One of the directions of nanotechnology is the production of nanopowders (NPs). Nanopowders, according to the currently widely used classification of nanomaterials, belong to zero-dimensional systems in which the limitation of wave functions occurs in all three directions. Biological methods are considered the most environmentally friendly way to synthesize NPs, but the possibility of biological contamination with mutated microorganisms cannot be ruled out.

This book presents a new method for producing simple and complex metal oxide and fluoride NPs, based on the “evaporation-condensation” process using pulsed electron beam evaporation. It presents the results of more than 10 years of study of the characteristics of NPs produced using the aforementioned method. This eco-friendly method ensures the production of clean NPs, which are mesoporous and suitable for use in various applications such as medicine, spintronics, optoelectronics, dosimeters, photocatalysis, semiconductors, and ultraviolet and blue lasers. Importantly, these NPs have the potential to be used as a drug delivery system and in the creation of new nanostructures that do not contain noble metals. The book will be useful for the researchers in macromolecular science, nanotechnology, chemistry, biology, and medicine, especially those with an interest in drug delivery or cancer therapy.

Sergey Yur’evich Sokovnin is head of the Electrophysical Technologies Group at the Institute of Electrophysics of the Ural Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEP US RAS), Russia. He graduated from the Tomsk Polytechnic Institute in 1983 (now Tomsk Polytechnic University) and then obtained a degree of candidate in 1994 and doctor of technical sciences (in electrophysics) in 2005. His main areas of scientific interests are materials science and radiation technologies.

Vladislav Genrikhovich Ilves is a senior researcher at the IEP UD UB RAS. He graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute in 1981 and defended his PhD in technical sciences at the Institute of Electrophysics UD RAS in 2010. His main area of scientific interest is materials science.