Self-Organized Morphology in Nanostructured Materials

H. -G. Rubahn (auth.), Professor Dr. Katharina Al-Shamery, Professor Jürgen Parisi (eds.)3540726748, 978-3-540-72674-6

In this volume, concepts of nonlinear dynamics and self-organization are applied to topics in materials sciences with emphasis on semiconductors, soft matter, and biomaterials. The questions addressed include how to compare ordering phenomena under nonequilibrium situations, usually called self-organized structures, with those arising under situations close to equilibrium via selfassembly. Analogies are pointed out, differences are characterized, and efforts made to discover common features in the mechanistic description of those phenomena. Of major importance is the question of the role of spatial and temporal order, in particular, the application of concepts developed on macroscopic and microscopic scales to structure formation occurring on nanoscales, which occupies the focus of interest on the frontiers of science.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages I-XII
Organic Crystalline Nanofibers….Pages 1-16
Titanium-Based Molecular Architectures Formed by Self-Assembled Reactions….Pages 17-45
Self-Assemblies of Organic and Inorganic Materials….Pages 47-66
Self-Assembled Nanoparticle Rings….Pages 67-87
Patterns of Nanodroplets: The Belousov-Zhabotinsky-Aerosol OT-Microemulsion System….Pages 89-113
Honeycomb Carbon Networks: Preparation, Structure, and Transport….Pages 115-153
Chemical Waves in Living Cells….Pages 155-167
Back Matter….Pages 169-175