Download or read book Graphene Oxide written by Ayrat M. Dimiev and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to its unique properties, graphene oxide has become one of the most studied materials of the last decade and a great variety of applications have been reported in areas such as sensors, catalysis and biomedical applications. This comprehensive volume systematically describes the fundamental aspects and applications of graphene oxide. The book is designed as an introduction to the topic, so each chapter begins with a discussion on fundamental concepts, then proceeds to review and summarize recent advances in the field. Divided into two parts, the first part covers fundamental aspects of graphene oxide and includes chapters on formation and chemical structure, characterization methods, reduction methods, rheology and optical properties of graphene oxide solutions. Part Two covers numerous graphene oxide applications including field effect transistors, transparent conductive films, sensors, energy harvesting and storage, membranes, composite materials, catalysis and biomedical applications. In each case the differences and advantages of graphene oxide over its non-oxidised counterpart are discussed. The book concludes with a chapter on the challenges of industrial-scale graphene oxide production. Graphene Oxide: Fundamentals and Applications is a valuable reference for academic researchers, and industry scientists interested in graphene oxide, graphene and other carbon materials.

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Download or read book Evaporative Self assembly of Ordered Complex Structures written by Zhiqun Lin and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2012 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of spontaneous self-assembly, as a lithographic tool and as an external field-free means to construct well-ordered and intriguing patterns, has received much attention. This book offers a spectrum of experimental and theoretical advances in evaporative self-assembly techniques.

Download or read book Surface Treatments for Biological Chemical and Physical Applications written by Mehmet Gürsoy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step guide to the topic with a mix of theory and practice in the fields of biology, chemistry and physics. Straightforward and well-structured, the first chapter introduces fundamental aspects of surface treatments, after which examples from nature are given. Subsequent chapters discuss various methods to surface modification, including chemical and physical approaches, followed by the characterization of the functionalized surfaces. Applications discussed include the lotus effect, diffusion barriers, enzyme immobilization and catalysis. Finally, the book concludes with a look at future technology advances. Throughout the text, tutorials and case studies are used for training purposes to grant a deeper understanding of the topic, resulting in an essential reference for students as well as for experienced engineers in R&D.

Download or read book Graphene Based Polymer Nanocomposites written by Andriy Nadtochiy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scanning Probe Microscopy of Soft Matter written by Vladimir V. Tsukruk and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-structured and adopting a pedagogical approach, this self-contained monograph covers the fundamentals of scanning probe microscopy, showing how to use the techniques for investigating physical and chemical properties on the nanoscale and how they can be used for a wide range of soft materials. It concludes with a section on the latest techniques in nanomanipulation and patterning. This first book to focus on the applications is a must-have for both newcomers and established researchers using scanning probe microscopy in soft matter research. From the contents: * Atomic Force Microscopy and Other Advanced Imaging Modes * Probing of Mechanical, Thermal Chemical and Electrical Properties * Amorphous, Poorly Ordered and Organized Polymeric Materials * Langmuir-Blodgett and Layer-by-Layer Structures * Multi-Component Polymer Systems and Fibers * Colloids and Microcapsules * Biomaterials and Biological Structures * Nanolithography with Intrusive AFM Tipand Dip-Pen Nanolithography * Microcantilever-Based Sensors

Download or read book Materials for Sustainable Energy Storage at the Nanoscale written by Fabian Ifeanyichukwu Ezema and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Materials for Sustainable Energy Storage Devices at the Nanoscale anticipates covering all electrochemical energy storage devices such as supercapacitors, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), and fuel cells, transformation and enhancement materials for solar cells, photocatalysis, etc. The focal objective of the book is to deliver stunning and current information to the materials application at nanoscale to researchers and scientists in our contemporary time towardthe enhancement of energy conversion and storage devices. However, the contents of the proposed book, Materials for Sustainable Energy Storage at the Nanoscale, will cover various fundamental principles and wide knowledge of different energy conversion and storage devices with respect to their advancement due to the emergence of nanoscale materials for sustainable storage devices. This book is targeted to be award-winning as well as a reference book for researchers and scientists working on different types of nanoscale materials-based energy storage and conversion devices. Features Comprehensive overview of energy storage devices, an important field of interest for researchers worldwide Explores the importance and growing impact of batteries and supercapacitors Emphasizes the fundamental theories, electrochemical mechanism, and its computational view point and discusses recent developments in electrode designing based on nanomaterials, separators, and fabrication of advanced devices and their performances Fabian I. Ezema is a professor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He earned a PhD in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His research focused on several areas of Materials Science, from synthesis and characterizations of particles and thin-film materials through chemical routes with emphasis on energy applications. For the last 15 years, he has been working on energy conversion and storage (cathodes, anodes, supercapacitors, solar cells, among others), including novel methods of synthesis, characterization and evaluation of the electrochemical and optical properties. He has published about 180 papers in various international journals and given over 50 talks at various conferences. His h-index is 21 with over 1500 citations and he has served as reviewer for several high impact journals and as an editorial board member. Dr. M.Anusuya, M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., PhD is specialized in Material science, Thin Film Technology, Nano Science, and Crystallography. She is working as a Registrar of Indra Ganesan Group of Institutions, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India. Earlier to this, she served as a Vice-Principal at Trichy Engineering College, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.. Being an administrator and teacher, with more than 25 years’ experience, for her perpetual excellence in academics she has been recognized with many awards. She has received over 45 awards in Academic and Social Activity. She has published more than 30 research papers in National and International journals, 7 chapters in edited books, 5 patents, presented 50 papers in the conferences and organized more than 200 webinars, both national and internationally. Dr Assumpta C. Nwanya is a Lecturer and a FLAIR (Future Leaders - African Independent Research) Scholar at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She obtained her PhD in 2017 (University of Nigeria, Nsukka) with specialisation in the synthesis of nanostructured materials for applications in photovoltaics and electrochemical energy storage (batteries and supercapacitors) as well as for sensing. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow under the UNESCO-University of South Africa (UNISA) Africa Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2018-2020). She is a research Affiliate with the SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Cape Town, South Africa. Dr Nwanya is a very active researcher and has published more than 85 scientific articles in high impact journals and has a Google Scholar’s H-index of 24 and 1475 citations.

