The heating effect of microwaves was accidentally discovered in 1945 by Percy LeBaron
Spencer, an American engineer and inventor, at the Raytheon Co. While working on radar …

This Feature Article gives an overview of microwave-assisted liquid phase routes to
inorganic nanomaterials. Whereas microwave chemistry is a well-established technique in …

Microwave (MW) rapid heating has received considerable attention as a new promising
method for the one‐pot synthesis of metallic nanostructures in solutions. In this concept …

Over the past 25 years, microwave (MW) chemistry has moved from a laboratory curiosity to
a well-established synthetic technique used in many academic and industrial laboratories …

Conspectus The magic of microwave (MW) heating technique, termed the Bunsen burner of
the 21st century, has emerged as a valuable alternative in the synthesis of organic …

Colloidal inorganic nanocrystals stand out as an important class of advanced nanomaterials
owing to the flexibility with which their physical–chemical properties can be controlled …

Nanomaterials have been recognized as the spine of nanoscience and nanotechnology,
showing potential applications in material science, chemistry, natural chemistry, and …

Nanophase metal powders which have numerous technological applications have been
prepared by various techniques including chemical precipitation from aqueous or organic …

For the first time, this comprehensive handbook presents the emerging field of microwave
technology for the synthesis of nanoparticles. Divided into three parts--fundamentals …

Microwave reactor methodologies are unique in their ability to be scaled-up without suffering
thermal gradient effects, providing a potentially industrially important improvement in …