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INDEX
pi-conjugation, 282, 292
piezoelectric
compounds, 288
scanner, 54
scanning mechanism, 55
pillared clay, 273, 276
pillaring, 275
pixel, 2
plasma
hot, 3
membrane, 328, 329
plasmon, 49
polarizability, 59, 344
electronic, 94
polarization, 347
circular, 347
linear, 347
polarizer, 347
polaron, 292
poliomyelitis, 3 12
polyacetylene, 294
nanoparticle, 293
polyacrylonitrile, 130
polyamine, 300
polyaminoarnine, 298, 299
dendrimer, 30 1
polyaniline, 42, 292
nanoparticles, micrograph, 43
polydiacetylene, 289, 292
polyethylene, 15 1
polyhedron, 12
polyion film, 331
polymer, 28 1, 292
brush, 158, 294
conductive, 292
conductive nanoparticles, 44
linear, 283
size, 284, 285
star, 294
thermoplastic, 336
polymerization, 283, 291, 326, 328
polypeptide, 310, 314, 324, 325
nanowire, 3 14
polypropylene, 130
polystyrene, 283
sphere, 158
p-orbital, 105
pores in zeolite, 154
porous materials, 268
porous silicon phosphorescence, 15 I
positronium, 32, 33
potassium (K)
azide, 3
nanoparticle, 3
potential
double-well, 174, 175
well, 75, 236, 237
primary structure, 318
primitive, 10
printed circuit, 293
proline, 324, 325
propanol, 265, 266
protein, 310, 312, 315
extrinsic, 329
intrinsic, 329
globular, 3 15
synthesis, 323
electrode, 152
Pt309 nanoparticle, 14
p-type semiconductor, 2 1, 152
pulsed laser synthesis, 100
purine, 319, 320
pyridine, 202, 276, 298
pyrimidine, 319, 320
pyrrole, 292
Pt (platinum), 260, 272, 279
quantum
confinement, 3
corral, 338, 339
number for spin, 167
size effect, 82
wire, 157, 226, 233
wire density of states, 243
quantum dot, 5, 157, 226, 230
array, 229-231
density of states, 243
laser, 25 1
photoluminescence, 230
size, 231
size, table, 232
tunneling, 245
density of states, 243
laser, 251
preparation, 227
quantum well, 5, 226, 228, 229, 233, 249
quaternary structure, 315, 318
radiationless transition, I96
Raman, 195, 196
active, 123, 205, 207
scattering, 203
spectroscopy, 58, 203
spectrum, electrochemical cell, 129
rare-gas nanocluster, 94
Rayleigh-Gans theory, 42
INDEX
pi-conjugation, 282, 292
piezoelectric
compounds, 288
scanner, 54
scanning mechanism, 55
pillared clay, 273, 276
pillaring, 275
pixel, 2
plasma
hot, 3
membrane, 328, 329
plasmon, 49
polarizability, 59, 344
electronic, 94
polarization, 347
circular, 347
linear, 347
polarizer, 347
polaron, 292
poliomyelitis, 3 12
polyacetylene, 294
nanoparticle, 293
polyacrylonitrile, 130
polyamine, 300
polyaminoarnine, 298, 299
dendrimer, 30 1
polyaniline, 42, 292
nanoparticles, micrograph, 43
polydiacetylene, 289, 292
polyethylene, 15 1
polyhedron, 12
polyion film, 331
polymer, 28 1, 292
brush, 158, 294
conductive, 292
conductive nanoparticles, 44
linear, 283
size, 284, 285
star, 294
thermoplastic, 336
polymerization, 283, 291, 326, 328
polypeptide, 310, 314, 324, 325
nanowire, 3 14
polypropylene, 130
polystyrene, 283
sphere, 158
p-orbital, 105
pores in zeolite, 154
porous materials, 268
porous silicon phosphorescence, 15 I
positronium, 32, 33
potassium (K)
azide, 3
nanoparticle, 3
potential
double-well, 174, 175
well, 75, 236, 237
primary structure, 318
primitive, 10
printed circuit, 293
proline, 324, 325
propanol, 265, 266
protein, 310, 312, 315
extrinsic, 329
intrinsic, 329
globular, 3 15
synthesis, 323
electrode, 152
Pt309 nanoparticle, 14
p-type semiconductor, 2 1, 152
pulsed laser synthesis, 100
purine, 319, 320
pyridine, 202, 276, 298
pyrimidine, 319, 320
pyrrole, 292
Pt (platinum), 260, 272, 279
quantum
confinement, 3
corral, 338, 339
number for spin, 167
size effect, 82
wire, 157, 226, 233
wire density of states, 243
quantum dot, 5, 157, 226, 230
array, 229-231
density of states, 243
laser, 25 1
photoluminescence, 230
size, 231
size, table, 232
tunneling, 245
density of states, 243
laser, 251
preparation, 227
quantum well, 5, 226, 228, 229, 233, 249
quaternary structure, 315, 318
radiationless transition, I96
Raman, 195, 196
active, 123, 205, 207
scattering, 203
spectroscopy, 58, 203
spectrum, electrochemical cell, 129
rare-gas nanocluster, 94
Rayleigh-Gans theory, 42