1.Introduction.Overview --Nanoparticle-Based Materials --Unique Characteristics --Surface Behaviors --Vapor Pressure and Solubility --Size-Dependent Characteristics --Properties --Chemical --Mechanical --Electrical --Magnetic --Optical --Biological --Key Scientific and Technical Challenges --Synthesis --Characterization --Superstructure Assembly --Bulk Processing --Large-Scale Production --Modeling and Simulation --Applications --Processing Overview --2.Nanoparticle Synthesis.Theory --Nucleation --Homogeneous Nucleation --Heterogeneous Nucleation --Growth --Gas-Phase Nanoparticle Synthesis --Gas-Gas Reaction --Physical Vapor Synthesis --Chemical Vapor Synthesis --Laser Ablation --Gas-Liquid Reaction --Gas-Solid Reaction --Liquid Nanoparticle Synthesis --Fundamental Method --Precipitation --Metal Salt Reduction --Hydrolysis --Solvothermal Synthesis --Cryochemical Synthesis --Confinement Method --Spray Pyrolysis --Solventless Synthesis --Composite Nanoparticle Synthesis --Core/Shell Structure --Electroless Deposition --Templating --Bio-Based Synthesis --Field-Assisted Nanoparticle Synthesis --Micelle Synthesis --Laser-Assisted Synthesis --Plasma-Assisted Synthesis --Microwave-Assisted Synthesis --Sonication-Assisted Synthesis --Radiation-Assisted Synthesis --Electric Field-Assisted Synthesis --Solid Nanoparticle Synthesis --Milling --Reactions between Solids.

3.Nanoparticle Characterization.Size, Shape, and Morphology --Microscopy --Scanning Electron Microscopy --Transmission Electron Microscopy --Scanning Probe Microscopy --Dynamic Light Scattering --X-ray Diffraction Line Broadening --Small-Angle Scattering --Optical Spectroscopy --Energetics and Global Thermodynamics --Surface Area --Porosity and Pore Size --Electron Imaging --Gas Adsorption --Structure --Surface Structure --Low-Energy Electron Diffraction --Atomic Force Microscopy --Scanning Tunneling Microscopy --Bulk Structure --X-ray Diffraction --Electron Diffraction --Neutron Diffraction --Composition --Surface Composition --Auger Electron Spectroscopy --X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy --Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy --Bulk Composition --Optical Atomic Spectroscopy --X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy --Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis --Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy --Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy --Ultraviolet-Visible Absorption Spectroscopy --Raman Spectroscopy --Needs in Nanoscale Characterization.

4.Nanoparticle-based Superstructures.Top-Down Processes --Photolithography --Electron Beam Lithography --Ion Beam Lithography --Other Top-Down Processes --Bottom-Up Processes --Nondirectional Interactions --van der Waals Forces --Dipole Moments --Electrostatic Interactions --Directional Interactions --Covalent Bonding --Hydrogen Bonding --Field-Assisted Assembly --Capillary Forces --Other Approaches --Hybrid --Functionalized Interactions --Nonfunctionalized Interactions --Templating --Natural Template --Synthetic Template --Three-Dimensional Assembly --5.Nanoparticle-Based Material Shaping.Dry Forming Techniques --Uniaxial Compaction --Cold Isostatic Pressing --Superhigh Pressure Compaction --Dynamic Compaction --Semidry Forming Techniques --Molding --Powder Injection Molding --Micromolding --Extrusion --Microextrusion --Electrospinning --Wet Forming Techniques --Colloidal Suspension --Pressure Casting --Slip Casting --Uniaxial Pressure Casting --Spin Casting --Tape Casting --Freeze Casting --Gel Casting --Electrophoretic Deposition --Digital Processing Techniques --Direct Writing --Robocasting --Omnidirectional Printing --Stereolithography --Ink-Jet Printing --Bio-Derived Processes --Bioactive Materials --Biomimetic Materials.

6.Sintering.Theories --Sintering Stages --Shrinkage --Grain Growth --Characteristics of Nanoparticle Sintering --Designer Systems --Particle Size Distribution and Packing Characteristics --Complex Systems --Phase Transformation --Lower Sintering Temperature --Larger Sintering Driving Force --Porous Nanoparticle Material Sintering --Partial Sintering --Pore Forming Sintering --Template-Directed Sintering --Special Sintering Processes --Microwave Sintering --Electrical Sintering --Laser Sintering --Dense Nanoparticle-Based Material Sintering --Free Sintering --Customized Nanoparticle Systems --Customized Sintering Cycles --Remarks on Free Sintering --Pressure Sintering --Hot Pressing --Hot Isostatic Pressing --Sinter Forging --Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering --Other Sintering Techniques --7.Manufacturing Issues and Emerging Areas.Defects and Measurement --Defects --Defect Nature --Defect Size --Defect Density --Measurement --Composition --Structure --Surface and Interface --Process and Quality Control --Modeling and Simulation --Environmental and Health Concerns --Environmental Concerns --Health Concerns --Appendices --Explanation of Unfamiliar Nomenclatures --Prefixes in the International System of Units.

Serving as the only systematic and comprehensive treatment on the topic of nanoparticle-based materials, this book covers synthesis, characterization, assembly, shaping and sintering of all types of nanoparticles including metals, ceramics, and semiconductors. A single-authored work, it is suitable as a graduate-level text in nanomaterials courses