TY - BOOK AU - Bartul,Zacharie AU - Trenor,Jérôme TI - Advances in nanotechnology T2 - Advances in Nanotechnology SN - 9781616685201 AV - T174.7 .A38eb vol. 4 U1 - 620.5 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Nova Science KW - Nanotechnology KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Engineering (General) KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; ADVANCES IN NANOTECHNOLOGY. VOLUME 4 -- ADVANCES IN NANOTECHNOLOGY. VOLUME 4 -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES DEPOSITED BY LASER ABLATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1. A. Properties and Applications of Zinc Oxide and its Nanostructures -- 1. B. Growth Techniques for Zinc Oxide Nanostructures -- 2. ZINC OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES BY LASER ABLATION -- 2. A. The Pulsed Laser Deposition Technique -- 2. B. Nanostructured Zinc Oxide by PLD in the World -- 3. OUR RESULTS -- 3. A. Experimental PLD Set-up and Deposition Parameters; 3. B. Morphology3. C. Summary of other Characterizations -- 3. D. Gas Sensing Tests -- 4. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- MODELING EFECTIVECARBON NANOTUBES BY MOLECULAR MECHANICS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- UP TO DATE RESEARCH -- MOLECULAR MECHANICS AND MATHEMATICAL MODELING -- DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS -- CLOSING COMMENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- GAS ADSORPTION SENSORS BASED ON HYBRID CARBON NANOTUBES -- 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND -- GASES / VAPORS OF INTEREST; 2. PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION 2.1. Physical Principles -- 2.2. Complex Impedance Measurement Principles -- 3. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3.1. Sensor Device Fabrication Process -- 3.1.1 Substrate Preparation -- 3.1.2. Drop Cast Film Process -- 3.2. Test System Setup -- 3.2.1. Test Chambers -- 3.2.2. Pneumatic System -- 3.2.3. Supporting Equipment -- 3.3. Sensor Testing Process -- 4. RESULTS -- 4.1. No2 Studies -- 4.1.1. Sensitivity To NO2 -- 4.1.2. Response Time to NO2 -- 4.1.2.1. Response to NO2 in Air; 4.1.2.2. Response to Additions of 1 Ppm NO2 in Air 4.1.2.3. Response to Increasing NO2 in Air -- 4.2. Ethanol Studies -- 4.3.H2Studies -- 4.4. Co2 Studies -- 4.5. O2 Studies -- 5. DISCUSSION -- 5.1. Sensitivity -- 5.2. Selectivity -- 5.3. Hysteresis -- 6. CONCLUSIONS -- 7. SUMMARY -- ZNO NANO-STRUCTURES FOR BIOSENSING APPLICATIONS: MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CASES STUDY -- 2.1. ZnO Hexagonal Polar Surfaces Slab-Water Interaction (Wetting and Electrowetting); 2.2. ZnO Nanorods or Tubes Array-Water Interaction (Wetting and Electrowetting) 2.3. Water Permeation through ZnO Nanotube -- 2.4. Ionic Currents of Mg2+, Ca2+, K+, and Na+ Ions Through ZnO Nanotube -- 3. METHOD -- 3.1. Molecular Dynamics -- 3.2. BUILDING ZnO STRUCTURES -- 3.2.1. ZnO HEXAGONAL POLAR SLAB -- 3.2.2. ZnO NANORODS -- 3.2.3. ZnO NANOTUBE -- 3.3. ZnO- WATER SYSTEMS -- 3.3.1. Wetting -- 3.3.2. Electrowetting -- 3.3.3. Water Permeation -- 3.3.4. Ionic Currents -- 3.4. Water Density Profiles -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=346080 ER -