Size Effects in Metals, Semiconductors and Inorganic Compounds.

Intro -- Size Effects in Metals, Semiconductors and Inorganic Compounds -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction to the Nanoworld -- Behind the Quantum and Size Effects: Broken-Bond-Induced Local Strain and Skin-Depth Densified Quantum Trapping of Charge and Energy -- Size Effect and Shape Stability of Nanoparticles -- αShape, Birth of one Universal Parameter? -- Size Effects in Amorphous Nanosolids -- The Synthesis of Nanostructured and Nanometer-Sized Systems -- Size Dependence of Optical Properties in Semiconductor Nanocrystals -- Size Effects in Electroformed Nanomaterials -- Size Effect on Thermal Properties in Low-Dimensional Materials -- Direct White Light Nanophosphors -- Nanostructured Solar Cells -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.

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