TY - BOOK AU - Kuno,Masaru TI - Introductory nanoscience SN - 9780815344247 (pbk.) PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Garland Science KW - Nanostructures KW - Nanoscience N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Structure -- 3. Length scales -- 4. Types of nanostructures -- 5. Absorption and emission basics -- 6. A quantum mechanics review -- 7. Model quantum mechanics problems -- 8. Additional model problems -- 9. Density of states -- 10. Bands -- 11. Time-dependent perturbation theory -- 12. Interband transitions -- 13. Synthesis -- 14. Characterization -- 15. Applications -- Appendix: useful constants ER -