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Nanotechnology: Volume 6: Nanoprobes

ISBN: 978-3-527-31733-2

March 2009

388 pages

Description
This sixth volume within the series discusses the usage of nanoprobes for structure determination, in an industry where miniaturisation is the main focus. It brings together the knowledge all scientists working in
the interdisciplinary field need to know and is designed for newcomers as well as professionals already in the industry.
About the Author
Harald Fuchs:
Director of the Physical Institute of the University of Munster and Scientific Director of the Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech). After studying theoretical physics at the University of Saarbrucken and his PhD in materials physics on nanocrystalline systems, he worked at the IBM research laboratory in Ruschlikon, and at BASF before he moved as a full professor to the Institute of Physics at the University of Munster. His research focuses on nanoanalytical methods, and interfacial physics including computer modelling. He received the Philip Morris research prize for his work on nanotechnology. He is member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech). He has co-authored more than 300 original papers, filed 33 patent applications and is co-founder of two companies. He holds two guest professorships in China and serves as cochairman of the advisory editorial board of Small.