Nanoscience and nanotechnology have an enormous potential to be beneficial to various areas of research and application, and funding from governmental and businesses has been expanding. Hence, nanoscience and nanotechnology have rapidly been evolving, and nowadays numerous subfields of nanoscience and nanotechnology have emerged. One of the key research directions in these fields is the fabrication of well-defined functional nanostructured materials for a specific purpose, which requires an understanding of the fundamentals of how the production of such nanostructured materials works. This poster describes specific projects that I want to tackle in this context.

Related Publications:

•M. Akbulut, N. Belman, Y. Golan, J. Israelachvili, “Frictional properties of confined nanorods”, Advance Materials, 2006, 18(19), 2589-2592

•M. Akbulut, A.R.G. Alig, Y. Min, et al., “Forces between surfaces across nanoparticle solutions: Role of size, shape, and concentration”, Langmuir, 2007 23 (7): 3961-3969

•Y. Min, M. Akbulut, N. Belman, Y. Golan, J. Zasadzinski, J. Israelachvili, “Normal and lateral forces across confined straight and curved nanowires”, Nanoletters. 2008, 8 (1), 246 -252

•Y. Min, M. Akbulut, K. Kristiansen, Y. Golan, J. Israelachvili, “Role of interparticle and external forces on the assembly and properties of nanoparticle materials”, Nature Materials, (In press)

•A.R.G. Alig, M. Akbulut, Y. Golan, J. Israelachvili , “Forces between surfactant-coated ZnS nanoparticles in dodecane: Effect of water”, Advanced Functional Materials, 2006, 16(16), 2127-2134