Simulated engineering of nanostructures

Simulated engineering of nanostructures

Results are reported from two molecular-dynamics simulations designed to yield insight into the engineering of nanometre-scale structures. The first is the initial stages of the indentation of a silicon substrate by an atomically-sharp diamond tip. Up to an indentation depth of approximately 0.6 nm the substrate responds elastically and the profile of the disturbed region of the substrate norma...

Morphology engineering of ZnO nanostructures

Engineering thermophysical properties of micro - and nanostructures ✩

Engineered microand nanostructures may possess superb properties unattainable in nature. Examples are the photonic crystals for electromagnetic waves and quantum wells for electronic waves. In this article, we focus on engineering thermophysical properties of microand nanostructures. A brief historical perspective is provided on the motivations to engineer the properties of matters, followed by...

Nanostructures and Bio-inspired Computer Engineering

Nanoelectronics is the development of electronic devices with dimensions between one and ten nanometers. If Moore’s law continues to hold, it could be possible to construct Avogadro Computer, i.e. an architecture that efficiently employs 10 elements to perform computation, sometimes about 2020 [3]. Shorter-time prediction says that chips will contain 10 transistors and will operate at 10-15 GHz...

Carbon Nanostructures in Bone Tissue Engineering

BACKGROUND Recent advances in developing biocompatible materials for treating bone loss or defects have dramatically changed clinicians' reconstructive armory. Current clinically available reconstructive options have certain advantages, but also several drawbacks that prevent them from gaining universal acceptance. A wide range of synthetic and natural biomaterials is being used to develop tiss...