Metal Oxide-Carbon Hybrid Materials

Synthesis, Properties and Applications

1st Edition - March 20, 2022
Editors: Muhammad Akram Chaudhry, Rafaqat Hussain, Faheem K. Butt
Language: English
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Metal Oxide–Carbon Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications reviews the advances in the fabrication and application of metal oxide–carbon-based nanocomposite materials. Their unique properties make them ideal materials for gas-sensing, photonics, catalysis, opto-electronic, and energy-storage applications.

In the first section, the historical background to the hybrid materials based on metal oxide–carbon and the hybridized metal oxide composites is provided. It also highlights several popular methods for the preparation of metal oxide–carbon composites through solid-state or solution-phase reactions, and extensively discusses the materials’ properties.

Fossil fuels and renewable energy sources cannot meet the ever-increasing energy demands of an industrialized and technology-driven global society. Therefore, the role of metal oxide–carbon composites in energy generation, hydrogen production, and storage devices, such as rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors, is of extreme importance. These problems are discussed in in the second section of the book.

Rapid industrialization has resulted in serious environmental issues which in turn have caused serious health problems that require the immediate attention of researchers. In the third section, the use of metal oxide–carbon composites in water purification, photodegradation of industrial contaminants, and biomedical applications that can help to clean the environment and provide better healthcare solutions is described.

The final section is devoted to the consideration of problems associated with the development of sensors for various applications. Numerous studies performed in this area have shown that the use of composites can significantly improve the operating parameters of such devices.

Metal Oxide–Carbon Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications presents a comprehensive review of the science related to metal oxide–carbon composites and how researchers are utilizing these materials to provide solutions to a large array of problems.

