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INDEX
amoeba, 3 16
amphiphilic, 327
anatase, 198, 269
AND gate, 353, 354
angular momentum, orbital, 86
antiferromagnetism, 166
aniline, 292
anionic, 326
anthracene, 288, 289
anti-Stokes line, 59
antisymmetric wavefunction, 167
Ar (argon), 269
aragonite, 330
architecture, nanosize, 345
armchair, chiral, zigzag structures, 1 15,
Arrhenius
118
plot, 286
process, 175
As (arsenic), size, 42
atomic force microscope (AFM), 52, 344,
345
cantilever probe arm, 56
map of surface, 336
radii of atoms, table of values, 362
ATP, acronym for adenosine triphosphate,
315, 316, 335
Au (gold), 13, 279
145
cluster, electrical conductivity mode,
cluster, melting point, 89
doped glass, 285
electrode, 351
encapsulated nanoparticle, 143
fluctuation induced changes in
nanoparticle structure, 87
layer, 261-263
linked nanoparticles, 143
nanocluster, 86
nanoparticle, 85
nanoparticle, linked cluster currentvoltage relationship, 144
nanoparticle self-assembly, 157
nanoparticles in glass, optical spectrum,
148
nanoparticles, micrograph, 54
substrate, 4
ligand stabilized, 13, 247-249, 277
nanoparticle, 13
audiospeaker, 192
Auger spectroscopy, 64
azide, 3, 334
azobenzene, 346, 347
A~55, 260
B (boron) nanoparticle, 81-83
B6 nanocluster energy levels, 83
BB nanocluster energy levels, 83
B12, 83
icosohedral structure, 154
nanocluster energy levels, 83
back-scattering of electrons, 48
bacteriophage, 3 12-3 15
bacterium, 312, 314, 316
motion, 335
band gap, 24, 8 1, 90
band structure
conduction band valley, 25
direct gap, 24
GaAs, 24
Ge, 27
indirect gap, 25
Si. 27
valley, 24
bandgaps of semiconductors, table of
base pair, 318, 321
battery, 293
BCC, acronym for body centered cubic, 10,
12, 36
beads on string, 322
benzene, 282, 292
molecule gears, 343
beta sheet, 3 14, 3 15, 3 18
BET isotherm, 269
bifurcation, 299-302
Bi2M0209, 270
catalyst, 271
biological materials, 3 10
biometrics, 329
biomineralization, 329, 330
birefringence, 287
block
values, 364
copolymer, 293, 305, 307
polymer, 305
blocking temperature, 176, 177
blood platelet, 3 16
blue shift, 196, 215
exciton energy, 245
optical absorption edge, 245
BN, boron nitride, 199, 200
body centered cubic (BCC), 10, 12, 36
Bohr magneton, 167
Bohr radius, effective, 33
Bombyx silk caterpillar, 325
bond
broken, 31
disulfide, 3 18
hydrogen, 318
INDEX
amoeba, 3 16
amphiphilic, 327
anatase, 198, 269
AND gate, 353, 354
angular momentum, orbital, 86
antiferromagnetism, 166
aniline, 292
anionic, 326
anthracene, 288, 289
anti-Stokes line, 59
antisymmetric wavefunction, 167
Ar (argon), 269
aragonite, 330
architecture, nanosize, 345
armchair, chiral, zigzag structures, 1 15,
Arrhenius
118
plot, 286
process, 175
As (arsenic), size, 42
atomic force microscope (AFM), 52, 344,
345
cantilever probe arm, 56
map of surface, 336
radii of atoms, table of values, 362
ATP, acronym for adenosine triphosphate,
315, 316, 335
Au (gold), 13, 279
145
cluster, electrical conductivity mode,
cluster, melting point, 89
doped glass, 285
electrode, 351
encapsulated nanoparticle, 143
fluctuation induced changes in
nanoparticle structure, 87
layer, 261-263
linked nanoparticles, 143
nanocluster, 86
nanoparticle, 85
nanoparticle, linked cluster currentvoltage relationship, 144
nanoparticle self-assembly, 157
nanoparticles in glass, optical spectrum,
148
nanoparticles, micrograph, 54
substrate, 4
ligand stabilized, 13, 247-249, 277
nanoparticle, 13
audiospeaker, 192
Auger spectroscopy, 64
azide, 3, 334
azobenzene, 346, 347
A~55, 260
B (boron) nanoparticle, 81-83
B6 nanocluster energy levels, 83
BB nanocluster energy levels, 83
B12, 83
icosohedral structure, 154
nanocluster energy levels, 83
back-scattering of electrons, 48
bacteriophage, 3 12-3 15
bacterium, 312, 314, 316
motion, 335
band gap, 24, 8 1, 90
band structure
conduction band valley, 25
direct gap, 24
GaAs, 24
Ge, 27
indirect gap, 25
Si. 27
valley, 24
bandgaps of semiconductors, table of
base pair, 318, 321
battery, 293
BCC, acronym for body centered cubic, 10,
12, 36
beads on string, 322
benzene, 282, 292
molecule gears, 343
beta sheet, 3 14, 3 15, 3 18
BET isotherm, 269
bifurcation, 299-302
Bi2M0209, 270
catalyst, 271
biological materials, 3 10
biometrics, 329
biomineralization, 329, 330
birefringence, 287
block
values, 364
copolymer, 293, 305, 307
polymer, 305
blocking temperature, 176, 177
blood platelet, 3 16
blue shift, 196, 215
exciton energy, 245
optical absorption edge, 245
BN, boron nitride, 199, 200
body centered cubic (BCC), 10, 12, 36
Bohr magneton, 167
Bohr radius, effective, 33
Bombyx silk caterpillar, 325
bond
broken, 31
disulfide, 3 18
hydrogen, 318