Advanced functional materials

Because of their unique properties (size, shape, and surface functions), functional materials are gaining significant attention in the areas of energy conversion and storage, sensing, electronics, photonics, and biomedicine. Within the chapters of this book written by well-known researchers, one wil...

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Main Authors Tiwari, Ashutosh, Uzun, Lokman
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken (New Jersey) John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2015
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition1st ed.
SeriesAdvanced materials series.
Subjects
Electrooptics
Materials
Materials Science
Metallic oxides
Molecular electronics
Nanostructured materials
Periodicals
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
Online AccessGet full text
ISBN1118998278
9781118998991
1118998995
9781118998274
9781118998984
1118998987
DOI10.1002/9781118998977

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  • 5.5 Some Unaddressed Issues of Heterostructures in Relation to Photocatalysis -- 5.5.1 Measures to be Taken in Perspective of Photocatalysis of Heteronanostructures -- 5.6 Summary/Conclusions and Future Outlook -- Acknowledgment -- Notes on Contributors -- References -- 6 Studies on Electrochemical Properties of MnO2 and CuO Decorated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as High-Performance Electrode Materials -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Experimental -- 6.2.1 Materials -- 6.2.2 Preparation and Fabrication of Supercapacitor Cell -- 6.3 Characterization -- 6.4 Results and Discussion -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part 2: Multifunctional Hybrid Materials: Fundamentals and Frontiers -- 7 Discotic Liquid Crystalline Dimers: Chemistry and Applications -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Structure-Property Relationship of Discotic Dimers -- 7.2.1 Discotic Dimers Based on Anthraquinone Core -- 7.2.2 Discotic Dimers Based on Benzene Core -- 7.2.3 Discotic Dimers Based on Cyclotetraveratrylene Core -- 7.2.4 Discotic Dimers Based on Dibenzo[a,c]phenazine Core -- 7.2.5 Discotic Dimers Based on Hexa-peri- Hexabenzocoronene (HBC) Core -- 7.2.6 Discotic Dimers Based on Phthalocyanine Core -- 7.2.7 Discotic Dimers Based on Porphyrin Core -- 7.2.8 Discotic Dimers Based on Pyranose Sugars -- 7.2.9 Discotic Dimers Based on Pyrene Core -- 7.2.10 Discotic Dimers Based on Scylloinositol Dimer -- 7.2.11 Discotic Dimers Based on Triphenylene Core -- 7.3 Applications -- 7.3.1 Dopants for Liquid Crystal Display Mixtures -- 7.3.2 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) -- 7.4 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- 8 Supramolecular Nanoassembly and Its Potential -- 8.1 Supramolecular Chemistry -- 8.1.1 Supramolecular Interactions -- 8.1.2 Types of Supramolecules -- 8.2 Nanochemistry -- 8.2.1 Why Nano -- 8.2.2 Chemical Approach of Nanomaterials -- 8.2.3 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles
  • 10.5.2 Radiation Grafting of Glycidyl Methacrylate onto Cotton Gauzes for Functionalization with Cyclodextrins and Elution of Antimicrobial Agents
  • 8.2.4 Self-Assembled Monolayer -- 8.3 Supramolecular Nanoassembly -- 8.3.1 Cations Receptors -- 8.3.2 Anion Receptors -- 8.3.3 Biomolecule Receptor -- 8.3.4 Pesticide Detection -- 8.3.5 Other Nanomaterials Supported Supramolecules -- 8.4 Conclusion and Future Prospects -- References -- Suggested Further Reading -- 9 Carbon-Based Hybrid Composites as Advanced Electrodes for Supercapacitors -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Background -- 9.2 Principle of Supercapacitor -- 9.2.1 Basics of Supercapacitor -- 9.2.2 Charge Storage Mechanism of SC -- 9.3 Activated Carbon and their Composites -- 9.4 Carbon Aerogels and Their Composite Materials -- 9.5 Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and