CONTENTS:-
1. NANOSCIENCE: INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS, 2. BAND STRUCTURE OF SOLIDS, 3. QUANTUM NANOSTRUCTURES: QUANTUM WELL, WIRES AND DOTS, 4. DENSITY OF STATES (DOS), 5. SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIALS-I, 6. SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIALS-II, 7. SOME TECHNIQUES FOR CRYSTAL GROWTH AND DEVICE FABRICATION, 8. CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES USED IN NANOTECHNOLOGY-I, 9. CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES-PART II, 10. NANOTECHNOLOGY IN CARBON MATERIALS, 11. NANOMATERIAL DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS OF NANOMATERIALS