1.2 The Concept of This Book
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reactions, they cannot miss from a comprehensive overview. Very importantly, the
product of the high-voltage preparation methods is very often the starting materials
of other nanostructure synthesis methods discussed in the earlier parts of this book.
The approach of this book does not take into account the actual technological relevance of the systems discussed. As nanotechnology develops, methods and systems
that are not in the focus of the presently available applications may gain more attention. Therefore, a detailed picture on the great variety of the field is believed to be a
merit that the reader may benefit from. Whenever it is possible, the methods listed in
this book are referred to with the names commonly found in the literature, which is
hoped to help the reader to link the content of this book to new works to be published
later and using the same terminology.
It is the author’s hope that this book will be useful for students and researchers at
various fields. Since there is a fast-increasing gap between the role of electrochemical
methods in nanostructure preparation and the content of the courses offered in this
field, the book can be an equally important resource for teachers composing their own
curriculum on electrodeposited nanostructures as well as for their students. Also, it
is hoped that researchers dealing with one or another field of nanotechnology can
use it as a primary source of information. During the topic selection of this book,
it was kept in mind that researchers dealing with electrodeposited nanostructures
may have a very versatile education background that includes chemistry, chemical
engineering, physics, materials science and even electrical engineering. Therefore,
a little theoretical background of electrochemistry was blended with the materials
science aspects of the related fields. Perhaps specialists of some of the fields discussed
can have a deeper insight into their specific topics; however, a comprehensive book
never can be a reference work that contains all information and each single resource
about a field. The information content was meant to range to a level that assists the
reader to start seeking further readings.
The lifetime of a book, especially nowadays, cannot be more than about two
decades. Over such a period, science itself as well as our view on both nature and
scientific methods develop so much that the contemplation of the reference works
has to be renewed, even in the case when neither the basis of a field nor the factual
information on how things work can change fundamentally. Beside the paradigm
changes, the toolset of science and the accuracy improvement of the characterization
instruments can also rationalize the needs of redesigning the knowledge dissemination pattern of a field. Being aware of all these limitations, it is hoped very much
that this book can contribute to the formation of the contemplation of the growing
generation whose members will play a role in the modernization of both the field
itself and its education background.
Acknowledgements The author thanks the series editor, Prof. Fritz Scholz for the invitation to
write this book as well as the tight supervision of the manuscript, the improvement of which was
greatly due to the careful editorial guide.
The author is to acknowledge Dr. Imre Bakonyi for the two-decade-long cooperation and the
immense personal help offered during this period. The author is particularly grateful to Dr. Bakonyi
for the introduction to various fields of solid-state nanoscience and for the ceaseless instigation for
accurate and comprehensive work.
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reactions, they cannot miss from a comprehensive overview. Very importantly, the
product of the high-voltage preparation methods is very often the starting materials
of other nanostructure synthesis methods discussed in the earlier parts of this book.
The approach of this book does not take into account the actual technological relevance of the systems discussed. As nanotechnology develops, methods and systems
that are not in the focus of the presently available applications may gain more attention. Therefore, a detailed picture on the great variety of the field is believed to be a
merit that the reader may benefit from. Whenever it is possible, the methods listed in
this book are referred to with the names commonly found in the literature, which is
hoped to help the reader to link the content of this book to new works to be published
later and using the same terminology.
It is the author’s hope that this book will be useful for students and researchers at
various fields. Since there is a fast-increasing gap between the role of electrochemical
methods in nanostructure preparation and the content of the courses offered in this
field, the book can be an equally important resource for teachers composing their own
curriculum on electrodeposited nanostructures as well as for their students. Also, it
is hoped that researchers dealing with one or another field of nanotechnology can
use it as a primary source of information. During the topic selection of this book,
it was kept in mind that researchers dealing with electrodeposited nanostructures
may have a very versatile education background that includes chemistry, chemical
engineering, physics, materials science and even electrical engineering. Therefore,
a little theoretical background of electrochemistry was blended with the materials
science aspects of the related fields. Perhaps specialists of some of the fields discussed
can have a deeper insight into their specific topics; however, a comprehensive book
never can be a reference work that contains all information and each single resource
about a field. The information content was meant to range to a level that assists the
reader to start seeking further readings.
The lifetime of a book, especially nowadays, cannot be more than about two
decades. Over such a period, science itself as well as our view on both nature and
scientific methods develop so much that the contemplation of the reference works
has to be renewed, even in the case when neither the basis of a field nor the factual
information on how things work can change fundamentally. Beside the paradigm
changes, the toolset of science and the accuracy improvement of the characterization
instruments can also rationalize the needs of redesigning the knowledge dissemination pattern of a field. Being aware of all these limitations, it is hoped very much
that this book can contribute to the formation of the contemplation of the growing
generation whose members will play a role in the modernization of both the field
itself and its education background.
Acknowledgements The author thanks the series editor, Prof. Fritz Scholz for the invitation to
write this book as well as the tight supervision of the manuscript, the improvement of which was
greatly due to the careful editorial guide.
The author is to acknowledge Dr. Imre Bakonyi for the two-decade-long cooperation and the
immense personal help offered during this period. The author is particularly grateful to Dr. Bakonyi
for the introduction to various fields of solid-state nanoscience and for the ceaseless instigation for
accurate and comprehensive work.