Nanoalloys

Chapter I Chemical Syntheses

Redox reactions; Polyol-based synthesis; radiolysis; electrochemical synthesis; thermal decomposition and sonochemical synthesis

Chapter II Physical syntheses

Molecular beam epitaxy; pulsed laser deposition; low-energy cluster beam deposition techniques

Chapter III Modeling the Electronic and Geometric structure of nanoalloys

Quantum chemical and condensed matter methods for electronic structure; Approximate descriptions and explicit models; global optimization; structural and segregation patterns

Chapter IV Experimental techniques for structural characterization

X-ray scattering and absorption; Electron microscopy; scanning probe microscopies: scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopies

Chapter V Thermodynamical properties of nanoalloys

Bulk vs nanoscale alloys; order/disorder transition; finite size effects; nanoscale phase diagrams; melting of nanoalloys

Chapter VI Kinetic aspects: nucleation, mixing, coalescence

Nucleation theories and models; Growth of nanoalloys; Mixing kinetics; coalescence

Chapter VII Optical properties of nanoalloys / Nanoalloys as optical probes

Linear optical spectroscopy; Mie theory and quantum confinement effects; Experimental techniques; Ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy and electron-phonon couplings

Chapter VIII Magnetic properties of nanoalloys / Nanoalloys for magnetic storage

Magnetic moments and anisotropy; Experimental techniques; Magnetization configurations and role of chemical order; Kondo effect; Spin Dynamical effects

Chapter IX Catalysis by Nanoalloys

Preparation and characterization; Computational approaches; Various illustrations emphasizing the role of cluster size and composition

Chapter X Nanoalloys in life sciences

Biosynthesis of nanoalloys; Biofunctionalization; Applications as biosensors; imaging applications of nanoalloys; gene and vaccine delivery; Nanoalloys in pharmacology and toxicology

Chapter XI Applications for energy production and storage

Electrocatalysis; Nanoscale alloys for the reversible storage of hydrogen; Biofuel cells

Chapter XII Nanoalloys as building blocks

Assemblies of nanoalloys on substrates: preparation and characterization; Colloidal assemblies