• Language = English
• ISBN -13 = 978-8194550464
• Paperback = 134 pages
• Publisher = Nitya Publications
• Country of Origin = India

Synthesis of nanoparticles consisting of two major routes, namely physical and chemical routes.

In physical route one may consider ‘top-down’ approach which starts from solid and confining it to a limited size.

On the other hand, one may consider ‘bottom-up’ approach which starts from molecular system and expands its size.

In case of chemical route, the wet chemical technique for the synthesis of nanoparticles includes sol-gel, combustion, co-precipitation, hydrothermal, microwave etc.

By conventional solid state route, it is not possible to obtain a nano sized powder because initial sizes of the reactants are much larger.