Optical materials based on molecular nanoparticles
| Autor: | Abhijit Patra, Ch. G. Chandaluri, T. P. Radhakrishnan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
Surface Properties Optical Devices Nanoparticle Nanotechnology Equipment Design Materials testing Nanostructures Nanomaterials Equipment Failure Analysis Refractometry Nonlinear optical Optical materials Materials Testing General Materials Science Nanoscopic scale Semiconductor Nanoparticles |
| Zdroj: | Nanoscale. 4:343-359 |
| ISSN: | 2040-3372 2040-3364 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c1nr11313e |
| Popis: | A major part of contemporary nanomaterials research is focused on metal and semiconductor nanoparticles, constituted of extended lattices of atoms or ions. Molecular nanoparticles assembled from small molecules through non-covalent interactions are relatively less explored but equally fascinating materials. Their unique and versatile characteristics have attracted considerable attention in recent years, establishing their identity and status as a novel class of nanomaterials. Optical characteristics of molecular nanoparticles capture the essence of their nanoscale features and form the basis of a variety of applications. This review describes the advances made in the field of fabrication of molecular nanoparticles, the wide spectrum of their optical and nonlinear optical characteristics and explorations of the potential applications that exploit their unique optical attributes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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