Written by experts in the field, this book describes advanced techniques for the chemical synthesis of functional organic nanoparticles and proposes new characterization and manipulation methods for single nanoparticles. Theoretical and experimental studies of the physical and chemical properties of organic particles, semiconductor particles and liquid droplets are reported. The text gives not only scientific details but also discusses the general and historical background, applications, and future perspectives. A clear interpretation of technical terms and concepts is included where necessary. The material for the book originates from the research activities of the collaboration project "Laser Chemistry of Single Organic Nanometer Particles" supported by the Ministry of Education, Science Sports and Culture of Japan. It is written primarily for graduate students, researchers and engineers.

Klappentext

Experts describe advanced techniques for the chemical synthesis of functional organic nanoparticles and propose new methods for the characterization and manipulation of single nanoparticles. Theoretical and experimental studies of the physical and chemical properties of organic particles, semiconductor particles and liquid droplets are reported. The text gives not only scientific details but also general and historical background, applications, and future perspectives. Lucid explanations of technical terms and concepts are included where necessary.

Inhalt

1 Introduction.- I Preparation of Nanoparticles.- 2 Reprecipitation Method for Organic Nanocrystals.- 3 Laser Ablation Method for Organic Nanoparticles.- 4 Synthesis of Functionalized Polymer Particles.- 5 Synthesis of Photosensitive Dendrimer Molecules.- II Spectroscopy and Manipulation.- 6 Electrodynamic Trap of Single Microparticles.- 7 Lasing Spectroscopy of Single Microspheres.- 8 Microspectroscopy of Single Nanoparticles.- 9 Force Measurement for a Single Nanoparticle.- 10 Laser Manipulation of Single Nanoparticles.- III Theory of Optical Interactions.- 11 Optical Spectrum of a Confined Exciton in a Sphere: A Prototype of Advanced Analyses.- 12 Optical Manipulation of Single Nanoparticles Under a Resonance Condition.- 13 Low-Dimensional Eexcitons in Aromatic Nanoparticles.- IV Physics and Chemistry of Nanoparticles.- 14 Optical Properties of Polymer Nanocrystals.- 15 Photophysics of Capped Nanocrystals and Molecular J-Aggregates.- 16 Near-field Microspectroscopy and Microprocessing of Individual Perylene Microcrystals.- 17 Photochemical Dynamics of Fullerene Nanoparticles.- 18 Structural Relaxation of Dendrimers and Polymer Nanoparticles with Single Chromophores.- 19 Photophysical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals.- 20 Electronic States of Chemically Modified CdS Nanoparticles.- V Physics and Chemistry of Liquid Droplets.- 21 Photoredox Chemistry of Single Microdroplets in Water.- 22 Raman Spectroscopy of a Single Microdroplet.- 23 Picoliter Droplets for Single-Particle and Single-Molecule Imaging.- 24 Auto-Oscillated Vibration of Single Oil Droplets.- VI Materials Application and Future Perspective.- 25 Photon-Force Controlled Molecular Assembling in Solution.- 26 Spectroscopic Analysis of Single Microparticles Under Solution-Flow Conditions.- 27 Stimulus-Responsive Polymer Nanoparticles.- 28 Photonic Band Properties of Ordered Nanoparticle Layers.- 29 Particle-Based Optical Devices.