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Nanophase Materials - Analysis Of Cutting Edge Technologies and TrendsPublished by: Frost & Sullivan Published: Sep. 2, 2004 Table of Contents1 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Overview 1. Introduction 2. Summary of Key Findings Scope and Methodology 1. Scope of this Research Service 2. Methodology 2 | NANOPHASE MATERIALS: BACKGROUND AND TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Nanoscale Materials: Background 1. Definition and Classification 2. Properties and Applications Analysis of the Technology 1. Status and Roadmap of R&D Efforts 2. Major Players and Investment 3 | QUANTUM DOTS: ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY AND RECENT ADVANCES Quantum Dots - Promise Packed into Pittance 1. Physics and Chemistry of Quantum Dots 2. Technical Drivers and Challenges 3. Research Trends Snapshots of Recent Advances in Quantum Dot Materials Research 1. Quantum Dot-Based Infrared Detectors 2. Quantum Dot Inks for Forgery Prevention 3. Quantum- Dot-Based Single Photon Emission Sources 4. Quantum Dots for Quantum Computing 5. Hybrid Quantum Dot/Quantum Well Light Emitting Diodes (QD/QW-LEDs) 6. Impact Ionization Enhancement in PbSe Nanocrystals 7. Quantum Dots as Pens for Nanopatterning 8. Fluorescent Probes Form Quantum Dots 9. Prevention of Clumping of Nanocrystals by Insulating with Silicon Dioxide 10. High-Volume Production of Germanium Nanocrystals 11. Commercial Polymer-Quantum Dot Composites 4 | NANOPHASE THIN FILMS: ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY AND RECENT ADVANCES Nanophase Thin Films - Gifted Ultrathin Coatings Glorify Surfaces 1. Definition and Classification 2. Technical Drivers and Challenges Snapshots of Recent Advances in Nanophase Thin Film Materials Research 1. Properties of Superhard Nanocomposite Coatings 2. Nitride Containing Superhard Nanocomposite Coatings 3. Improved Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) Coatings 4. Core Shell Gold-Platinum Nanoparticulate Films 5. Nanoparticle Additives for Superhydrophobic Coatings 6. Nanocarbon Films - Potential Terahertz Radiation Sources 7. Nanophase Zirconia - Toughening of Hydroxyapatite Coatings 8. Thin Film Nanolaminates - Next Generation Thermal Barriers 9. Semiconductor Nanocrystal Thin Films - High-Density Optical Storage Media 10. Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films - Blended at the Nanoscale 11. Protective Layers on Magnetic Storage Media 5 | COMPUTATIONAL NANOSCIENCE: ANALYSIS OF IMPACT ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF NANOPHASE MATERIALS Computational Nanoscience - Unraveling Mysteries of the Nanoscale; Insights Beyond Intuition 1. Introduction 2. Key Technical Issues 3. Drivers and Challenges 4. Commonly Used Modeling Techniques Snapshots of Recent Advances in Modeling and Simulation 1. GHz Nanomechanical Oscillators from MWNTs 2. Figuring Out How Fullerenes Form 3. Nanotubes and Water May Yield a New Type of Semiconductor 4. Modeling Suggests that Silicon Nanotubes Could Be Metallic 5. Investigating SWNTs as Pressure Sensors 6. Accelrys Tastes Success in Mesoscale Modeling of Nanoscale Materials 7. Flexible Approximation Method for Simulation of Nanoassembly 6 | OTHER NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS: ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY AND RECENT ADVANCES Buckyballs 1. Physical Chemistry 2. Fullerenoid Oxides 3. Doping Buckyballs with Atoms 4. Photovoltaic Buckyballs 5. Using buckyballs to Improve Fiber-Optic Communications Nanowires 1. Physical Chemistry 2. Branched Nanowires for 3D Nanoelectronics 3. Controlling the Growth of Gallium Nitride Nanowires 4. Ferromagnetic Iron Nanowire Arrays 5. Nickel Silicide Nanowires Build Nanoscale Junctions 6. Addressable Arrays of Polymer Nanowires 7. Nanotrees: A Route to 3D Photonic Structures 8. Nanowire Memory Cells for Molecular Devices 9. Grow Metal Nanowires Using Telomerase-Generated Templates 10. One-Step Method to Make Polymer Nanowires 11. FETs with Metal Oxide Nanowires 12. Nickel Silicide Nanowires 13. Magnetic Semiconducting Nanowires Nanoparticles 1. Physical Chemistry 2. Electrostatic Patterning of Quantum Dots 3. Silicon Nanoparticles Build a Better Photodetector 4. Polymer Microgels as Nanoparticle Synthesis Template 5. Better Colorimetric Detection with Nanoparticles 6. Nanoparticles Illuminate Brain Tumors 7. Polymeric Biosensors with Contrasting Functionality 8. Catalysis from Nanoparticle Behavior 9. Making ‘Green’ Nanoparticles at Room Temperature 10. Confinement of Light with Metal Nanoparticles Nanotubes 1. Physical Chemistry 2. Titania Nanotubes - Self-Cleaning Hydrogen Sensors 3. Novel Method for the Synthesis of Boron-Nitride Nanotubes 4. Complex Nanocomposite Materials from Porous Spheres 5. Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Composites for Shape-Memory Actuators 6. Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Composites in Textile Fibers 7. Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Composites in Optoelectronic Memory Devices 8. Carbon Nanotube-Tin Oxide Composites for Room Temperature Gas Detection 7 | KEY PATENTS AND CONTACT DETAILS List of Patents 1. Selected Patents - 2004 2. Selected Patents - 2003 3. Selected Patents - 2002 Contact Details of Key Players 1. Industry 2. Universities & Research Labs 8 | FROST & SULLIVAN 2004 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS Frost & Sullivan Science and Technology Award For Technology Leadership 1. Award Description 2. Award Recipient Frost & Sullivan Science and Technology Award for Technology Innovation 1. Award Description 2. Award Recipient 9 | DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE Decision Support Database 1. Number of Manufacturing Establishments 2. Commercial & Consumer Car Sales 3. Number of Diagnostics Testing Facilities 4. US Plastic Consumption 5. US Transportion Industry Revenue AbstractPioneering Developments in Laboratories Throw up Complex Issues to be Understood and TackledNanotechnology is at a promising stage and with the development of new tools and synthesis techniques, plenty of opportunities are arising for advancements in areas of material science. Everyday, groundbreaking progress is being made in laboratories and research institutions across the globe in understanding complex nanoscale phenomena. Several new issues and challenges also emerge for theoretical scientists to tackle, constantly calling for high-end techniques and tools to study this fast developing field of nanoscience. This Frost & Sullivan research offers a detailed coverage of breakthroughs in the field of nanotechnology and identifies key technologies close to commercialization. It focuses on nanophase materials such as quantum dots and thin films, and provides an overview of important markets, applications, and technology trends as well as obstacles in the way of commercial success. Accurate Interpretation on Experimental Information "Nanophase materials, apart from their predictive capabilities, are also valuable for unambiguous explanation of experimental information at the nanoscale level where quantum effects are dominant," says the analyst. By developing precise computer models of the chemical and physical properties of nanomaterials, researchers can examine lab-made tiny constructions more meticulously than a bench scientist ever could. Besides laboratory use, nanomaterials are utilized in a variety of applications across various industry verticals including automotives, healthcare, medicines, and electronics. Since the field of nanotechnology is relatively new, not many nanophase materials exist commercially. Intense R&D is carried out in this field to cater to the mounting demand for improved materials at lower costs. With rapid progress in the area of nanofabrication, superior techniques are likely to make it easier to fabricate materials and design them into devices. Vast Array of Applications for Quantum Dots Semiconductor nanocrystals or quantum dots impart to materials, special optical and electrical properties that are fundamentally and technologically significant. They enable the creation of lasers, detectors, optical amplifiers, transistors, and tunneling diodes that operate through novel, quantum mechanisms. Quantum dots are also used as building blocks of other nanostructures such as bio-imaging agents, and as tools for nanoscale manipulation such as nanopatterning. "Research in quantum dots has made the transition from continuous improvement of synthesis and manipulation of individual quantum dots to making high-density quantum dot assemblies and fabrication of real-life optoelectronic and biomedical devices," says the analyst. Several companies are engaged in intense research on semiconductor nanocrystals to utilize them in developing innovative, cost-effective devices and compelling products that would impact biotechnology, telecommunications, and energy fields.
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