Electrochemical Nanofabrication: Principles and Applications. Copyright © 2012
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Preface The great nature has shown us the beauty of nanotechnology in the wings of Papilio butterfly and leaves of lotus through millions of years of evolution. In the 21st century, nanotechnology is a key research topic in universities, research institutes, and industries globally because it enables us to create new functional materials, devices, and novel applications by means of physical, chemical, and biochemical processes and has had disruptive impact in our economy and daily lives.
One key part of nanotechnology is its fabrication technique. Traditional nanofabrication techniques such as chemical vapor deposition, sol-gel, and self-assembly had been intensively studied as means of delivering some specific nanostructure. However, these traditional methods are either expensive for mass production or hard to couple to electronics directly. Electrochemical nanofabrication is a versatile method for fabricating nanostructures with its simplicity, low-temperature processing, cost-effectiveness, and precise control of the deposit thickness through control of the total charge passed, which are the essential advantages over other nanofabrication techniques till date. In addition, electrochemical nanofabrication has shown compatibility with the state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing technology and can be largely used in chip fabrication and the packaging of microelectronics. This book summarizes various electrochemical nanofabrication methods and shows their various essential applications in areas such as batteries, sensors, optoelectronics, and many future applications. The authors, selected from six countries, are leading scientists in both academia and industry. We hope our book will be a useful reference for readers interested in or involved in the research of electrochemistry and nanotechnology.
Contents Preface Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Electrochemical Nanofabrications: A General Review Di Wei
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1
Electrochemical Replication of Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Nanostructures
63
Chapter 3
Synthesis of Organic Electroactive Materials in Ionic Liquids
117
Chapter 4
Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Functional Materials and Their Application to Electroanalytical Chemistry
145
Edward Crossland, Henry Snaith, and Ullrich Steiner
Michal Wagner, Carita Kvarnström, and Ari Ivaska
Yuanjian Zhang, Yanfei Shen, and Li Niu Chapter 5
Chapter 6 Index
Nanostructured TiO2 Materials for New-Generation Li-Ion Batteries
183
Hierarchically Nanostructured Electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
237
Gregorio F. Ortiz, Pedro Lavela, José L. Tirado, Ilie Hanzu, Thierry Djenizian, and Philippe Knauth
Yu-Guo Guo, Sen Xin, and Li-Jun Wan
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