Download or read book Graphene Science Handbook written by Mahmood Aliofkhazraei and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the Practical Applications and Promising Developments of GrapheneThe Graphene Science Handbook is a six-volume set that describes graphene's special structural, electrical, and chemical properties. The book considers how these properties can be used in different applications (including the development of batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic

Download or read book Functionalization of Graphene written by Vasilios Georgakilas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All set to become the standard reference on the topic, this book covers the most important procedures for chemical functionalization, making it an indispensable resource for all chemists, physicists, materials scientists and engineers entering or already working in the field. Expert authors share their knowledge on a wide range of different functional groups, including organic functional groups, hydrogen, halogen, nanoparticles and polymers.

Download or read book Nanostructured Polymer Membranes Volume 1 written by Visakh P. M. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to serve as a "one-stop" reference resource for important research accomplishments in the area of nanostructured polymer membranes and their processing and characterizations. It will be a very valuable reference source for university and college faculties, professionals, post-doctoral research fellows, senior graduate students, and researchers from R&D laboratories working in the area of polymer nanobased membranes. The various chapters are contributed by prominent researchers from industry, academia and government/private research laboratories across the globe and comprise an up-to-date record on the major findings and observations in the field.

Download or read book Handbook of Carbon Nano Materials written by Francis D'Souza and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Functionalization of graphene / Nikolaos Karousis, Solon Economopoulos and Nikos Tagmatarchis -- 2. Advanced carbon materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage / Junbo Hou [und weitere] -- 3. Carbon nanomaterial-based molecular architectures for light energy conversion / Taku Hasobe -- 4. Electrochemistry of carbon nanostructures: from pristine materials to functional devices / Matteo Iurlo [und weitere] -- 5. Fullerene-based self-assembled morphological materials / Yanfei Shen, Junko Aimi and Takashi Nakanishi -- 6. Hybrids involving fullerenes and carbon nanotubes / Maria Vizuete [und weitere] -- 7. Semiconductor carbon nanotube optics / Lisa J. Nogaj, Libai Huang and Todd D. Krauss -- 8. Near-field optics of SWNTs and FRET in their nanoscale complexes / Tetyana Ignatova, Andrei M. Nemilentsau and Slava V. Rotkin -- 9. Understanding the role of the metal catalyst in carbon nanotube growth: towards chiral-selective growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes / Wei-Hung Chiang and R. Mohan Sankaran -- 10. Stability computations for fullerenes and metallofullerenes / Zdenek Slanina [und weitere]

Download or read book Fullerens Graphenes and Nanotubes written by Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 2018-05-28 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fullerens, Graphenes and Nanotubes: A Pharmaceutical Approach shows how carbon nanomaterials are used in the pharmaceutical industry. While there are various books on the carbonaceous nanomaterials available on the market, none approach the subject from a pharmaceutical point-of-view. In this context, the book covers different applications of carbonaceous nanomaterials. Chapters examine different types of carbon nanomaterials and explore how they are used in such areas as cancer treatments, pulse sensing and prosthetics. Readers will find this book to be a valuable reference resource for those working in the areas of carbon materials, nanomaterials and pharmaceutical science. - Explains how the unique properties of carbon-based nanomaterials allow them to be used to create effective drug delivery systems - Covers how carbon-based nanomaterials should be prepared for use in pharmaceutical applications - Discusses the relative toxicity of a range of carbon-based nanomaterials - Considers the safety of their use in different types of drugs

Download or read book Handbook Of Carbon Nano Materials In 2 Volumes Volume 3 Medicinal And Bio related Applications Volume 4 Materials And Fundamental Applications written by Karl M Kadish and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hands on reference guide for scientists working in the area of medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, materials science, sensor and biosensor, devices and nanotechnology. The first volume compiles topics from leading authors on medicinal and bio-related applications while the second volume covers topics ranging from materials and fundamental applications. In-depth and comprehensive coverage of topics combined with the perspectives for future research by the contributing authors. An invaluable reference source essential for both beginning and advanced researchers in the field.

