Anisotropic Nanoparticles--Synthesis, Characterization and Applications Symposium Held November 27-29, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

The properties of nanoscale materials are derived from the additional dimensional and compositional degrees of freedom that arise when the physical dimensions of the system are smaller than a characteristic length-scale of interest. Anisotropic particles can exhibit novel and enhanced properties compared to isotropic spherical particles. This volume focuses on all aspects of anisotropy on the nanoscale, including anisotropy resulting from shape (e.g. rods, nanowires, biomolecules), juxtaposition of different materials (e.g. nanoparticle heierodimers), compositional heterogeneity (e.g. core-shell particles, multilayer nanowires) or the intrinsic directionality of a probe (e.g. electromagnetism). In addition to the synthesis of new anisotropic materials, the ability to address individual nanostructures (e.g. electrically, magnetically or optically) is important for technological applications such as nanoelectronics and bio-medical engineering. Furthermore, the assembly of ordered 1D, 2D, and 3D arrays of anisotropic nanoperticles presents new challenges not encountered with isotropic particles. Chemical interactions (e.g. self-assembly) and electric fields (e.g. electrostatic trapping) can be used to assemble ordered arrays from colloidal suspensions. The ability to address isolated anisotropic particles (e.g. nanowires, DNA strands) allows fundamental measurements of properties such as electrical transport and tunneling. By assembling an extremely multidisciplinary group of scientists, this volume attempts to address all of these issues in some way.Stranick, S. J. is the author of 'Anisotropic Nanoparticles--Synthesis, Characterization and Applications Symposium Held November 27-29, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.' with ISBN 9781558995451 and ISBN 1558995455.