Electrochemistry and Photo-Electrochemistry of Nanomaterials
Fundamentals and Applications
- 1st Edition - October 11, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Ghulam Yasin, Shumaila Ibraheem, Anuj Kumar, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Thandavarayan Maiyalagan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 6 0 0 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 6 0 1 - 1
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Request a sales quoteElectrochemistry and Photo-Electrochemistry of Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications explores how nanotechnology and nanomaterials can be utilized in the field of electrochemistry and photo-electrochemistry. The book covers the fundamentals of nanoscale electrochemistry and photo-electrochemistry for nanoscale materials systems, including multilayer nanofilms, nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles embedded in metal matrixes, and membranes containing nanoparticles. The creation of new materials for energy and sensing technologies that rely on understanding and control of chemical processes is also emphasized. Advances in characterization, synthesis, and fabrication of nanoscale materials and technologies are also discussed regarding the design of new materials.
This book is suitable for academics and industry professionals working in the subject areas of materials science, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and energy.
- Reviews fundamental concepts of electrochemistry and photo-electrochemistry for nanoscale materials systems
- Includes the electrochemical techniques to synthesize, characterize, and control and improve the properties of nanoscale material systems
- Discusses the latest research directions to design new materials for energy and sensing applications
Materials Scientists and Chemists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter 1. Nanomaterials for electrochromic application
- Abstract
- Key points
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Essential parameters for conventional electrochromic device performance
- 1.3 Electrochromic nanomaterials based on transition metal oxide
- 1.4 Electrochromic nanomaterials based on Prussian blue
- 1.5 Electrochromic based on organic nanomaterials
- 1.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2. Electrochemical biosensing
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Types of biosensors
- 2.3 Applications
- 2.4 Advantages
- 2.5 Limitations
- 2.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Solar cells at the nanoscale
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Solar cells
- 3.3 Nanotechnology materials in solar cells
- 3.4 Advantages of nanoscale solar cells
- 3.5 Challenges and limitations of nanotechnology in solar cells
- 3.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. Nanomaterials for photo-electrochemical solar cells
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Fundamentals of photo-electrochemical solar cells
- 4.3 Types of nanomaterials in photo-electrochemical solar cells
- 4.4 Fabrication methods for nanomaterial-based photo-electrochemical solar cells
- 4.5 Characterization of nanomaterials for photo-electrochemical solar cells
- 4.6 Role of nanomaterials in enhancing the performance of photo-electrochemical solar cells
- 4.7 Challenges and opportunities in the use of nanomaterials for photo-electrochemical solar cells
- 4.8 Summary and concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter 5. Nanomaterials for fuel cells' electrodes
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Types and applications of fuel cells
- 5.3 Applications of fuel cells
- 5.4 State-of-the-art nanomaterials for fuel cell electrodes
- 5.5 Novel materials for nanoelectrodes in fuel cells
- 5.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Nanoelectrochemistry in microbial fuel cells
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Overview of microbial fuel cells
- 6.3 Factors influencing anodic nanoelectrochemistry
- 6.4 Anodic modification materials
- 6.5 Reconstructing EET pathways in microorganisms
- 6.6 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 7. Nanoelectrochemistry in next generation lithium batteries
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Nanoelectrochemistry in the cathode materials
- 7.3 Nanoelectrochemistry in the anode materials
- 7.4 Nanoelectrochemistry in the electrolytes
- 7.5 Nanoelectrochemistry in the separators
- References
- Chapter 8. Coordination materials for supercapacitors
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 An overview of electrochemical SCs
- 8.3 Cost-efficient coordination materials for electrochemical SCs
- 8.4 Manipulating the energy storage capability of electrodes
- 8.5 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 9. Coordination materials for metal–sulfur batteries
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Mechanism of metal–sulfur batteries
- 9.3 Challenges of metal–sulfur batteries
- 9.4 Requirements for host materials
- 9.5 5 Lithium–sulfur batteries
- 9.6 Other metal–sulfur battery systems
- 9.7 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 10. Nano/photoelectrochemistry for environmental applications
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Nanomaterials used in environmental applications
- 10.3 Environmental applications of nanoelectrochemistry
- 10.4 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 11. Nanomaterials for electrochemical chlorine evolution reaction in the Chlor-alkali process
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Chlor-alkali process
- 11.3 Electrocatalysts for CER
- 11.4 Conclusion and future perspectives
- References
- Chapter 12. Photothermal properties of metallic nanostructures for biomedical application
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Nonradiative properties
- 12.3 Theory of plasmonic heating
- 12.4 Laser heating of nanostructures
- 12.5 Biological tissue transparency window
- 12.6 Photothermal nanostructures
- 12.7 Applications
- 12.8 Challenges that lie ahead
- 12.9 Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter 13. Nanophoto/electrochemistry for green energy production
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Characteristic properties of nanomaterials and conventional nanomaterials
- 13.3 Electrochemistry and photoelectrochemistry of nanomaterials technologies
- 13.4 Industrial applications, challenges, and limitations
- 13.5 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 11, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 600
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443186004
- eBook ISBN: 9780443186011
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Ghulam Yasin
Ghulam Yasin is a researcher in the School of Environment and Civil Engineering at Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, China. His expertise covers the design and development of hybrid devices and technologies of carbon nanostructures and advanced nanomaterials for for real-world impact in energy-related and other functional applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Researcher, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, ChinaSI
Shumaila Ibraheem
Dr. Shumaila Ibraheem received her Master in Chemistry from University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan. She accomplished her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Technology from Chongqing University, Chongqing, China with a specialization in New Energy Materials. Dr. Shumaila is presently working as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. She has won several honors and awards, including the Outstanding International Graduate Student Award of Chongqing University and the Academic Progress Award from Chongqing University. Her research interests include nanostructures and nanomaterials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices, particularly oxygen reduction reactions, oxygen evolution reactions, hydrogen evolution reactions, water electrolyzers, fuel cells, supercapacitors, metal-air batteries, as well as metal-ion batteries.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute for Advanced Study, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaAK
Anuj Kumar
Anuj Kumar obtained an M.Tech. in Instrumentation from the Indian Institute of Technology Kurukshetra in 2004 and a PhD in Embedded Systems from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 2011. Between 2011 and 2015, he held posts as a Postdoc Fellow at the University of Seoul, the University of Pretoria, and the National University of Singapore. He has been working on devices to monitor indoor air quality and to tackle associated problems for the past 15 years. His research interests include sensing applications, wireless sensor-actuator networks, energy-efficient buildings, and the Internet of Things applied to building physics.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemistry, GLA University, Mathura, IndiaTN
Tuan Anh Nguyen
Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. He received a BS in physics from Hanoi University in 1992, a BS in economics from Hanoi National Economics University in 1997, and a PhD in chemistry from the Paris Diderot University, France, in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2004, and the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at Montana State University, United States in 2006-09. In 2012 he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology. His research areas of interest include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities, complexiverse, and digital twins. He has edited more than 74 books for Elsevier, 12 books for CRC Press, 1 book for Springer, 1 book for RSC, and 2 books for IGI Global. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamTM
Thandavarayan Maiyalagan
Thandavarayan Maiyalagan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India. His area of research is in the development and characterization of functional nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage applications, particularly fuel cells and Li−air batteries.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, IndiaRead Electrochemistry and Photo-Electrochemistry of Nanomaterials on ScienceDirect