their Composite Materials -- 9.6 Two-Dimensional Graphene -- 9.6.1 Electrochemical Performance of Graphene -- 9.6.2 Graphene Composites -- 9.6.3 Doping of Graphene with Heteroatom -- 9.7 Conclusion and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 Synthesis, Characterization, and Uses of Novel-Architecture Copolymers through Gamma Radiation Technique -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Ionizing Radiation -- 10.2.1 Type of Radiation -- 10.2.2 X-Ray and Gamma-Rays -- 10.2.3 Electron Beam -- 10.2.4 Alpha Particles -- 10.2.5 Neutrons -- 10.3 Gamma-Ray Measurements -- 10.3.1 Dosimetry -- 10.3.2 Fricke Dosimetry Method -- 10.3.3 Units of Radioactivity and Radiation Absorption -- 10.4 Synthesis of Graft Polymers by Gamma-Rays -- 10.4.1 Radiation Grafting -- 10.4.2 Simultaneous or Mutual Method -- 10.4.3 Pre-irradiation Method -- 10.4.4 Pre-irradiation Oxidative Method -- 10.4.5 Parameter Influencing Grafted Copolymers Synthesis -- 10.5 Different Architecture of Polymers -- 10.5.1 Stimuli-Responsive Networks Grafted onto Polypropylene for the Sustained Delivery of NSAIDs
  • 4 Multifunctional Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles for Biomedical Application -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Ferrites -- 4.2.1 Cubic Ferrites -- 4.2.2 Hexagonal Ferrites -- 4.3 The Sol-Gel Method -- 4.3.1 The Sol-Gel Processing Method -- 4.3.2 Applications -- 4.4 Chelating Agents -- 4.4.1 Mineral Processing Examples of Using Chelating Agents -- 4.4.2 Organic Acids -- 4.5 Approach and Methodology -- 4.5.1 Fabrication of Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles -- 4.5.2 Analytical Techniques Employed -- 4.5.3 Biocompatibility Study -- 4.6 Experimental Results -- 4.6.1 Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Thermo Gravimetric Analyses -- 4.6.2 Raman Analyses -- 4.6.3 Particle Size Analysis -- 4.6.4 Microstructure of Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles -- 4.6.5 XRD Analysis -- 4.6.6 Contact Angle Measurement and Roughness Parameters -- 4.6.7 Antibacterial Activities of the Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles -- 4.6.8 Biocompatibility of Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles -- 4.7 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Heterostructures Based on TiO2 and Silicon for Solar Hydrogen Generation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Overview of Heterostructures -- 5.2.1 Motivation/Importance of Heterostructured Nanomaterials -- 5.2.2 Classification of Heterostructures -- 5.2.3 Discussion on Other Heterostructure Classifications -- 5.2.4 Challenges/Key Issues in Forming Heterostructures -- 5.3 TiO2 Heterostructures -- 5.3.1 Heterojunctions of TiO2 Polymorphic Phases -- 5.3.2 TiO2 Heterojunctions with Metals (Metal-Semiconductor Junctions) -- 5.3.3 Core-Shell Structures -- 5.3.4 Janus Structures -- 5.4 Silicon Based Heterostructures -- 5.4.1 Silicon Based Heterostructures for PEC Application -- 5.4.2 Heterojunctions vs Multijunction Silicon -- 5.4.3 Pros/Cons in Improvement of Si Heterostructures for Energy Harvesting and Conversion
  • Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Functional Metal Oxides: Architecture, Design, and Applications -- 1 Development of Toxic Chemicals Sensitive Chemiresistors Based on Metal Oxides, Conducting Polymers and Nanocomposites Thin Films -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Semiconducting Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Chemiresistor -- 1.2.1 Prospective Electrode of TiO2 Nanotube Arrays for Sensing Phenyl Hydrazine -- 1.2.2 Aligned ZnO Nanorods with Porous Morphology as Potential Electrode for the Detection of p-Nitrophenylamine -- 1.2.3 ZnO Nanotubes as Smart Chemiresistor for the Effective Detection of Ethanolamine Chemical -- 1.3 Conducting Polymers Nanostructures for Chemiresistors -- 1.3.1 Sea-Cucumber-Like Hollow Polyaniline Spheres as Efficient