Functional Materials from Carbon, Inorganic, and Organic Sources: Methods and Advances

by Sanjay J. Dhoble (Editor), Amol Nande (Editor), N. Thejo Kalyani (Editor), Ashish Tiwari (Editor), Abdul Kariem Arof (Editor)

Overview

Functional Materials from Carbon, Inorganic and Organic Sources: Methods and Advances describes the basic principles, mechanisms and theoretical background of functional materials. Sections cover Carbon-based functional materials, Inorganic functional materials for renewable and sustainable energy applications, and Organic and biological based functional materials. Applications such as energy storage and conversion, electronic and photonics devices, and in medicine are also explored. Sections dive into photovoltaic devices, light emitting devices, energy storage materials and quantum dot devices, solar cell fundamentals and devices, perovskite materials and ceramic thin films. Final sections emphasize green approaches to synthesis in semiconductor nanoparticles, quinolone complexes, biomaterials and biopolymers. - Introduces the reader to a wide range of the most relevant functional materials, including carbon-based materials, inorganic materials for energy applications, and organic and biological based materials - Reviews the synthesis and characterization methods used to create, optimize and analyze functional materials properties - Discusses the use of functional materials to enable emerging technologies, along with remaining barriers to commercial adoption and opportunities

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323909297
Publisher:	Woodhead Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	11/23/2022
Series:	Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	616
File size:	90 MB
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About the Author

Sanjay J. Dhoble is a Professor in the Department of Physics at R.T.M. Nagpur University, India. During his research career, he has worked on the synthesis and characterization of solid-state lighting materials, as well as the development of radiation dosimetry phosphors using thermoluminescence techniques and utilization of fly ash.
Dr. Amol Nande is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur, India. He also leads the Department of Computer Science and Electronics, Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur, India. He obtained his Ph. D. degree in Physics from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His Ph. D. thesis was on “Superconducting properties in percolating thin films”. He has published 17 research papers in international and national journals. He received the Marsden doctoral fellowship for completing his Ph. D. work. He also cleared several national level examinations like UGC-CSIR (all India rank 52), Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Joint Entrance Screening Test (all India rank 12) and Bhabha Atomic Research Center Screening test.
N. Thejo Kalyani is Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Physics, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India.
Dr. Ashish Tiwari received his Ph. D degree from Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidhyalaya: A Central University, Bilaspur, India in 2012. The topic of his PhD dissertation was Luminescence properties of ZnS nanophosphors using different capping molecules. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, in Government College Pamgarh, India. He has more than 21 research publications in International and National peer reviewed journals and authored one book (Lambert Academic Publisher) and a book chapter (Springer). He is recipient of the Young Scientist Award from Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology (CCOST) in 2012. His current research interest is synthesis of luminescent nanomaterials.
Abdul Kariem Arof is a Retired Professor from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Table of Contents

1 Exploring the world of functional materials2 Preparation, characterization, and applications of graphene-based quantum dots (GQDs)3 Synthesis and applications of carbon-polymer composites and nanocomposite functional materials4 Graphene and graphene oxide: Application in luminescence and solar cell5 Application of graphene in energy storage devices6 Solar cell efficiency enhancement by modeling the downconversion and downshifting of functional materials7 Exploration of UV absorbing functional materials and their advanced applications8 Interface engineering in oxide heterostructures for novel magnetic and electronic properties9 Composition induced dielectric and conductivity properties of rare-earth doped barium zirconium titanate ceramics10 Nanocomposite-based functional materials: Synthesis, properties, and applications11 Hazardness of mercury and challenges in functional materials of lighting devices12 Synthesis and application of CdSe functional material13 Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of ZnS-based green semiconductor: A review14 Multifacets of organometallic quinoline complexes15 Mq2(M=Zn, Cd, Ca, and Sr) organometallic functional complexes for luminous paints16 Metal organic framework of Eu(dmh)3phen polymer matrices and their applications for energy-efficient solution-processed OLEDs17 Advanced functional nanomaterials of biopolymers: Structure, properties, and applications18 Synthesis and applications of biomass-derived carbonaceous materials19 Summary, future trends, and challenges in functional materials

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Introduces a wide category of functional materials, with a focus on synthesis, design and fabrication for new devices and important future technologies