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Cent. Eur. J. Phys. • 9(2) • 2011 • 263-264
DOI: 10.2478/s11534-011-0014-7

Central European Journal of Physics

Nanoscience and nanotechnology

Editorial

Asta Richter1∗ , Jerzy Sadowski 2†

1 Department of Engineering, Technical University of Applied Sciences,

Bahnhofstrasse 1, D-15745 Wildau, Germany
2 Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory,
Upton, NY 11973, USA

PACS (2008): 99.10.Np

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The current topical issue of the Central European Journal plinarity in this field. There are lots of recent and future
of Physics is devoted to nanoscience and nanotechnology applications in different domains of our daily life that are
and gives an excellent overview on current research in this referred to in a number of research papers presented here.
field. The main subjects are:

The participants of the 4th National Conference on Nan- • Nanomaterials, nanostructures, molecular and
otechnology in Poland (NANO 2010) and the 6th Interna- atomic engineering;
tional Conference on Functional Materials and Nanotech- • Nanoelectronics, nanophotonics;
nologies (FM&NT 2010) were invited to submit their con-
tributions to this topical issue. The NANO 2010 took • Nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine;
place in Poznań, Poland from June 28th till July 2nd,
• Nanodevices, nanorobots, industrial application of
2010 while FM&NT 2010 was held in Riga, Latvia in
nanotechnology;
March 16-19, 2010. The authors not participating in these
conferences were also invited to submit their works related • Nanomechanics and nanotribology;
to this topical issue.
• Terminology and standardization in nanotechnol-
The best papers of both conferences were chosen to be ogy;
presented in this topical issue, which gives a general
• Ethical, social and environmental consequences of
review of current achievements in nanoscience and nan-
nanoscience and nanotechnology.
otechnology. The authors are chemists, physicists, molec-
ular biologists, medical doctors and materials scientists, Reports on progress on research of nanoscale materials
representing a broad range of topics and the interdisci- are a big part of this issue. One example is a study of
epitaxial graphene layers on SiC, a hot topic, for which
∗
E-mail: asta.richter@th-wildau.de
later in the year, the 2010 Nobel Prize was awarded.
†
E-mail: sadowski@bnl.gov Growth of carbon nanotubes, their alignment and their

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implementation in other materials to form heterogeneous
composites such as C-Ni or C-Pd is another interesting
subject. These are only a few examples of the wide spec-
trum of nanomaterials covering features and production
methods.
Novel techniques of miniaturization play a big role in nan-
otechnology related research, as seen in several papers
in the current issue. High resolution patterns obtained by
the alternative technique of nanoscratching are contrasted
with a broad variety of other top down nano-technologies.
Functional elements for nanoelectronics and nanophoton-
ics are important for new applications in devices. Thus,
the resistivity of nanotubes on junctions with contacting
metallic elements of a nano-circuit is studied. Specifi-
cations of a nanoscale transistor are also discussed, re-
sulting in proposing a new design for MOSFET applica-
tions. Luminescent properties of SiO4 :B3+ nanoparticles
are shown to have a potential for ultraviolet light-emitting
diodes. Have these examples raised your interest to in-
dulge in the variety of publications presented in this top-
ical issue?
As a third example we want to point out the high standard
of analytical tools used in research presented through-
out the issue to characterize the nano-features. Scan-
ning probe microscopy has been developed beyond to-
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pographical investigations. The nanoindenter and nano-
scratcher are typical devices which are based on scan-
ning probe microscopy and allow the determination of me-
chanical and nanotribological properties. These features
are important for hard coatings to improve the application
of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). There are
several papers on the determination of mechanical prop-
erties of heterogeneous nanoscale materials and of thin
films. The interested reader will find many exciting re-
sults in this issue, containing more than 40 research pa-
pers, which are all concerned with nanotechnology related
topics.
We are convinced that the two conferences and this topi-
cal issue form a perfect basis to get into the state of the
art in nanoscience and nanotechnology, so that further
intensive research in this field will be stimulated. Future
contributions in the series will continue to maintain exist-
ing interactions in the research community and foster new
ones in these exciting areas.
The editors would like to thank the authors of all papers
for their excellent contributions as well as many reviewers
all over the world who have provided high quality reviews
of the manuscripts submitted to this issue. We acknowl-
edge all the Journal Editors and the Publisher for sup-
porting and hosting this special issue.