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Book SynopsisNanocharacterisation provides an overview of the main characterisation techniques that are currently used to study nanostructured materials. Following on from the success of the first edition, this new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the recent developments in instrumental characterisation methods. With contributions from internationally recognised experts, each chapter focuses on a different technique to characterise nanomaterials providing experimental procedures and applications. State of the art characterisation methods covered include Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis, 3D Characterisation, Scanning Electron and Ion Microscopy and In situ Microscopy. Essentially a handbook to all working in the field this indispensable resource will appeal to academics, professionals and anyone working fields related to the research and development of nanocharacterisation and nanotechnology.
Trade ReviewThis text contains very well-referenced chapters on the newest advances in nanoscale imaging and microscopy and would be a welcome addition to the shelf of any research microscopist who wishes to venture beyond the conventional boundaries of these techniques.
"A very interesting and useful publication indeed, with a content according to a very high scientific standard."
This book falls neatly between the specialized technique-based texts and the more general introductions to nanoscience and nanotechnology. The book is well produced and profusely illustrated with high quality diagrams and images from a wide range of materials and techniques. The editors have taken care to ensure, wherever possible, consistency of level, approach, and style across the chapters. The overall structure is coherent and logical. Final year undergraduates in the physical sciences engaged in project work involving electron or scanned probe microscopy would find the book useful; post-graduate students using the techniques or the results of their application will find it invaluable, and the scientist working in nanomaterials applications or development and needing guidance on characterization would be equally well advised to consult this text. This is a timely update to a previously well received text. It provides an excellent overview with sufficient detail to guide the interested reader to more specialized texts, and is recommended for a wide readership with interest in electron microscopy and scanned probe characterization of nanomaterials. -- Graham C. Smith * Anal. Bioanal. Chem *
Table of ContentsCharacterization of Nanomaterials using Transmission Electron Microscopy; Characterization of Nanomaterials using Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy; Scanning Probe Microscopy of Nanostructures; Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis in Nanostructure Characterisation; Measurements of Fields in Nanostructures; 3D Characterisation of Nanostructures; Scanning Electron and Ion Microscopy at the Nanoscale; In situ Microscopy of Nanomaterials;
