TY - BOOK AU - Boustani,Ihsan ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Molecular Modelling and Synthesis of Nanomaterials: Applications in Carbon- and Boron-based Nanotechnology T2 - Springer Series in Materials Science, SN - 9783030327262 AV - T174.7 U1 - 620.115 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Nanotechnology KW - Physics KW - Nanochemistry KW - Nanoscale science KW - Nanoscience KW - Nanostructures KW - Energy storage KW - Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation KW - Nanotechnology and Microengineering KW - Nanoscale Science and Technology KW - Energy Storage N1 - Foreword -- Preface -- Part I Molecular Modelling & Magic Clusters -- 1 Molecular Modelling -- 2 Magic Numbers & Clusters -- 3 Alkali Metal Clusters -- Part II The p-Block Non-Metal Clusters -- 4 The Element Boron -- 5 The Element Carbon -- Part III Modelling of Nanostructures -- 6 Two-Dimensional Sheets -- 7 One-Dimensional Nanotubes -- 8 Three-Dimensional Fullerenes -- Part IV Potential Application in Nanotechnology -- 9 Nano Battery -- 10 Nanosensors and Fullerenes -- 11 Semi-Emperical Methods -- Index N2 - This book presents nanomaterials as predicted by computational modelling and numerical simulation tools, and confirmed by modern experimental techniques. It begins by summarizing basic theoretical methods, then giving both a theoretical and experimental treatment of how alkali metal clusters develop into nanostructures, as influenced by the cluster's "magic number" of atoms. The book continues with a discussion of atomic clusters and nanostructures, focusing primarily on boron and carbon, exploring, in detail, the one-, two-, and three-dimensional structures of boron and carbon, and describing their myriad potential applications in nanotechnology, from nanocoating and nanosensing to nanobatteries with high borophene capacity. The broad discussion of computational modelling as well as the specific applications to boron and carbon, make this book an essential reference resource for materials scientists in this field of research UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32726-2 ER -