksen, D. Kyrping, T. Sørensen, Y.X. Yong,
J. Holstm, J.R. Aelsen, P.-E. Hansen: Examples of Current
Industrial Micro- and Nanomaterials and Techniques
for Their Characterization ......................................................... 103
M. Veres, S. Tóth, E. Perevedentseva, A. Karmenyan, M. Koós:
Raman Spectroscopy of UNCD Grain Boundaries ................... 115
P. Jóvári, I. Kaban: Structural Study of Multi-Component
Glasses by the Reverse Monte Carlo Simulation Technique ....... 123
S.N. Yannopoulos: Dynamic Light Scattering as a Probe
of Nanosized Entities: Applications in Materials and Life
Sciences ..................................................................................... 131
Z. Bakaeva, K. Igamberdiev, P. Khabibulaev, P. Stepanek,
P. Cernoch: The Collapse of Hydrodynamic Radii
in Pluronic PE6400 Micelles in Vicinity of Supramolecular
Transition: Dynamic Light Scattering, Heat Capacity
and Sound Velocity Measurements ........................................... 137
4. PREPARATION TECHNIQUES
J.-C. Pivin, F. Singh, A. Kumar, M.K. Patel, D.K. Avasthi,
D. Dimova-Malinovska: Some Structural Modifications
at the Nanometric Scale Induced by Swift Heavy
Ion Irradiation............................................................................ 145
A.L. Stepanov: Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles in Polymers
by Ion Implantation ................................................................... 153
A.L. Stepanov, R. Kiyan, C. Reinhardt, A. Seidel, S. Pas-Singer,
B.N. Chichkov: Rapid Laser Prototyping of Polymer-Based
Nanoplasmonic Components..................................................... 163
E. Fidancevska, J. Bossert, V. Vassilev, R. Adziski, M. Milosevski:
Design of Ceramic Microstructure of Nanoscaled Transitional
Alumina ..................................................................................... 173
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5. PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
5.1. NANOTUBES
W.K. Maser, A.M. Benito, P. Castell, R. Sainz, M.T. Martínez,
M. Naffakh, C. Marco, G. Ellis, M.A. Gómez:
Carbon Nanotube Composite Materials: Opportunities
and Processing Issues ................................................................ 181
5.2. NANOPARTICLES
A. Dmytruk, I. Dmitruk, R. Belosludov, Y. Kawazoe, A. Kasuya:
Laser Ablation of CdSe and ZnO: Alkylamine Assisted
Formation of Magic Clusters..................................................... 201
K. Katok, V. Tertykh, V. Yanishpolskii: Synthesis
and Characterization of Silver/Silica Nanostructures................ 207
F. Kyriazis, S.N. Yannopoulos, A. Chrissanthopoulos,
S. Baskoutas, N. Bouropoulos: ZnO Nanostructures
Grown by Thermal Evaporation and Thermal Decomposition
Methods ..................................................................................... 211
R.R. Khaydarov, R.A. Khaydarov, O. Gapurova, Y. Estrin,
S. Evgrafova, T. Scheper, S.Y. Cho: Antimicrobial Effects
of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by an Electrochemical
Method....................................................................................... 215
G.A. Mousdis, M. Kompitsas, I. Fasaki, M. Suchea,
G. Kiriakidis: The Effect of Au Nanoclusters in Tin Oxide
Film Gas Sensors....................................................................... 219
A.V. Kukhta, E.E. Kolesnik, A.I. Lesnikovich, S.A. Vorobyova,
M. Nichick, A.P. Lugovskii, V. Yerokhov: Preparation
and Some Characteristics of Polyepoxypropylcarbazole
Thin Films with Embedded Au–Ag Nanoparticles ................... 223
E. Czerwosz, M. Kozłowski, P. Dłużewski, J. Kęczkowska,
M. Suchańska: Nanostructural Carbonaceous Films
with Metal (Pd, Ni) Nanoparticles............................................. 227
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5.3. NANOCOMPOSITES
A. Pradel, P. Yot, S. Albert, N. Frolet, M. Ribes: Nanostructured
Ionic Conductors: Investigation of SiO2–MI (M = Li, Ag)
Composites ................................................................................ 233
V.I. Boev, A. Soloviev, C.J.R. Silva, M.J.M. Gomes,
J. Pérez-Juste, I. Pastoriza-Santos, L.M. Liz-Marzán:
Preparation and Properties of Flexible Nanocomposites,
Obtained by a Combination of Colloidal Chemistry
and Sol–Gel Approach .............................................................. 245
I.S. Berezovska, V.V. Yanishpolskii, V.A. Tertykh: Template
Synthesis of Mesoporous Silicas Inside Nanoreactors Based
on Large Pores of Silica Gel...................................................... 251
5.4. THIN FILMS
S. Ulrich, H. Holleck, M. Stüber, H. Leiste, J. Ye, C. Ziebert:
