A research project at the Tokyo Institute of Technology – dedicated to fostering innovation in the field of nanomaterials – was selected as one of the 21st Century COE (Center of Excellence) programs. The achievements of this COE program, which builds on the strong tradition of materials science in the Institute, are summarized within this book.

Nanomaterials: Research Towards Applications is divided into four main parts:

1. Revolutionary Oxides
2. State-of-the-Art Polymers
3. Nanostructure Design for New Functions
4. Nanostructure Architecture for Engineering Applications

• Each section consists of three or four chapters related to inorganic, organic and metallic nanomaterials

• Front Cover 2
• Nanomaterials: From Research to Applications 6
• Copyright Page 7
• Contents 8
• Preface 13
• Materials Research at the Tokyo Institute of Technology 14
• List of Contributors 17
• Part I - Revolutional Oxides 20
  • Chapter 1 - Function Cultivation in Transparent Oxides Utilizing Natural and Artificial Nanostructures 22
    • 1.1 General Introduction 23
    • 1.2 Transparent Oxide Semiconductors 26
    • 1.3 Transparent Nanoporous Crystal 12CaO-7Al2O3 43
    • 1.4 Encoding of Periodic Nanostructures with Interfering Femtosecond Pulses 59
    • Acknowledgments 74
    • References 76