Nanophysics and Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Modern Concepts in Nanoscience (Physics Textbook)
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Nanophysics and Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Modern Concepts in Nanoscience (Physics Textbook)
Nanophysics and Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Modern Concepts in Nanoscience (Physics Textbook)
By Edward L. Wolf
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Number Of Pages: 308
Publication Date: 2006-10-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3527406514
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783527406517
Binding: Paperback
With the second edition of his highly successful textbook ‘Nanophysics and Nanotechnology’, the author has once more provided a unique, self-contained introduction to the physical concepts, techniques and applications of nanoscale systems by covering its entire spectrum from the latest examples right up to single-electron and molecular electronics. The book is basically at the level of an upper level undergraduate engineering or science student. New sections have been added on the use of DNA as an organizing stratagem in self-assembly, silicon nanowires, comments on the new success toward human cloning, the achievement of self-replication in a primitive set of electromechanical robots, recognition in the extra chapters of the acceleration toward alternative forms of nanoelectronics. Additional problems have also been provided.
* Free solutions manual available for lecturers at www.wiley-vch.de/supplements/
Summary: Excellent textbook
Rating: 5
This excellent textbook presents the basic concepts of Nanotechnology and Nanophysics in a well structured, solid manner, without leaving any aspects unattached. It is updated, with references to recently published work in top rated journals. The main advantage of the book is the wide spectrum of the issues covered, ranging from biology to quantum computing, allowing future applications to be tackled by the students easier.
Summary: fundamental approach to the field
Rating: 4
Wolf explains from the vantage of a physicist what exactly is nanophysics, and what the engineering implications might be. He describes how the size of atoms, at 0.1 nanometers or so, sets a natural lower limit, and how the scale of nanometers lets us see and use quantum phenomena for designing new materials.
A solid background in quantum mechanics would not be remiss, before trying this book. Wolf offers a bottoms-up approach to understanding the various branches of nanotech research, which is currently burgeoning.
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