Nanomaterials

Test your knowledge on the nanoscale!
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What is the size limit under which materials are generally considered to be nanomaterials?
100 nm
What is the property of non-uniformity in different directions?
Anisotropy
What is the name of a bound state of an electron and an electron hole which are attracted to each other by the electrostatic force?
Exciton
What type of light use this phenomenon?
Light-emitting diode
What method of microscopy uses a mechanical probe to detect the surface of the sample?
AFM
What analytical method is often combined with electron microscopy for chemical characterization?
EDS
Which microscopic technique can also be used to move individual atoms?
STM
Who was the first person to prepare a pure sample of gold nanoparticles?
Michael Faraday
What is the strongest material ever tested?
Graphene
What allotrope of carbon has a chemical formula C60?
Fullerene
What are armchair (n=m) carbon nanotubes in terms of electrical conductivity?
Metallic
What is the name of semiconductor nanocrystals?
Quantum dots
What is the name of phenomenon, when a particle is irradiated by light, which causes the electron cloud to oscillate and therefore emit photons?
LSPR
What is the name of a type of scattering, which changes both the energy and direction of the light?
Raman Scattering
Nanoparticles of which compound are used in sunscreen to block out UV rays?
TiO2, ZnO.
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