The first in-depth treatment of the synthesis, processing, and characterization of nanomaterials using lasers, ranging from fundamentals tothe latest research results, this handy reference is divided into two main sections. After introducing the concepts of lasers, nanomaterials, nanoarchitectures and laser-material interactions in the first three chapters, the book goes on to discuss the synthesis of various nanomaterials in vacuum, gas and liquids. The second half discusses variou...