3. Introduction
Nano particles are particles which lie in dimensions between 1-100nm.
“Nano” derived from Greek word “nanos” which means extremely
small.
Example:
1) Nanosecond (billionth of a second)
2) Nanolitre (billionth of a litre)
3) Nanometre (billionth of a meter)
4. Nano particles
Fabrication of nanomaterials includes nanostructured
surfaces , nanoparticles, Nano porous materials
5. Fabrication Methods
Wet Chemical Synthesis
Includes two methods
Bottom Up Approach
Top Down Approach
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8. Metal ions Reduction Metal atom Clusters
Nuclei (~8-
10A°)
Diffusional
Growth
Stable Nano
Systems
Nano size
primary particle
Aggregated
System
Diffusional
Growth
Crystalline
particles
Aggregation
Poly crystalline
particles
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13. Conclusion
Nanotechnology has a lot of scope in the present and near
future as it can be applied to the various fields of science
and as the nanomaterials enhances the properties of
material along with exhibiting new properties