Electrode for the Detection of Aliphatic Alcohols -- 1.3.2 Th e Sensing Properties of Layered Polyaniline Nanosheets toward Hazardous Phenol Chemical -- 1.3.3 Prospective Electrode of Polypyrrole Nanobelts for the Detection of Aliphatic Alcohols -- 1.4 Semiconducting Nanocomposites for Chemoresistors -- 1.4.1 Hydrazine Chemical Sensing by Modified Electrode of Polyaniline/Graphene Nanocomposite Thin Film -- 1.5 Conclusions and Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 The Synthetic Strategy for Developing Mesoporous Materials through Nanocasting Route -- 2.1 Introduction to Nanocasting -- 2.2 Steps of Nanocasting -- 2.2.1 Infiltration -- 2.2.2 The Casting Step -- 2.2.3 Template Removal by Dissolution or by Oxidation at High Temperatures -- 2.3 Porous Silica as Template for Inorganic Compounds -- 2.3.1 Nanocast Cobalt Oxides, Cerium Oxide, and Copper Oxide -- 2.3.2 Nanocast Chromium Oxides -- 2.3.3 Nanocast Indium Oxides and Nickel Oxide -- 2.3.4 Nanocast Molybdenum and Manganese Oxide -- 2.3.5 Nanocast Iron Oxide -- 2.3.6 Nanocast Tungsten Oxide -- 2.3.7 Nanocast Tin Oxide
  • 2.3.8 Nanocast BiVO4 and B4C -- 2.3.9 Nanocast Metal -- 2.3.10 Nanocast Metal Sulfides -- 2.3.11 Nanocasted Ceramics -- 2.3.12 Nanocasted Mesoporous YPO4 -- 2.3.13 Potential Application -- 2.4 Porous Silica as Template for Mesoporous Carbon -- 2.4.1 CMK Family -- 2.4.2 NCC-1, UF-MCN, SNU-1, MCF, and MCCF -- 2.4.3 Hollow Mesoporous Carbon Sphere/Prism -- 2.4.4 Ordered Mesopores Carbon with Surface Grafted Magnetic Particles -- 2.4.5 Surface Modified Mesoporous Nitrogen Rich Carbon by Nanocasting -- 2.4.6 Potential Application -- 2.5 Porous Carbon as Template for Inorganic Compound -- 2.5.1 Nanocasted Silica by Porous Carbon Template -- 2.5.2 Nanocasted Alumina and Nanocasted MgO -- 2.5.3 Nanocasted CeO2 and ZnO -- 2.5.4 Nanocasted CuO -- 2.5.5 Nanocasted Other Metal Oxide -- 2.5.6 Mesoporous Sphere of Metal Oxide and Phosphate -- 2.5.7 Nanocast Ceramics -- 2.5.8 Mesoporous Hydroxyapatite and Phosphates -- 2.5.9 Potential Application -- 2.6 Future Prescriptive -- 2.7 Limitation -- 2.8 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 Spray Pyrolysis of Nano-Structured Optical and Electronic Materials -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Spray Pyrolysis Technology -- 3.2.1 Flame Spray Pyrolysis -- 3.2.2 Mist Generation Technologies -- 3.3 Nanoparticles Created via Spray Pyrolysis Method -- 3.3.1 Copper Oxides -- 3.3.2 Indium Oxide -- 3.3.3 Tin Oxide -- 3.3.4 Titanium Dioxide -- 3.3.5 Zinc Oxide -- 3.4 Nanopillars and Nanoporous Structures -- 3.4.1 Hematite (α-Fe2O3) -- 3.4.2 Tin Oxide (SnO2) -- 3.4.3 Titanium Dioxide -- 3.4.4 Zinc Oxide -- 3.5 Nanocrystalline Thin Film Deposition by Spray Pyrolysis -- 3.5.1 Nanocrystalline Cu-Based Chalcopyrite Thin Films -- 3.5.2 Nanocrystalline Kesterite Thin Films -- 3.5.3 Nanocrystalline Metal Oxide Thin Films -- 3.5.4 Nanocrystalline Chalcogenide Thin Films -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References
  • Intro -- Half Title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Part 1: Functional Metal Oxides: Architecture, Design, and Applications -- Chapter 1: Development of Toxic Chemicals Sensitive Chemiresistors Based on Metal Oxides, Conducting Polymers and Nanocomposites Thin Films -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Semiconducting Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Chemiresistor -- 1.3 Conducting Polymers Nanostructures for Chemiresistors -- 1.4 Semiconducting Nanocomposites for Chemoresistors -- 1.5 Conclusions and Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2: The Synthetic Strategy for Developing Mesoporous Materials through Nanocasting Route -- 2.1 Introduction to Nanocasting -- 2.2 Steps of Nanocasting -- 2.3 Porous Silica as Template for Inorganic Compounds -- 2.4 Porous Silica as Template for Mesoporous Carbon -- 2.5 Porous Carbon as Template for Inorganic