Nanomaterials Via Single-Source Precursors: Synthesis, Processing and Applications

Single-source chemical precursors contain all of the essential elements necessary for fabrication of advanced materials for numerous technologies and applications. The use of single-source chemical precursors for materials processing technology allows for intimate elemental mixing and hence production of complex materials at temperatures well below traditional physical methods and those involving direct combination of elements. The use of lower temperatures enables thin-film deposition on lightweight polymer substrates and reduces damage to complex devices structures such as used in power, electronics and sensors. Single-source precursors also enable production of nanomaterials and composite materials via fluid-phase or solid-state processing. This volume presents recent results and overviews of synthesis, processing, characterization, and application of advanced materials for energy, electronics, biomedicine, sensors, and aerospace. A variety of processing methods (vapor, liquid and solid-state) are covered as well as numerous materials such as metals, oxides, semiconductor, sulfides, selenides, nitrides, and carbon-based materials. Production of quantum dots, nanoparticles, thin films, and composites are described by a collection of international experts in the field. Given the ability to customize the phase, morphology, and properties of target materials, this "rational approach" to synthesis and processing is a disruptive technology for electronic, energy, structural, and biomedical (nano)materials and devices.