Advances in Metal Oxides and Their Composites for Emerging Applications

Advances in Metal Oxides and their Composites for Emerging Applications reviews key properties of metal-oxide based composites, including their structural, physicochemical, optical, electrical components and resulting performance in a wide range of diverse applications. Synthetic protocols used to create metal oxides with desirable morphologies, properties and performance for applications in solar energy harvesting, energy storage and environmental remediation are emphasized. Emerging technologies that address important global challenges such as energy shortage, the hazardous effects of non-renewable energy sources, unaffordable energy technologies, and the contaminants present in air and water are also covered.

This book is an ideal resource for materials scientists and engineers working in academia and R&D. In addition, it's appropriate for those who either need an introduction to potential research directions or for experienced researchers and practitioners looking for a key reference on the latest advances.

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Dr. Sagar D. Delekar is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Shivaji University, Kolhapur (MS) India. Dr. Delekar obtained his Master of Science and Ph. D. degree in Chemistry from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He has also completed a summer research fellowship at the well-reputed Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India). He is also a recipient of fast track proposals for Young Scientists as well as the prestigious Raman Fellowship sponsored by the Indian Government. Under the Raman fellowship, he worked as post-doctoral fellow with the Nobel Laureate Sir Harold Kroto at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA. Dr. Delekar has broad research interests in the field of Inorganic Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry, and Nanomaterials for various applications such as energy harvesting, catalytic studies, and biomedical fields.

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Advances in Metal Oxides and their Composites for Emerging Applications reviews key properties of metal-oxide based composites, including their structural, physicochemical, optical, electrical components and resulting performance in a wide range of diverse applications. Synthetic protocols used to create metal oxides with desirable morphologies, properties and performance for applications in solar energy harvesting, energy storage and environmental remediation are emphasized. Emerging technologies that address important global challenges such as energy shortage, the hazardous effects of non-renewable energy sources, unaffordable energy technologies, and the contaminants present in air and water are also covered.

This book is an ideal resource for materials scientists and engineers working in academia and R&D. In addition, it's appropriate for those who either need an introduction to potential research directions or for experienced researchers and practitioners looking for a key reference on the latest advances.

Inhalt

Part 1. Introduction to Metal Oxide-Based Composites

1. Metal Oxide Engineering via Phase and Composition Control

2. Metal Oxide Based Composites: Synthesis and Characterization

   Part 2. Metal Oxides-Based Composites in Energy Technologies

3. Metal oxide nanocomposites for energy storage applications
4. Metal Oxide-based Nanocomposites for Supercapacitive Applications
5. Metal Oxides-Based Composites as Anodes in Lithium Ion Batteries
6. Metal Oxides Based Composites and their Applications in Fuel Cells
7. Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Organic Photovoltaic Applications
8. Hybrids of Nanocrystalline Metal Oxide-based Composites for Third Generations Solar Cells Technologies
9. Role of Metal Oxides as Photoelectrode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
10. Nanostructured Inorganic Metal Oxide-MOF-based Electrodes for Solar Cells

11. Metal Oxides as Photoanode and Cathode for Water Oxidation and Reduction for Harvesting Hydrogen Fuel

    Part 3. Other Applications of Metal Oxides-Based Composites

12. Analytical Applications of Metal Oxides
13. Mixed Metal Oxides Nanocomposites for Environmental Remediation
14. Metal Oxide Nanocomposites in Water and Wastewater Treatment
15. Self-cleaning Photoactive Metal Oxide Based Concrete Surfaces for Environmental Remediation
16. Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: Design and Their Use in Antimicrobial Coatings
17. Metal Oxide Composites in Organic Transformations
18. Metal Oxide Based Composites as Photocatalysts