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//-->Nanomaterials and Nanochemistry´C. Brechignac(Eds.)P. HoudyM. LahmaniNanomaterialsand NanochemistryWith 461 Figures and 26 Tables123Catherine Br´chignac, PhDeMember of l’Acad´mie des sciences (French Academy of Sciences)ePresident of the CNRSCentre universitaire Paris-Sud, Laboratoire Aim´ CottoneBˆ timent 505, 91405 Orsay Cedex, FranceaE-mail: catherine.brechignac@lac.u-psud.frPhilippe Houdy, PhDUniversit´ d’Evrye ´´Boulevard François Mitterrand, 91025 Evry C´dex, FranceeE-mail: philippe.houdy@univ-evry.frMarcel Lahmani, PhDClub Nano-Micro-Technologie de Paris´Boulevard François Mitterrand, 91025 Evry C´dex, FranceeE-mail: marcel.lahmani@univ-evry.frTranslation from the French language edition of“Les nanosciences – Nanomat´riaux et nanochimie"e© 2006 Editions Belin, FranceLibrary of Congress Control Number: 2007928828ISBN 978-3-540-72992-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New YorkThis work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the materialis concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broad-casting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication ofthis publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Lawof September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained fromSpringer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law.Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media.springer.com© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does notimply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant pro-tective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.ATypesetting: Data prepared S. Lyle and by SPi using a Springer L TEX macro packageCover design: WMX Design GmbH, Heidelberg, using a figure from the Hanb¨ cken–Neddermeyerucollaboration, Appl. Surf. Sci.234,307 (2004)Printed on acid-free paperSPIN 1174394157/3180/SPi543210Foreword to the French EditionNanomaterials constitute an important branch in the burgeoning field ofnanoscience. Size reduction can lead to a whole range of new physicochemi-cal properties and a wealth of potential applications. However, access to thesenanostructured entities requires the development of suitable methods for theirelaboration.This book, aimed at MSc or PhD students and young engineers, researchscientists and teachers, provides a complete review of all relevant aspects fromthe fabrication of nanomaterials able to carry out new functions to the self-assembly of complex structures.Part I provides a theoretical description of the basic principles and fun-damental properties of nanomaterials, whilst Part II treats the physical andchemical properties of nanoscale structures. Methods for designing and fabri-cating such structures are then discussed in Parts III and IV.In Part V, a great many industrial applications, some still under develop-ment, are used to demonstrate the significant economic potential of these newstructures and their consequences in various areas of everyday life.Supramolecular chemistry can provide novel ways of moving forward inthis domain. Indeed, molecular recognition phenomena, based on molecularinformation, can be used to form supramolecular materials in a spontaneousbut controlled manner, by self-organisation starting from their components.Self-organisation processes thus represent a powerful method for building func-tional nanomaterials, which may provide a way of avoiding ever more delicateand costly nanofabrication and nanomanipulation processes.It seems fair to hope that the meeting of supramolecular chemistry withmaterials science will soon open up new lines of development in nanoscienceand nanotechnology. The present work lays the foundations on which theseprospects may be pursued.Coll`ge de France, May 2006eJean-Marie Lehn [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]