The second part emphasizes the techniques used for characterizing the structure and properties of nanomaterials, aiming at describing the physical mechanism, data interpretation, and detailed applications of the techniques.

Volume I: Synthesis: Foreword. Preface. List of Contributors. A: Chemical Synthesis. 1. Microemulsions. 2. Pyrolysis. 3. Forced hydrolysis and chemical co-precipitation. 4. Sol-gel processing. 5. Chemical vapor deposition. B: Physical Synthesis and others. 6. Aerosal methods. 7. Physical vapor deposition. 8. Synthesis Of Nanocrystalline Materials By Laser Ablation. 9. Nanostructured films and coatings by evaporation, sputtering, thermal spraying, electro-and electroless deposition. 10. Artificial patterned nanostructures (lithography by laser, x-ray, electron beam; chemically filtration of masks, templated intaxy). 11. Ion implantation. Volume II: Characterization: Foreword. Preface. List of Contributors. A: Structural characterization. 12. X-ray and neutron diffraction. 13. Transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy. 14. Scanning electron microscopy. 15. Scanning probe microscopy. B: Property characterization. 16. Optical spectroscopies nanostructured materials. 17. Dynamic Properties of Nanoparticles. 18. Magnetic characterization. 19. Electrochemical characterization. 20. Mechanical property characterization. 21. Thermal analysis. Volume III: Materials Systems and Applications, I: Foreword. Preface. List of Contributors. 22. Clusters. 23. Semiconductor nanoparticles. 24. Electrochemical self-assembly of ordered quantum dots and wire arrays. 25. Semiconductor nanowires. 26. Magnetic Nanocrystals and Arrays. 27. Nanostructured soft and hard magnetic materials. 28. Nanomaterials for Information Storage. 29. Magnetic fluids. 30. Functional oxide nanocrystals. Volume IV: Materials Systems and Applications, II: Foreword. Preface. List of Contributors. 31. Nano-mechanism of the hexagonal-cubic phase transition in boron nitride under high pressure at high temperature. 32. Nanomaterials for energy storage: batteries and fuel cells. 33. Nanocomposites. 34. Growth and properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes. 35. Nanomaterials from light element composites. 36. Nanocrystal self-assembled materials. 37. Molecularly organized nanostructural materials. 38. Nanostructured biomaterials. 39. Nanophase metal oxide materials for electrochromic displays. 40. Nanomaterials for non-linear optics and photonics.

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