Nanoscience The Science of the Small in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology and Medicine /

• Main Author: Schaefer, Hans-Eckhardt (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Physics.; Nanochemistry.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Nanotechnology.; Materials science.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

Nanoscience stands out for its interdisciplinarity. Barriers between disciplines disappear and the fields tend to converge at the very smallest scale, where basic principles and tools are universal. Novel properties are inherent to nanosized systems due to quantum effects and a reduction in dimensio...