Nanocrystalline Metastable Hard Coatings .............................. 257
D. Dimova-Malinovska: Influence of the Precursor Materials
on the Structural Properties of Poly-Si Thin Films Obtained
by Aluminium-Induced Crystallization ..................................... 269
D. Dimova-Malinovska: The Renascence of ZnO – Properties
and Applications........................................................................ 285
H. Nichev, D. Dimova-Malinovska, V. Georgieva, O. Angelov,
J.-C. Pivin, V. Mikli: Sensitivity of ZnO Films Doped
with Er, Ta and Co to NH3 at Room Temperature .................... 303
A.S. Yeremyan, H.N. Avetisyan, L.G. Arshakyan:
Pulsed Laser Deposition of Layers and Nanostructures Based
on CdTe and Bi.......................................................................... 307
5.5. CHALCOGENIDES AND OTHER GLASS SYSTEMS
P. Petkov: Ternary Ge–Se–(B, Ga, Tl) Chalcogenides – Preparation,
Properties and Applications....................................................... 315
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T. Petkova, V. Ilcheva, C. Popov, J.P. Reithmaier, G. Socol,
E. Axente, I.N. Mihailescu, P. Petkov, T. Hineva:
Study of (As2Se3)100−x (AgI)x Thin Films Prepared
by PLD and VTE Methods ........................................................ 329
V. Ilcheva, T. Petkova, D. Roussev, P. Petkov:
Physico-Chemical Characterization of Nanostructured
As–Se–Ag Glassy Materials ..................................................... 335
I. Kaban, W. Hoyer, P. Jóvári, T. Petkova, A. Stoilova,
A. Schöps, J. Bednarcik, B. Beuneu: Atomic Structure
of As34Se51Ag15 and As34Te51Ag15 Glasses Studied with XRD,
ND and EXAFS and Modeled with RMS ................................. 341
B. Monchev, T. Petkova, P. Petkov, J. Philip:
Thermal Behavior of Novel (GeS2)1−x(AgI)x Glasses................ 353
S. Boycheva, V. Vassilev, T. Hristova-Vasileva,
A. Krasilnikova Sytchkova, J.P. Reithmaier:
Microstructural, Morphological and Optical Characterization
of As2Se3–As2Te3–Sb2Te3 Amorphous Layers .......................... 357
T. Kohoutek, T. Wagner, M. Frumar, A. Chrissanthopoulos,
O. Kostadinova, S.N. Yannopoulos: Nanocolloidal
Solutions of As–S Glasses and Their Relation to the Surface
Morphology of Spin-Coated Amorphous Films........................ 361
T. Kavetskyy, O. Shpotyuk, I. Kaban, W. Hoyer, J. Filipecki:
Nanostructural Characterization of Amorphous
Chalcogenides by X-Ray Diffraction and Positron
Annihilation Techniques ........................................................... 365
D. Ilieva, E. Kashchieva, Y. Dimitriev, R. Yordanova:
Heterogeneous Structures in the Systems В2О3–МО3–СoО
and В2О3–МoО3–Fe2O3 ............................................................. 371
D. Tonchev, G. Belev, S. Panigrahi, C. Varoy, A. Edgar,
H. von Seggern, S.O. Kasap: Rare-Earth doped
Fluorochlorozirconate (FCZ) Glasses and Glass-Ceramics:
Selected Thermal Properties and X-Ray Luminescence
in Samarium Doped FCZ........................................................... 377
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6. APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
6.1. ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS
P. Paunović: Mixed Nano-Scaled Electrode Materials
for Hydrogen Evolution............................................................. 391
T. Stankulov, W. Obretenov, B. Banov, A. Momchilov,
A. Trifonova: Silicon/Graphite Nanostructured Composites
for a High Efficiency Lithium-Ion Batteries Anode.................. 399
B. Ketterer, H. Vasilchina, S. Ulrich, M. Stüber, H. Leiste,
C. Adelhelm, T. Kaiser, Th. Schimmel:
Magnetron Sputtered Thin Film Cathode Materials
for Lithium-Ion Batteries in the System Li–Co–O.................... 405
6.2. DATA STORAGE
D. Lencer and M. Wuttig: Phase-Change Materials
for Non-Volatile Data Storage................................................... 413
P. Ilchev, P. Petkov, D. Wamwangi, M. Wuttig: Structure
and Crystallization Behaviour of (GeTe5)100−xGax Nanosized
Thin Films for Phase-Change Applications............................... 429
A. Pradel and A.A. Piarristeguy: Ag-Conducting Chalcogenide
Glasses: Applications in Programmable Metallization Cells ....... 435
6.3. OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS
J.P. Reithmaier: Nanostructured Semiconductor Materials
for Optoelectronic Applications ................................................ 447
6.4. BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
W. Kulisch and C. Popov: Ultrananocrystalline Diamond/
Amorphous Carbon Nanocomposite Films
for Biotechnological Applications............................................. 479
