
454 CHAPTER 17 Smart precursors for smart nanoparticles
17.4 CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES [3,20,21]
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As the size of nanoparticle decreases, the percentage of surface area of an atom
increases. With fewer neighboring atoms, there are narrow d-bands.
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As the size decreases, there are drastic changes in bulk properties, then E
becomes quantized and the plasma band breaks up into discrete bands.
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Coulomb blockage takes place with a single electron transfer. Remarkable
progress has been made in the synthesis of complex architectural inorganic
materials with controlled sizes, shapes, morphologies, and patterns. These
parameters represent a key based ...