Nanometer Structures: Theory, Modeling, and Simulation (Handbook of Nanotechnology)

The Handbook of Nanotechnology series provides a professional reference in nanotechnology, offering readers a combination of tutorial material and review of the state of the art. This initial volume focuses on modeling and simulation at the nanoscale. The eight substantive chapters of this volume-entitled Nanometer Structures: Theory, Modeling and Simulation-cover nanostructured thin films, photonic bandgap structures, quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, atomistic techniques, nanomechanics, nanofluidics, and quantum information processing. Modeling and simulation research on these topics has acquired a sufficient degree of maturity as to merit inclusion. While the intent is to serve as a reference source for expert researchers, there is sufficient content for novice researchers as well. The level of presentation in each chapter assumes a fundamental background at the level of an engineering or science graduate.

Akhlesh Lakhtakia is the Charles Godfrey Binder (Endowed) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at the Pennsylvania State University. He received his BTech (1979) and DSc (2006) degrees in Electronics Engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, and his MS (1981) and PhD (1983) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nanophotonics from its inception in 2007 through to 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, American Physical Society, Institute of Physics (UK), Optical Society of America, and SPIE. His current research interests relate to electromagnetic fields in complex mediums, sculptured thin films, surface multiplasmonics and electromagnetic surface waves, bioreplication, bone nanoresurfacing, forensic science, and engineered biomimicry.