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Title page
Table of Contents
The Metal Oxides Book Series Edited by Ghenadii Korotcenkov
Copyright
List of contributors
Volume editor biographies
Series editor biography
Preface to the volume
Preface to the series
Section One. Metal oxide-carbon hybrid materials: Synthesis and properties
1. Physical and chemical aspects of metal oxide–carbon composites
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Materials in the nanoscale
1.3. Relevance of the term “nanoparticles”
1.4. Metal oxide-carbon nanocomposites
1.5. Classification of metal oxide/carbon nanocomposites
1.6. Conclusion and future perspectives
2. Metal oxide–carbon composite: synthesis and properties by using conventional enabling technologies
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Specific properties of metal oxide–carbon composites
2.3. General routes for making metal oxide–carbon composites
2.4. Synthesis methods of carbon-based metal oxide composites for supercapacitors
2.5. Synthesis methods of graphene–metal oxide composites for photocatalysis
2.6. Conclusion
2.7. Challenges and synthesis advancement in using conventional enabling technologies for metal oxide–carbon composites
3. Electrical conductivity of metal oxide–carbon composites
3.1. Nature of metal oxide–carbon substrate bindings
3.2. Carbon interfaces for conductive composites with metal oxides
3.3. Synthetic strategies for conductive metal oxide-carbon composites
3.4. Parameters affecting the conductive properties of metal oxide–carbon composites
3.5. Applications and future perspectives of conductive metal oxide–carbon nanocomposites
3.6. Conclusion
4. Photoelectrochemical properties for metal oxide–carbon hybrid materials
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Photoelectrochemical hybrid materials
4.3. Selection features for photoelectrochemical energy conversion
4.4. Electrical double-layered capacitor and battery hybrid materials
4.5. Metal oxide–carbon hybrid materials for energy conversion and storage
4.6. Materials studied for photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical applications
4.7. Materials studied for electrical double-layered capacitors and batteries
4.8. Conclusions
5. Functionalized multimetal oxide–carbon nanotube-based nanocomposites and their properties
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Methodology
5.3. Results and discussion
5.4. Conclusion
5.5. Future prospects
Section Two. Metal oxide-carbon composites in energy technologies
6. Metal oxide–carbon composites for supercapacitor applications
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Types of supercapacitors
6.3. Carbon-based supercapacitors
6.4. Metal oxide-based supercapacitors
6.5. Transition metal-based supercapacitors
6.6. Rare-earth metal oxide-based supercapacitors
6.7. Synthesis methods and characteristics of metal oxide–carbon composites for supercapacitors
6.8. Challenges and future perspectives of metal oxide–carbon composites
6.9. Conclusion
7. Hierarchical porous carbon-incorporated metal-based nanocomposites for secondary metal-ion batteries
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Electrode material design for secondary metal-ion batteries
7.3. Metal–air batteries
7.4. Electrode material design
7.5. Opportunities and challenges
7.6. Summary and conclusions
8. Metal oxide–carbon nanofibers based composites for supercapacitors and batteries
Abbreviations
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Metal oxides
8.3. Carbon nanofibers
8.4. Metal oxide–carbon nanofiber based composites
8.5. Synthesis of metal oxide–carbon nanofiber based composites
8.6. Recent research and development: metal oxide–carbon nanofiber based electrodes
8.7. Outlook and future perspectives
9. Metal oxide–carbon composite electrode materials for rechargeable batteries
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Conclusion
10. Two-dimensional transition metal carbide (MXene) for enhanced energy storage
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Synthesis and structure
10.3. Energy storage in MXene
10.4. Conclusion and outlook
11. Vanadium oxide–carbon composites and their energy storage applications
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Vanadium oxide–carbon composite applications
11.3. Conclusions
Section Three. Metal oxide-carbon composites in biomedical, catalytic, and other applications
12. Metal oxide–carbon composites and their applications in optoelectronics and electrochemical energy devices
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Types of carbon composites
12.3. Why metal oxide–carbon composites?
12.4. Synthesis techniques of metal oxide–carbon composites
12.5. Applications of metal oxide–carbon composites in optoelectronic devices
12.6. Applications of metal oxide–carbon composites in electrochemical energy devices
12.7. Conclusion
13. Graphene oxide–metal oxide composites, syntheses, and applications in water purification
13.1. Overview of graphene oxides and metal oxides
13.2. General routes of graphene oxide–metal oxide composites for wastewater treatment
13.3. Synthesis and specific properties of graphene oxide–metal oxide composites for wastewater treatment
13.4. Water purification methods using graphene oxide–metal oxide composites
13.5. Challenges and future perspective for graphene oxide–metal oxide composites
14. Biomedical applications of metal oxide–carbon composites
14.1. Introduction
14.2. Metal oxide nanoparticles
14.3. Carbon-based materials
14.4. Metal oxide–carbon composites: synthesis and biomedical applications
14.5. Conclusions
15. Antimicrobial studies of metal oxide nanomaterials
15.1. Introduction
15.2. Synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles
15.3. Antimicrobial activity of metal oxide nanoparticles
15.4. Proposed mechanisms of antimicrobial activity of metal oxide nanoparticles
15.5. Safety issues
15.6. Stabilization and biocompatibility of metal oxide nanoparticles
15.7. Limitations
15.8. Conclusion
16. Metal oxide–carbon nanotube composites for photodegradation
16.1. Introduction
16.2. Photodegradation
16.3. Photocatalytic ozonation
16.4. Mechanism of photocatalytic ozonation
16.5. Metal oxide–carbon nanotubes for photo-ozonation
16.6. Fenton and photo-Fenton processes
16.7. Metal oxide and carbon-supported nanocatalysts
16.8. Photocatalytic degradation
16.9. Mechanism of photocatalytic oxidation reactions
16.10. Measurement of photocatalytic activity
16.11. Features of a photocatalysts
16.12. Degradation parameters
16.13. Metal oxides and other nanocomposites as potential photocatalysts
16.14. Metal oxide–carbon nanotube nanocomposites
16.15. Conclusion
Section Four. Metal oxide-carbonebased sensors
17. Potential carbon nanotube–metal oxide hybrid nanostructures for gas-sensing applications
17.1. Introduction
17.2. Carbon-based nanomaterials
17.3. Types of carbon nanotubes
17.4. Metal oxide nanostructures
17.5. Carbon nanotube–metal oxide hybrid structures and their features
17.6. Gas sensors and their uses
17.7. Conclusions
18. Drug-detection performance of carbon nanotubes decorated with metal oxide nanoparticles
18.1. Introduction
18.2. Carbon-based nanomaterials
18.3. Classification of carbon nanomaterials
18.4. Nanosensors and their types
18.5. Nanosensor application
18.6. Drug molecules and their detection
18.7. Role of zinc oxide–carbon nanotube nanocomposite in morphine detection
18.8. Cerium oxide nanoparticle-decorated carbon nanotubes as an effective platform for acetaminophen
18.9. Efficient electrochemical detection of cetirizine antiinflammatory drug using titanium dioxide–carbon nanotube nanohybrid
18.10. CuCo2O4/nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for electrochemical sensor for metronidazole detection
18.11. Carbon nanotube–Fe3O4 magnetic composites for electrochemical detection of triclosan
18.12. Nickel oxide/carbon nanotube/PEDOT composite for simultaneous detection of dopamine, serotonin, and tryptophan
18.13. Conclusion
19. Role of functionalized metal oxide–carbon nanocomposites in biomolecule detection
19.1. Introduction
19.2. Detection of biomarkers
19.3. Detection of biomolecules
19.4. Viruses
19.5. Conclusion
20. Metal oxide/carbon nanotube hybrid nanomaterials as ultraviolet photodetectors
20.1. Introduction
20.2. Metal oxide materials
20.3. Photodetectors
20.4. Metal oxide-based hybrid photodetectors
20.5. Carbon nanotube structures and characteristics
20.6. Metal oxide/carbon nanotube hybrid nanomaterials as ultraviolet photodetectors
20.7. Conclusion
Index

