Fundamentals and Properties of Multifunctional Nanomaterials
- 1st Edition - August 25, 2021
- Editors: Sabu Thomas, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Ann Rose Abraham
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 3 5 2 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 3 5 7 - 4
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Request a sales quoteFundamentals and Properties of Multifunctional Nanomaterials outlines the properties of highly intricate nanosystems, including liquid crystalline nanomaterials, magnetic nanosystems, ferroelectrics, nanomultiferroics, plasmonic nanosystems, carbon-based nanomaterials, 1D and 2D nanomaterials, and bio-nanomaterials. This book reveals the electromagnetic interference shielding properties of nanocomposites. The fundamental attributes of the nanosystems leading to the multifunctional applications in diverse areas are further explored throughout this book.
This book is a valuable reference source for researchers in materials science and engineering, as well as in related disciplines, such as chemistry and physics.
- Explains the concepts and fundamental applications of a variety of multifunctional nanomaterials;
- Introduces fundamental principles in the fields of magnetism and multiferroics;
- Addresses ferromagnetics, multiferroics, and carbon nanomaterials.
Materials scientists and engineers.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Editors’ biographies
- Contributors' biographies
- Foreword
- Chapter 1. A glimpse into the fundamentals and properties of multifunctional nanomaterials
- 1. Fundamentals and properties of multifunctional nanomaterials: an overview
- 2. Conclusion
- Part 1. Nanoscopic solids and transport properties
- Chapter 2. Transport properties of nanoscopic solids as probed by spectroscopic techniques
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Raman scattering
- 3. Infrared reflection
- 4. Electron spin resonance
- 5. Concluding remarks
- Part 2. Properties of liquid crystalline nanomaterials
- Chapter 3. Properties of multifunctional bionanomaterials of lipid A-phosphate in liquid phases and quasi-crystalline structures
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Experimental
- 3. Results and discussion
- 4. Conclusions
- Chapter 4. Behavior of nanoparticles within liquid crystal phases
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Experimental identification of liquid crystals
- 3. Nanoparticles synthesis and their dispersions in the host liquid crystals
- 4. Physical properties of liquid crystalline nanoparticles and their applications
- 5. Conclusion
- Part 3. Properties of carbon-based nanomaterials
- Chapter 5. Characteristics of carbon nanotubes and their nanocomposites
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Functionalization of carbon nanotubes
- 3. Characterization tool for carbon nanotubes and their nanocomposites
- 4. Applications of carbon nanotubes and their composites
- 5. Summary
- Chapter 6. Morphology-correlated mechanical properties of ionic liquid-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes/poly(vinyl chloride) nanocomposites
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Experimental
- 3. Characterization
- 4. Results and discussion
- Chapter 7. Fundamentals and properties of multifunctional graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials
- 1. Introduction
- 2. History and properties of graphene
- 3. Preparation methods of graphene
- 4. Bottom-up approach
- 5. Multifunctional applications of graphene and graphene-based materials
- 6. Graphene applications in sensors
- 7. Conclusions and future outlook
- Chapter 8. Fundamental photophysical properties of fluorescent carbon dots and their applications in metal ion sensing and bioimaging
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Synthesis approaches for fluorescent carbon dots preparation
- 3. Fundamental photophysical properties of carbon dots
- 4. Applications
- 5. Conclusion and future scope
- Glossary
- Part 4. Characteristics of magnetic nanomaterials
- Chapter 9. Magnetic properties of doped germanium nanostructures
- 1. Introduction about dilute magnetic semiconductors materials in group IV elements
- 2. Doped germanium nanostructures (synthesis and characterizations)
- 3. Conclusions
- Chapter 10. Magnetic and electrochemical characteristics of carbon-modified magnetic nanoparticles
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Carbon-modified magnetic nanoparticles
- 3. Magnetic characteristics of carbon-modified magnetic nanoparticles
- 4. Electrochemical characteristics of carbon-modified magnetic nanoparticles
- 5. Magnetic field–assisted electrochemical characteristics
- 6. Conclusion
- Part 5. Properties of ferroelectric nanomaterials
- Chapter 11. Effect of particle size on structural phase transitions of lithium-modified sodium niobates (LiXNa1−XNbO3 x=0, 0.06 and 0.12)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Experimental
- 3. Structural behavior of lithium-modified sodium niobate
- 4. Dynamical behavior of lithium-modified sodium niobate at elevated temperature
- 5. Conclusion
- Chapter 12. BiFeO3-based multiferroic materials and their properties
