This is a very timely book that will prove to be a valuable resource both for those entering the field of nanomaterials chemistry and for those already well established in it. It is an edited volume consisting of 11 chapters on a range of subtopics, all written by leaders in this important emerging field of materials science. Each chapter is relatively self-contained.rnThe volume begins with a number of chapters on chemical synthesis, e.g., "Recent Developments in the Synthesis, Properties and Assemblies of Nanocrystals" by Thomas and O'Brien and "Nonaqueous Sol-Gel Routes to Nanocrystalline Metal Oxides" by Niederberger and Antonietti, and ends with an excellent chapter on the physics of "Nanoscale Electronic Inhomogeneities in Complex Oxides" by Shenoy et al. A comprehensive survey of carbon and inorganic-based nanotubes and nanowire materials is also provided by Vivekchand et al., with over 460 references from 2005 and 2006 alone.
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