Functional Metal Oxide Nanostructures

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wu, Junqiao (Editor), Cao, Jinbo (Editor), Han, Wei-Qiang (Editor), Janotti, Anderson (Editor), Kim, Ho-Cheol (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 149
• Subjects: Materials science.; Nanochemistry.; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.

Metal oxides and particularly their nanostructures have emerged as an important class of materials with a rich spectrum of properties and great potential for device applications. In this book, contributions from leading experts emphasize basic physical properties, synthesis and processing, and the l...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1.  New Opportunities on Phase Transitions of Correlated Electron Nanostructures
• 2.  Controlling the Conductivity in Oxide Semiconductors
• 3.  The Role of Defects in Functional Oxide Nanostructures
• 4.  Emergent Metal-Insulator Transitions Associated with Electronic Inhomogeneities in Low-Dimensional Complex Oxides
• 5.  Optical Properties of Nanoscale Transition Metal Oxides
• 6.  Electronic Properties of Post-Transition Metal Oxide Semiconductor Surfaces
• 7.  In Search of a Truly Two-Dimensional Metallic Oxide
• 8.  Solution Phase Approach to TiO2 Nanostructures
• 9.  Oxide-Based Photonic Crystals from Biological Templates
• 10.  Low-Dimensionality and Epitaxial Stabilization in Metal Supported Oxide Nanostructures: MnxOy on Pd(100)
• 11.  One Dimensional Oxygen-Deficient Metal Oxides
• 12.  Oxide Nanostructures for Energy Storage
• 13.  Metal Oxide Resistive Switching Memory
• 14.  Nano Metal Oxides for Li-Ion Batteries.