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Characterization Tools for Nanomaterials
Tripti Ahuja (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, India), Deeksha Satyabola (Arizona State University, USA), and Sujan Manna (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8936-6.ch007
Abstract
Nanomaterials are nanostructures that have gained massive interest in the scientific community due to their exciting functional and physicochemical properties. They offer high stability, advanced optical-electronic properties, and tuneable surface functionalization. Such properties have made them a material of everyday use in the pharmaceutical industries, cosmetics, electronics, and many more. Considering their increasing usage, there is a demand for reliable and better quantitative and qualitative characterization tools. This chapter is dedicated to such characterization methodologies for the analysis of nanomaterials. Numerous distinct and integrated correlated techniques are discussed in detail. Such tools are arranged from the basic to advanced methods, each mentioning the unique property of nanomaterial such as elemental composition, morphology, crystal structure, magnetism, and strength. Lastly, some recent advancements in the characterization methodologies of nanostructures are provided. Understanding the properties of nanomaterials will enable us to expand their applications in society.