Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry 

Presents a thorough introduction to the field of nanostructured materials, including chemical synthesis methods, bonding theories, and applications. Because nanomaterials are finding more applications in the real world, this text contains up-to-date treatment of such topics as: Metals, semiconductor nanocrystals, and ceramics; Double layers, optical properties, and the electrochemistry of metal nanoparticles ; Chemical and catalytic aspects of nanocrystals; Specific heats and melting points of nanocrystalline materials .