Download or read book Graphene Science Handbook Six Volume Set written by Mahmood Aliofkhazraei and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 3379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graphene is the strongest material ever studied and can be an efficient substitute for silicon. This six-volume handbook focuses on fabrication methods, nanostructure and atomic arrangement, electrical and optical properties, mechanical and chemical properties, size-dependent properties, and applications and industrialization. There is no other major reference work of this scope on the topic of graphene, which is one of the most researched materials of the twenty-first century. The set includes contributions from top researchers in the field and a foreword written by two Nobel laureates in physics. Volumes in the set: K20503 Graphene Science Handbook: Mechanical and Chemical Properties (ISBN: 9781466591233) K20505 Graphene Science Handbook: Fabrication Methods (ISBN: 9781466591271) K20507 Graphene Science Handbook: Electrical and Optical Properties (ISBN: 9781466591318) K20508 Graphene Science Handbook: Applications and Industrialization (ISBN: 9781466591332) K20509 Graphene Science Handbook: Size-Dependent Properties (ISBN: 9781466591356) K20510 Graphene Science Handbook: Nanostructure and Atomic Arrangement (ISBN: 9781466591370)

Download or read book Infrared and Raman Spectra of Inorganic and Coordination Compounds Part A written by Kazuo Nakamoto and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sixth Edition of this classic work comprises the most comprehensive and current guide to infrared and Raman spectra of inorganic, organometallic, bioinorganic, and coordination compounds. From fundamental theories of vibrational spectroscopy to applications in a variety of compound types, this has been extensively updated. New topics include the theoretical calculations of vibrational frequencies (DFT method), chemical synthesis by matrix co-condensation reactions, time-resolved Raman spectroscopy, and more. This volume is a core reference for chemists and medical professionals working with infrared or Raman spectroscopies and an excellent textbook for graduate courses.

Download or read book Solution Methods for Metal Oxide Nanostructures written by Rajaram S. Mane and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solution Methods for Metal Oxide Nanostructures reviews solution processes that are used for synthesizing 1D, 2D and 3D metal oxide nanostructures in either thin film or in powder form for various applications. Wet-chemical synthesis methods deal with chemical reactions in the solution phase using precursors at proper experimental conditions. Wet-chemical synthesis routes offer a high degree of controllability and reproducibility for 2D nanomaterial fabrication. Solvothermal synthesis, template synthesis, self-assembly, oriented attachment, hot-injection, and interface-mediated synthesis are the main wet-chemical synthesis routes for 2D nanomaterials. Solution Methods for Metal Oxide Nanostructures also addresses the thin film deposition metal oxides nanostructures, which plays a very important role in many areas of chemistry, physics and materials science.Each chapter includes information on a key solution method and their application in the design of metal oxide nanostructured materials with optimized properties for important applications. The pros and cons of the solution method and their significance and future scope is also discussed in each chapter. Readers are provided with the fundamental understanding of the key concepts of solution synthesis methods for fabricating materials and the information needed to help them select the appropriate method for the desired application. - Reviews the most relevant wet chemical solution methods for metal oxide nanostructures, including sol-gel, solvothermal, hydrothermal, co-precipitation methods, and more - Addresses thin film deposition techniques for metal oxide nanostructures, such as spray-pyrolysis, electrodeposition, spin coating and self-assembly - Discusses the pros and cons of each solution method and its significance and future opportunities

Download or read book Comprehensive Membrane Science and Engineering written by Enrico Drioli and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 1709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive Membrane Science and Engineering, Second Edition, Four Volume Set is an interdisciplinary and innovative reference work on membrane science and technology. Written by leading researchers and industry professionals from a range of backgrounds, chapters elaborate on recent and future developments in the field of membrane science and explore how the field has advanced since the previous edition published in 2010. Chapters are written by academics and practitioners across a variety of fields, including chemistry, chemical engineering, material science, physics, biology and food science. Each volume covers a wide spectrum of applications and advanced technologies, such as new membrane materials (e.g. thermally rearranged polymers, polymers of intrinsic microporosity and new hydrophobic fluoropolymer) and processes (e.g. reverse electrodialysis, membrane contractors, membrane crystallization, membrane condenser, membrane dryers and membrane emulsifiers) that have only recently proved their full potential for industrial application. This work covers the latest advances in membrane science, linking fundamental research with real-life practical applications using specially selected case studies of medium and large-scale membrane operations to demonstrate successes and failures with a look to future developments in the field. Contains comprehensive, cutting-edge coverage, helping readers understand the latest theory Offers readers a variety of perspectives on how membrane science and engineering research can be best applied in practice across a range of industries Provides the theory behind the limits, advantages, future developments and failure expectations of local membrane operations in emerging countries