Metastable, 25, 33, 96, 182, 203, 212, 231,
631, 634, 694
Metastable impact electron spectroscopy
(MIES), 631, 634
Methyl alumoxanes (MAOs), 369
MFM. See Magnetic force microscopy
MG-Si. See Metallurgical grade silicon
Micelles, 317, 410, 411, 510–512, 515, 517
Microchannel plate (MCP-RHEED),
604–605
Microcrystalline, 13, 27, 134, 187, 624
Microelectromechanical systems
(MEMS), 564
Micromolding in capillaries (MIMIC), 317,
319, 414, 415
Microporous, 118, 122
Micro-printing, 316, 414, 525
Microwave plasma CVD (MPCVD), 303
MIES. See Metastable impact electron
spectroscopy
Miller-Bravais indices, 32
Miller indices, 30, 70
MIMIC. See Micromolding in capillaries
Minority-carrier concentration, 335
Mirror plane(s), 29, 57, 58, 60–65, 82
MOCVD. See Metalorganic CVD
Mohs scale, 88
Mold, 3, 6, 119, 128, 166, 168, 176–177,
184, 313–315, 317, 318, 321, 351,
402, 414, 415, 417, 682, 687
Molecular electronics, 535
Molecular inks, 313, 318, 322
Molecular magnetic, 426, 432, 434
Molecular magnets, 426–436
Molecular point group, 56, 57, 59
Molecular solids, 18–22
Molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), 144
Mond process, 172
Monoclinic, 30, 34, 59, 62, 63, 72, 99, 102,
215
Monomers, 302, 349, 352, 354–356,
358–362, 364–365, 367, 369, 373,
375, 376, 378, 388, 394, 395, 401,
402, 404–406, 441, 442, 444, 448, 562
Monotropic, 25
Moore’s Law, 256–258, 263, 265, 274,
292, 312
Morphology, 23, 75, 92, 119, 140–142, 144,
158, 219, 296, 308, 317, 431, 460,
474, 476, 491, 498, 501, 503, 507,
519, 524–525, 530, 531, 536–537,
546, 554, 603–605, 713, 714
MOSFET gates, 262, 264
MOSFETs. See Metal oxide semiconductor
field-effect transistor
Mott transition, 54–55
MPCVD. See Microwave plasma CVD
MRI contrast agents, 485–486, 494
MSI. See Medium scale integration
Mullite, 140, 268
Multijunction photocells, 336, 337
Multijunction photovoltaic cell, 336
Multishell fullerene(s), 493, 495
Multiwall nanotubes (MWNTs), 531, 532,
537, 539, 540, 545–547, 549, 554,
556, 558, 695
MWNTs. See Multiwall nanotubes
N
NA. See Numerical aperture
Nanocars/nanotrucks, 486
Nanocluster, 173, 473–477, 480, 483–485,
487, 491, 496, 502–509, 511–514,
517–525, 527, 546, 547, 549,
551–554, 558, 559, 608, 712–713
Nanocontact printing, 313, 315, 318, 525
Nanocrystal(s), 231, 257, 463, 466,
473–478, 480, 483, 498, 512,
514, 523–525, 530, 531, 559, 603,
613, 629
Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS),
564–566
Nanofiber(s), 2, 473, 529–531, 625
Nanoimprint lithography (NIL), 313,
315, 675
Nanomaterials bioaccumulate, 466–467
Nanometer, 263, 457, 468, 469, 587, 588,
615, 714
Nanoparticle(s), 2, 77, 78, 132, 134, 135,
173, 175, 299, 321, 325–326, 333,
338, 379, 382, 411, 460, 461,
463–468, 471–476, 479–481, 483,
484, 486, 496–499, 501–506, 508,
510, 514–521, 523, 525–527, 529,
546, 552, 553, 604, 606, 610, 615,
617, 628, 640, 642, 644, 651–653,
677, 693, 695, 697–700, 714, 717
Nanopowder, 474–476
Nanorod, 529–531, 548, 604
Nanoshell, 515–519
Nanotechnology, 6, 217, 239, 257, 263, 334,
458, 459, 463, 468–470, 473, 485,
588–589, 697
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