Light in the World of Nanotechnology : A Comprehensible Introduction to the Basics and Applications

This essential gives an overview of the physical principles underlying nanotechnology, which today make it possible to use microscopic effects technologically. Methods are presented which allow the production of nanostructures with highest precision. In the last chapter the author gives an overview of exciting technological applications, starting with the use of nanotechnology-based effects in church glass windows to solar cells and CCD chips. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Licht in der Welt der Nanotechnologie by Christian Schneider, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2016. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. The Content Interaction between light and matter Production of nanostructures Application examples and current research in nanotechnology The Target groups Students of natural sciences in the first semesters who are interested in physics Persons interested in current physical research and application, who want to further their education in the field of nanotechnology The Author Dr. Christian Schneider studied physics at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and received his doctorate there in 2013 in the group of Prof. Dr. Martin Aeschlimann on laser-induced plasmonic excitations of nanostructures. Today he works in the field of science communication in physics at the University of Mainz. . What You Can Find in this essential 6 Preface 7 Contents 8 1 Introduction 9 2 Fundamentals of Light-Based Nanotechnology 11 2.1 What is Light? 11 2.2 From Individual Atoms to Solid Bodies 14 2.3 The World is Colorful: Resonances and Mie Theory 18 3 Production of Nanostructures 22 3.1 Electron Beam Lithography 22 3.2 Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Milling 24 3.3 Chemical Synthesis 25 4 Applications 27 4.1 Stained Glass Windows 27 4.2 Diagnosis and Therapy: Use of Nanoparticles in Medicine 31 4.3 Electricity from Light: Nanotechnology in Solar Cells 34 4.4 The Colorful World of Plasmons for Digital Applications 39 5 Summary and Outlook 42 What You Learned from this essential 43 References 44