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Multiferroic materials
- 3. Types of multiferroics
- 4. Coupling in multiferroics
- 5. Single phase multiferroic materials and their applications
- 6. BiFeO3
- 7. Application of BiFeO3
- 8. Motivations
- 9. Conclusions
- Part 6. Properties of plasmonic nanomaterials
- Chapter 13. Multifunctional plasmonic nanomaterials
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Plasmonic nanoparticles: theory, synthesis, and properties
- 3. Hybrid plasmonic nanomaterials
- 4. Plasmonic-semiconductor core-shell nanoparticles
- 5. Magnetic-plasmonic nanoparticles
- 6. Applications of magnetic core-plasmonic shell nanoparticles
- 7. Fluorescent-plasmonic nanoparticles
- 8. Fluorescent-magnetic-plasmonic nanoparticles
- 9. Graphene-plasmonic nanocomposites
- 10. Future prospects of multifunctional plasmonic nanomaterials
- Chapter 14. Multifunctional gold nanoparticles for biosensing: effects of surface plasmon resonance, localized surface plasmon resonance, fluorescence, and aggregation
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Synthesis of gold nanoparticles
- 3. Size control parameters
- 4. Characterization of gold nanoparticles
- 5. Colors of gold nanoparticles
- 6. Biosensing
- 7. Advantages and disadvantages
- 8. Summary
- Part 7. Engineered nanomaterials for industrial applications
- Chapter 15. The key role of metal nanoparticle in metal organic frameworks of UiO family (MOFs) for the application of CO2 capture and heterogeneous catalysis
- 1. Introduction of metal organic frameworks
- 2. Interesting characteristic features and advantages of zirconium-based metal organic frameworks in porous materials
- 3. Designing strategies of zirconium-based metal organic frameworks (Zr-MOF)
- 4. Synthesis of zirconium metal organic frameworks
- 5. Characterization methods
- 6. Carbon dioxide capture, adsorption, and activation on the structure of UiO metal organic frameworks
- 7. Synthesis of nanomaterials based on the UiO-MOFs and their application for hydrogenation of CO2 and organic synthesis by heterogeneous catalysis
- 8. Conclusion
- Acknowledgement
- Chapter 16. Embracing nanotechnology concepts in the electronics industry
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The top-down and bottom-down approaches toward nanoelectronics
- 3. Applications of nanomaterials in electronics industry
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 17. Conducting polyaniline-based nanocomposites as electromagnetic interference shielding materials
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Diversity in polyaniline
- 3. Concept of doping and charge carriers
- 4. Charge carriers in conducting polymers
- 5. Importance of composites
- 6. Electromagnetic interference shielding
- 7. Preparation of polyaniline composite samples
- 8. Structural and morphological characterization
- 9. Conclusion
- Part 8. Fundamentals of 2D nanomaterials
- Chapter 18. Two-dimensional layered nanosheets: structure and unique properties
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Graphene
- 3. Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2)
- 4. Black phosphorus and physical properties
- 5. MXenes
- 6. Boron nitride structure and properties
- 7. Layered double hydroxide
- 8. Phyllosilicates structure and properties
- 9. Concluding remarks
- Chapter 19. MoS2, a new perspective beyond graphene
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Beyond graphene—molybdenum disulphide (MoS2)
- 3. Structural properties of MoS2
- 4. Optical properties of MoS2
- 5. Magnetic properties of MoS2
- 6. Applications of MoS2 nanoflakes
- 7. Conclusion
- Chapter 20. Effect of defects and functionalization on mechanical and fracture properties of two-dimensional nanomaterials
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Classical mechanics-based molecular dynamics
- 3. Defect engineering
- 4. Chemical functionalization
- 5. Conclusion
- Part 9. The impact of nanomaterials on health and safety
- Chapter 21. Occupational health and safety measures of multifunctional nanoparticles in biomedical research and beyond
- 1. Multifunctional nanoparticles in biomedical research and application
- 2. Toxicity of nanoparticles
- 3. Exposure to nanomaterials
- 4. Occupational safety and health management systems for multifunctional nanoparticles
- 5. Minimize exposure to nanomaterials
- 6. Regulatory agencies for nanomedicine
- 7. Occupational health research in nanomaterials and nanotechnology
- 8. World Health Organization guidelines on “protecting workers from potential risks of manufactured nanomaterials” [203]
- 9. Conclusion
- Index
- No. of pages: 682
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 25, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128223529
- eBook ISBN: 9780128223574
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Sabu Thomas
Sabu Thomas is a Senior Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, and also Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, India. He is known for his outstanding contributions in polymer science and nanotechnology.
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Nandakumar Kalarikkal
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