Multifunctional Nanomaterials on Various Surfaces

Abstract

The focus of the thesis is to systematically develop methods to incorporate multifunctional nanoscale materials on various substrate surfaces. the multiple functions that the model systems are expected to perform involve combining the performance of individual nanoscale materials working either in parallel or in sequence so that overall the device could execute multiple tasks. In addition, the nanoscale materials have been combined with conductiig polymer to impove their functionalities. the model systems that have been developed are primarily metal or semiconductor nanoparticles(NPs) embedded in polymer substrates. the materials were generated by using chemical or physical methods. these materials have....