Metal Polymer Nanocomposites

A unique guide to an essential area of nanoscience. Interest in nano-sized metals has increased greatly due to their special characteristics and suitability for a number of advanced applications. As technology becomes more refined-including the ability to effectively manipulate and stabilize metals at the nanoscale-these materials present ever-more workable solutions to a growing range of problems. The coverage includes: Chemical and physical properties of nano-sized metals; Different approaches to the synthesis of metal-polymer nanocomposites (MPN); Advanced characterization techniques and methods for study of MPN; Real-world applications, including color filters, polarizers, optical sensors, nonlinear optical devices, and more.