Note: Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- 1 Colloidal Photonic Crystal Films: Fabrication and Tunable Structural Color and Applications -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Opals and Structural Color -- 1.1.2 Opal Films as Photonic Crystals -- 1.2 Fabrication of High Quality Opal Photonic Crystal Films -- 1.2.1 Opal Films Fabricated by Convective Self-Assembly -- 1.2.2 Opal Film Growth Under Silicone Oil -- 1.2.3 High Quality Opal Film Formation by the Silicone Oil Method -- 1.3 Opal Photonic Crystals with Tunable Color -- 1.3.1 Soft Materials Based on Colloidal Crystals -- 1.3.2 Tuning Structural Color by Swelling -- 1.3.3 Tuning Structural Color by Strain -- 1.4 Potential Applications of Structural Color -- 1.4.1 Color Tunable Fiber Fabric -- 1.4.2 Structural Color for Printing and Displays -- 1.4.3 Imaging Local Strain of Deformed Metal Plates -- 1.5 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Plasmonics and Ultrasensitive Detection -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Enhancement Factor (EF) -- 2.3 Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and the Challenge of Spectral Interpretation -- 2.4 SERS and SERRS Spectral Interpretation -- 2.5 The Observed SERS Spectra -- 2.6 Surface-Enhanced Fluorescence (SEF) and Shell-Isolated Nanoparticle Enhanced Fluorescence (SHINEF) -- 2.7 Shell-Isolated Nanoparticle Enhanced Fluorescence (SHINEF) -- 2.8 Distance Dependence of the Enhancement -- 2.9 Tuning the Plasmon Extinction and the Molecular Emission -- 2.10 The Role of the Molecular Quantum Yield -- 2.11 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Functional Nanomaterials Prepared by Nanoarchitectonics-Based Supramolecular Assembly -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Molecular-Level Nanoarchitectonics -- 3.3 Microscopic-Level Assembly -- 3.4 Macroscopic Materials with Internal Nanostructures -- 3.5 Future Approaches for Access from Macro to Molecule -- References. , 4 A Brief History of Nanoscience and Foresight in Nanotechnology -- Abbreviations -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Main Milestones in the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology -- 4.3 Extrapolation of Microtechnology into the Nanoworld -- 4.4 Scanning Tunneling Microscope and Manipulation of Materials at the Nano-Level -- 4.5 "There Is Plenty of Room at the Bottom" -- 4.6 New Phenomena and Qualities in the Nanoworld -- 4.7 N& -- N in the Post-Hype Era -- 4.8 Risks and Regulations, Code of Conduct -- 4.9 Ubiquitous Nanoparticles -- 4.10 Foresight in Nanotechnology: The Main Issues -- 4.10.1 Building of Structures Atom-by-Atom: Yes or No? -- 4.10.2 Closing the Nano-Divide? -- 4.10.3 The Future of Silicon -- 4.10.4 N& -- N and Sustainability -- 4.10.5 Single-Particle Devices -- 4.11 The Role of Social Sciences and Humanities in N& -- N -- 4.12 Closing Remarks -- References -- Research Papers -- 5 Halloysite Clay Nanotube Composites with Sustained Release of Chemicals -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Halloysite Structure -- 5.3 Polymer-Halloysite Nanocomposites -- 5.4 Polymeric Protective Coating Doped with Halloysite -- 5.5 Bioactive Composites with Sustained Controlled Release of Drugs and Proteins -- 5.6 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Colloidal Photonic Crystal Architectures for Advanced Light Management Applications -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 What Is a Photonic Crystal? -- 6.1.2 Opening the Photonic Band Gap -- 6.1.3 Colloidal Photonic Crystals (Including Artificial Opals) -- 6.2 Fabrication of Advanced Colloidal Photonic Crystal Structures -- 6.3 Tuning the Properties of Colloidal Photonic Crystals -- 6.4 Atomic Layer Deposition for the Modification of Colloidal Photonic Crystals -- 6.5 Colloidal Photonic Crystals for Photovoltaic Applications -- 6.5.1 Towards Colloidal Photonic Crystal-based Transparent Conducting Materials. , 6.5.2 Colloidal Photonic Crystal-Based Solar Cell Architectures -- 6.6 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- 7 Crystalline and Amorphous Chalcogenides, High-Tech Materials with Structural Disorder and Many Important Applications -- Abbreviations -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Chemical Composition, Stoichiometry, Synthesis, Glass Formation, Thin Films, Nanoparticles and Fibres -- 7.2.1 Crystalline Chalcogenides -- 7.2.2 Amorphous and Glassy Chalcogenides -- 7.2.3 Synthesis of Chalcogenides -- 7.2.4 Thin Films -- 7.2.5 Nanoparticles -- 7.3 Chemical Reactivity, Etching, Oxidation and Hydrolysis -- 7.4 The Structure of Chalcogenides and Its Changes -- 7.4.1 Crystalline State -- 7.4.2 Amorphous and Glassy State -- 7.5 Properties of Amorphous and Glassy Chalcogenides -- 7.5.1 Optical Properties -- 7.5.1.1 Non-linear Optical Effects -- 7.5.1.2 Luminescence of Chalcogenides -- 7.5.1.3 Luminescence of Chalcogenide Glasses Doped by RE -- 7.5.2 Photoinduced Changes of Chalcogenides' Structure and Properties -- 7.5.2.1 Phase Changes and Phase Change Memories -- 7.5.2.2 Structure of Amorphous PCMM -- 7.6 Applications of Crystalline and Amorphous Chalcogenides and Their Thin Films -- 7.6.1 Crystalline Chalcogenides -- 7.6.2 Amorphous and Glassy Chalcogenides -- 7.7 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Plasmonic Gas and Chemical Sensing -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Thin Films with Embedded Plasmonic Particles -- 8.2.1 Carbon Monoxide Sensing with Plasmonically Functionalized Thin Films -- 8.2.2 Hydrogen Sensing with Plasmonically Functionalized Thin Films -- 8.2.3 Chemical Sensing in Harsh and Corrosive Environments -- 8.3 Shell-Isolated Nanoparticle-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy -- 8.4 Label-Free Refractive Index Gas Sensing -- 8.5 Engineered Nanoparticles and Smart Dust -- 8.6 Large-Area Nanostructured Sensor Chips -- 8.7 Complex Grating-Based Plasmonic Hydrogen Sensors. , 8.8 Antenna-Enhanced Sensor Geometries -- 8.9 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- 9 Planar Hybrid Plasmonic-Photonic Crystals -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Grating-Coupled Hybrid Crystals -- 9.3 Crystals of Plasmonic-Photonic Atoms -- 9.4 Summary and Outlook -- References -- 10 Fundamentals and Applications of Organised Molecular Films -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Different Types of Organised Films -- 10.2.1 Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) Films -- 10.2.2 Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) -- 10.2.3 Layer-by-Layer (LbL) Films -- 10.3 Why Langmuir Monolayers Are Still Important -- 10.3.1 Characterisation of Langmuir Monolayers -- 10.3.2 Vibrational Spectroscopy Techniques -- 10.3.3 Cell Membrane Models -- 10.4 Exploiting Distinct Architectures in Solid Organised Films -- 10.4.1 Electronic Tongues -- 10.4.2 Biosensors -- 10.4.2.1 A Variety of Film Architectures for Biosensing -- 10.4.2.2 Importance of Computational Methods for Data Analysis -- 10.5 Concluding Remarks -- References.

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