Compound -- 2.6 Future Prescriptive -- 2.7 Limitation -- 2.8 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3: Spray Pyrolysis of Nano-Structured Optical and Electronic Materials -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Spray Pyrolysis Technology -- 3.3 Nanoparticles Created via Spray Pyrolysis Method -- 3.4 Nanopillars and Nanoporous Structures -- 3.5 Nanocrystalline Thin Film Deposition by Spray Pyrolysis -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 4: Multifunctional Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles for Biomedical Application -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Ferrites -- 4.3 The Sol-Gel Method -- 4.4 Chelating Agents -- 4.5 Approach and Methodology -- 4.6 Experimental Results -- 4.7 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5 Heterostructures Based on TiO2 and Silicon for Solar Hydrogen Generation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Overview of Heterostructures -- 5.3 TiO2 Heterostructures -- 5.4 Silicon Based Heterostructures
  • 5.5 Some Unaddressed Issues of Heterostructures in Relation to Photocatalysis -- 5.6 Summary/Conclusions and Future Outlook -- Acknowledgment -- Notes on Contributors -- References -- Chapter 6: Studies on Electrochemical Properties of MnO2 and CuO Decorated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as High-Performance Electrode Materials -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Experimental -- 6.3 Characterization -- 6.4 Results and Discussion -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part 2: Multifunctional Hybrid Materials: Fundamentals and Frontiers -- Chapter 7: Discotic Liquid Crystalline Dimers: Chemistry and Applications -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Structure-Property Relationship of Discotic Dimers -- 7.3 Applications -- 7.4 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 8: Supramolecular Nanoassembly and Its Potential -- 8.1 Supramolecular Chemistry -- 8.2 Nanochemistry -- 8.3 Supramolecular Nanoassembly -- 8.4 Conclusion and Future Prospects -- References -- Suggested Further Reading -- Chapter 9: Carbon-Based Hybrid Composites as Advanced Electrodes for Supercapacitors -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Principle of Supercapacitor -- 9.3 Activated Carbon and their Composites -- 9.4 Carbon Aerogels and Their Composite Materials -- 9.5 Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and their Composite Materials -- 9.6 Two-Dimensional Graphene -- 9.7 Conclusion and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 10: Synthesis, Characterization, and Uses of Novel-Architecture Copolymers through Gamma Radiation Technique -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Ionizing Radiation -- 10.3 Gamma-Ray Measurements -- 10.4 Synthesis of Graft Polymers by Gamma-Rays -- 10.5 Different Architecture of Polymers -- 10.6 Polymer Characterization -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 11: Advanced Composite Adsorbents: Chitosan versus Graphene -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Chitosan-Based Materials
  • 11.3 Graphene-Based Materials -- 11.4 Graphene/Chitosan Composite Adsorbents -- 11.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12: Antimicrobial Biopolymers -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Biopolymers -- 12.3 Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers -- 12.4 Metal Loading -- 12.5 Assessment of Antimicrobial/Antifungal Testing Methods -- 12.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Organometal Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Fundamentals of Organometal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells -- 13.3 Deposition Methods and Crystal Engineering of Organometal Halide Perovskites -- 13.4 Commercialization Challenges and Possible Solutions -- 13.5 Summary and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Index