Optical and Molecular Physics: Theoretical Principles and Experimental Methods (Paperback)

PART I: PLASMONICS AND CARBON DOTS PHYSICS WITH APPLICATIONS 1. Plasmonic Sensing by Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles 2. Surface Plasmon Response and Applications of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized via Sol?Gel Route 3. Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) Applications of Gold (Au) and Silver (Ag) Nanoparticles 4. Green Carbon Dots as Optical Sensors for Metal Ions 5. Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots: Properties and Applications PART II: OPTICAL FILMS, FIBERS, AND MATERIALS 6. Latest Deposition Techniques for Optical Thin Films and Coatings 7. Applications of Polymer Optical Fibers 8. Rare?Earth Oxalates: A Promising Optical Material without Luminescence Quenching PART III: OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 9. The Optical Properties and Versatile Biomedical Applications of Semiconductor Nanoparticles: Imaging, Sensing, and Photothermal Therapy 10. Optical Properties of Pr3+?Doped Polyvinylidene Fluoride?Titanium Dioxide (PVDF?TiO2) Hybrid 11. Synthesis and Optical Properties of Green Carbon Dots 12. Nonlinear Optical Properties of Inorganic Polymers 13. Nonlinear Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles and Their Composites Synthesized by Different Methods 14. Phosphors: A Promising Optical Material for Multifunctional Applications PART IV: MOLECULAR PHYSICS AND DIFFUSION 15. Theoretical Values of Diffusion Coefficients of Electrolytes in Aqueous Solutions: Important Parameters with Application in Fundamental and Technological Areas 16. Thermodiffusion on the Fontainebleau Benchmark Mixture: An Overview 17. Hydrodynamic Radii for Sodium Salts in Aqueous Solutions: Contribution from Electrical Conductance and Diffusion PART V: MACROMOLECULAR PHYSICS 18. Pesticides and Their Environment and Health Impact: An Approach to Remediation Using Hydrogels 19. A New Equation for the Computation of the Lattice Energies of Inorganic Ionic Crystals Based on Parr’s Electrophilicity Index