metal catalyst 114
metallic luster 231
microwave plasma process 64, 65
Miller indices 342
modification 98
monochromator 352
monoclinic–tetragonal transformation 32, 146
monolayer 245, 336, 337
montmorillonite 325
– nanocomposite 326
MoS2, 95
MoSe2, 95
Moseley’s law 359, 360
Mössbauer effect 186
Mössbauer spectrum 188
mother of pearl. See nacre
multiple layer 337
multiwall carbon nanotube 278
multiwall nanotube 103, 104, 279
mutual solubility 10
n
Nabarro–Herring mechanism 311
– deformation processes 311
nacre 320, 323
nano-ball bearing 111
nanocomposite 5, 7, 10, 82, 244, 288, 323
nanofluid 123
nanomotor 41, 42
nanoparticulate-filled polymer 320
nanoribbon 101
nanorod 89, 109, 255
nanotube 89, 95, 109, 278
needle electrodes 77
N eel’s superparamagnetism 186
N eel temperature 168
nested fullerene 101
NMR. See nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
nonequilibrium system 65
nonspherical nanoparticles 93
nuclear magnetic resonance imaging 132, 192,
193
nucleation 45
numerical aperture 349, 350, 352
nylon-6 325, 326
o
Ohm’s behavior 274
Ohm’s law 269, 271
one-dimensional crystal 95
one-dimensional nanomaterial 5
onion crystal 111
onion molecule 101
optical property 205
optical transmission 294
optical transparent coating 293
optomagnetic device 266
ordering parameter 153
organic lumophore 219, 223, 250
oxide/polymer interface 226
p
paraelectric–antiferroelectric
transition 152
paramagnetic 167
particle contraction 34
particle habitus 154
particle in a box 211
particle size distribution 46, 64
path length 342
Pauli’s principle 212
pentagons 101
percolation 288
– threshold 288, 289, 290, 292
perlon 321
permanent magnet 198
permutation 149
phase transformation 135, 139, 148,
160, 162
phonon 231
phosphorescence 209
photochromic material 257
photoconductivity 284, 285
photocurrent 284
photoluminescence 222, 250, 256, 284
– spectra 238
phyllosilicate 325
physical vapor synthesis 57
physisorption 336
pigment 205, 208, 235
Planck’s constant 137, 211, 350
Planck’s equation 270
plasmon 213, 231, 238, 363
– peak 361, 362
– resonance 232, 235
– spectrum 364
plastic deformation 299, 307, 308
– metal 299
plate electrode 77
platelet-enforced nanocomposite 324
platelet-shaped filler 324
Poisson distribution 45, 52
polarization plane 265
polymer-based nanocomposite 319
polymer composite 256
polymer matrix 321
porosity 302, 303
primary flame 72
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metallic luster 231
microwave plasma process 64, 65
Miller indices 342
modification 98
monochromator 352
monoclinic–tetragonal transformation 32, 146
monolayer 245, 336, 337
montmorillonite 325
– nanocomposite 326
MoS2, 95
MoSe2, 95
Moseley’s law 359, 360
Mössbauer effect 186
Mössbauer spectrum 188
mother of pearl. See nacre
multiple layer 337
multiwall carbon nanotube 278
multiwall nanotube 103, 104, 279
mutual solubility 10
n
Nabarro–Herring mechanism 311
– deformation processes 311
nacre 320, 323
nano-ball bearing 111
nanocomposite 5, 7, 10, 82, 244, 288, 323
nanofluid 123
nanomotor 41, 42
nanoparticulate-filled polymer 320
nanoribbon 101
nanorod 89, 109, 255
nanotube 89, 95, 109, 278
needle electrodes 77
N eel’s superparamagnetism 186
N eel temperature 168
nested fullerene 101
NMR. See nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
nonequilibrium system 65
nonspherical nanoparticles 93
nuclear magnetic resonance imaging 132, 192,
193
nucleation 45
numerical aperture 349, 350, 352
nylon-6 325, 326
o
Ohm’s behavior 274
Ohm’s law 269, 271
one-dimensional crystal 95
one-dimensional nanomaterial 5
onion crystal 111
onion molecule 101
optical property 205
optical transmission 294
optical transparent coating 293
optomagnetic device 266
ordering parameter 153
organic lumophore 219, 223, 250
oxide/polymer interface 226
p
paraelectric–antiferroelectric
transition 152
paramagnetic 167
particle contraction 34
particle habitus 154
particle in a box 211
particle size distribution 46, 64
path length 342
Pauli’s principle 212
pentagons 101
percolation 288
– threshold 288, 289, 290, 292
perlon 321
permanent magnet 198
permutation 149
phase transformation 135, 139, 148,
160, 162
phonon 231
phosphorescence 209
photochromic material 257
photoconductivity 284, 285
photocurrent 284
photoluminescence 222, 250, 256, 284
– spectra 238
phyllosilicate 325
physical vapor synthesis 57
physisorption 336
pigment 205, 208, 235
Planck’s constant 137, 211, 350
Planck’s equation 270
plasmon 213, 231, 238, 363
– peak 361, 362
– resonance 232, 235
– spectrum 364
plastic deformation 299, 307, 308
– metal 299
plate electrode 77
platelet-enforced nanocomposite 324
platelet-shaped filler 324
Poisson distribution 45, 52
polarization plane 265
polymer-based nanocomposite 319
polymer composite 256
polymer matrix 321
porosity 302, 303
primary flame 72
Index j373