Second volume of a 40-volume series on nanoscience and nanotechnology, edited by the renowned scientist Challa S.S.R. Kumar. This handbook gives a comprehensive overview about UV-visible and photoluminescence spectroscopy for the characterization of nanomaterials. Modern applications and state-of-the-art techniques are covered and make this volume essential reading for research scientists in academia and industry in the related fields.

Geometrically Tunable Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles by Hao Jing, Li Zhang, and Hui Wang

Optical Properties of Metallic Semishells - breaking the symmetry of plasmonic nanoshells by Jian Ye and Pol Van Dorpea
Exploiting the tunable optical response of metallic nanoshells by Ovidio Peña-Rodrígue and Umapada Pal
UV-Vis spectroscopy for characterization of metal nanoparticles formed from reduction of metal ions during ultrasonic irradiation by Kenji Okitsu
Size-dependent optical properties of metallic nanostructures by Lucía B. Scaffardia, Daniel C. Schincaa, Marcelo Lester, Fabián A. Videla, Jesica M. J. Santillána and Ricardo M. Abraham Ekeroth
Modelling and optical characterization of the localized surface plasmon resonances of tailored metal nanoparticles by J. Toudert
Tailoring the Optical Properties of Silver Nanomaterials for Diagnostic Applications by Jae-Seung Lee
Optical Properties of Oxides Films Dispersed with Nanometal Particles by Moriaki Wakaki and Eisuke Yokoyama
Optical Properties of Silicon Nanowires by Michael M. Adachi, Mohammedreza Khorasaninejad, Simarjeet S. Saini, Karim S. Karim
Optical properties of oxide nanomaterials by A. B. Djuri_si_c, X. Y. Chen, J. A. Zapien, Y. H. Leung, A. M. C. Ng
UV-VIS Spectroscopy/ Photoluminescence for Characterization of silica coated Core-shell nanomaterials by Masih Darbandi
Optical and Excitonic Properties of Crystalline ZnS Nanowires by Rui Chen, Dehui Li, Qihua Xiong, and Handong Sun
Optical Properties of Nanocomposites by Timothy O'Connor and Mikhail Zamkov
Biomedical and Biochemical Tools of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Enabled by Colloidal Quantum Dot Nanocrystals for Life Sciences by Urartu Özgür
Probing Photoluminescence Dynamics in Colloidal Semiconducto - Nanocrystal/Fullerene heterodimers with Single Molecule Spectroscopy by Zhihua Xu.