本书包括4个部分。第1部分（第1至5章）介绍了多种纳米功能材料（如纳米线、纳米颗粒）的制备、处理、功能化与表征。材料制备是实现材料应用的一个重要环节。第2部分（第6到10章）侧重于纳米材料的电子转移性能以及在纳米电子器件和分子电子器件上的重要性。第3部分（第11到13章）总结了近年来纳米功能材料在能源研究上的一些进展（如太阳能、燃料电池）。第4部分（第14到16章）介绍纳米材料在生物标定、检测和敏感器件中的应用。
本书可作为从事纳米材料及其相关领域科研人员的技术参考资料，也可以作为高年级本科生和研究生相关课程的辅助读物。

Preface of Alumni's Serials
Preface Shaowei Chen and Wenbin Lin
Part Ⅰ Nanomaterial Chemistry
Chapter 1 Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Palladium Nanostructures
Yujie Xiong and Younan Xia
Chapter 2 Synthesis and Optical Properties of Anisotropic Silver Nanocrystals: Shape and Size Matters Rongchao Jin
Chapter 3 Chemical Transformation of Colloidal Nanocrystals Can K. Erdonmez and Yadortg Yin
Chapter 4 Gold Nanoparticles with Controlled Chemical Functional Groups: Synthesis and Applications Qiu Dai, Jianhua Zou, Xiong Liu and Qun Huo
Chapter 5 Synthesis of Colloidal Group Ⅱ-Ⅵ Semiconductor Nanocrystals Haitao Liu
Part Ⅱ Nanoelectronics and Molecular Electronics
Chapter 6 One-Dimensional Semiconductor Nanostructures for High-Performance, Flexible Electronics and Sensors Yugang Sun
Chapter 7 Rational Synthesis and Characterization of InAs Nanowires Deli Wang
Chapter 8 Electronic Properties and Applications of Ultra-High Density Silicon Nanowire Arrays Dunwei Wang
Chapter 9 Molecular Junctions Based on Self-Assembly Monolayers Xiaojuan Fan
Chapter 10 Scanning Force Microscopy: From Topographical to Functional Imaging Liwei Chen and Wei Lu
Part Ⅲ Nanomaterials and Energy Science
Chapter 11 Theoretical Study of Photoinduced Election Transfer Reactions in Dye-semiconductor Nanosystems Haobin Wang
Chapter 12 Zeolite Thin Films Christopher M. Lew, Rui Cai and Yushan Yan
Chapter 13 Metal Nanoparticles as Anode Electrocatalysts for Direct Liquid Fuel Cells Wei Chen and Shaowei Chen
Part Ⅳ Nanomaterials and Biomolecules
Chapter 14 Designing Functional Hybrid Nanomaterials by Combining Molecular Chemistry with Nanotechnology Jason S. Kim and Wenbin Lin
Chapter 15 Inorganic Mesoporous Materials as the Supports for Proteins and Enzymes in the Third-Generation Electrochemical Biosensors Ling Zhang , Qian Zhang and Jinghong Li
Chapter 16 Nanoprobing in Biological Sciences Weiwei Gu