Titanate and Titania Nanotubes: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (RSC Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)

A unique compilation of data from a wide range of chemical and spectroscopic instrumentation and their integration into nanostructure characterisation. This exciting new book is a unique compilation of data from a wide range of chemical and spectroscopic instrumentation and the integration of nanostructure characterisation drawn from physical, chemical, electrochemical, spectroscopic and electron microscopic measurements. It fills a gap in the current nanomaterials literature by documenting the latest research from scientific journals and patent literature to provide a concise yet balanced and integrated treatment of an interesting topic: titanium oxide nanostructures within the emerging fashionable area of nanomaterials. Of particular interest are the following key chapters: * Modification and Coating Techniques - provides a unique summary and discussion of available techniques to coat surfaces with nanostructured materials * Chemical Properties - relates structure to surface chemistry and hence applications * Structural and Physical Properties - reviews the relationship between nanostructure and physical properties providing a basis for the rationalisation of applications The book, a valuable reference point, is aimed at professionals, postgraduates and industrial research workers in nanomaterials. Readers will gain a knowledge of the methods for synthesising nanomaterials as well as an understanding of their structure and resulting physical characteristics and a knowledge of their (existing and potential) applications "This exciting new book is a unique compilation of data from a wide range of chemical and spectroscopic instrumentation and the integration of nanostructure characterisation drawn from physical, chemical, electrochemical, spectroscopic and electron microscopic measurements. It fills a gap in the current nanomaterials literature by documenting the latest research from scientific journals to provide a concise yet balanced and integrated treatment of an interesting topic: titanium oxide nanostructures within the emerging and fashionable area of nanomaterials." "The book, a valuable reference point, is aimed at professionals, postgraduates and industrial research workers in nanomaterials. Readers will gain a knowledge of the methods for synthesising nanomaterials as well as an understanding of their structure and resulting physical characteristics together with a knowledge of their (existing and potential) applications."-- Source other than Library of Congress Title Page......Page 1 Dedications......Page 5 Preface......Page 7 Contents......Page 9 About the Authors......Page 13 Acknowledgements......Page 15 Abbreviations......Page 17 List of Symbols......Page 19 CHAPTER 1 - Introduction and Scope......Page 23 CHAPTER 2 - Synthesis Techniques and the......Page 42 CHAPTER 3 - Structural and Physical Properties of Elongated TiO2 and Titanate Nanostructures......Page 72 CHAPTER 4 - Chemical Properties,Transformation and Functionalization of Elongated Titanium Oxide Nanostructures......Page 107 CHAPTER 5 - Potential Applications......Page 131 Subject Index......Page 172