Muhammad Akram Chaudhry

Dr. Muhammad Akram Chaudhry currently serves as assistant professor of chemistry at the Government Associate College, Raiwind (Lahore, Pakistan). He holds his MSc (chemistry) from the Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan). He taught at the University of Baluchistan, Quetta for 3 years and attended the University of the Punjab, where he completed his MPhil (chemistry). During his stay there, he worked on the spectrophotometric determination of fluoroquinolone drugs and developed a simple and cheap method for their determination. In 2011, he joined Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, to pursue research work in the field of nanosized ceramic materials and received his doctorate in 2014. His PhD dissertation was on the “Synthesis and Characterization of Ceramic Nanoparticles through Continuous Microwave Flow Synthesis Process.” His current research interest is focused on continuous microwave flow synthesis and the microwave-assisted synthesis of nanostructured materials, including biomaterials and photocatalytic materials. His work also involves probing the properties and applications of nanostructured material in various fields especially in biomedical and electrochemical devices. He is working collaboratively with various research groups and has published more than 35 research articles/book chapters as an author/coauthor in peer-reviewed international SCI-indexed journals with various publishers, such as Elsevier, Springer, IOP, and Wiley, with an h-index of 16 and ~1003 citations.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Government Associate College Raiwind (Lahore), Pakistan

Rafaqat Hussain

Prof. Rafaqat Hussain graduated with a BSc (Hons) in chemistry from the University College London, where he also received his MSc in chemistry and a PhD in biochemical engineering. To pursue a career in teaching, he obtained a postgraduate certificate in education (chemistry) from the Goldsmiths College, London. In 2007, he moved to Pakistan to lead an ambitious project to establish the Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM) at the COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore campus. After more than 3 years at the IRCBM, he took up a teaching position at the Department of Chemistry, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), where he established a successful materials research group. After more than 5 years teaching and supervising numerous research students at UTM, he returned to CUI to establish the Department of Chemistry at the Islamabad campus. He is actively involved in publishing research articles in leading high-impact journals, an author of over 50 research articles (impact factor >150) and several book chapters, and a winner of many research grants in the field of materials science.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Faheem K. Butt

Dr. Faheem K. Butt currently works as an associate professor of physics in the Division of Science and Technology at the University of Education, Lahore. Before joining the University of Education, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. He completed his postdoctoral research fellowship from the Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, in 2015. He completed his PhD studies at the Beijing Institute of Technology, China. His interests are in optoelectronics devices, energy storage/conversion in nanomaterials, and theoretical studies of materials using various software. He has published more than 120 research articles/book chapters as an author/coauthor in peer-reviewed international SCI journals with various publishers, including the American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Elsevier, Springer, American Scientific Publishers, and Taylor & Francis, with an h-index of 26 and ~3000 citations. He has also provided his services as a reviewer/editor/editorial board member for international publishers. Dr. Faheem has won several national/international awards. He is also a Higher Education Commission (HEC)-approved supervisor for PhD awardees of HEC scholarships, as well as general PhD scholars.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan

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