Title: State-of-the-art and prospects of nanomaterials, nanotechnologies and nanodevices development in Belarus

Authors: P.A. Vitiaz, V.G. Gorobtsov, V.A. Labunov

Addresses: National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NAS B), 66, F.Skorina Ave., Minsk 220072, Belarus, Russia. ' Mechanics and Machines Reliability Institute of NAS B, 12, Academicheskaja St., Minsk 220072, Belarus, Russia. ' Belarus State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, 6, P. Brovka St., Minsk 220013, Belarus, Russia

Abstract: State-of-the-art and prospects of nanomaterials development in Belarus are discussed. Also included are the mechanical alloying in attritors, equal channel angular pressing, thin films, nanowires, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, nanodiamonds of detonation synthesis, diagnostics of nanoobjects, etc. The basic directions of R&am;D under the State Programme |Nanomaterials and Nano-technologies| of 2003–2005 and trends in nanoelectronics are included.

Keywords: nanopowders; nanodiamonds; fullerenes; carbon nanotubes; thin films; nanowires; channel angular pressing; quantum size effects; porous silicon; porous Al₂O₃; self-organised structures; field emission displays; nanomaterials; nanotechnology; Belaurus; mechanical alloying; nanodevices.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2006.008717

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2006 Vol.3 No.1, pp.8 - 28

Published online: 18 Jan 2006 *

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