Functional Materials Processing for Switchable Device Modulation

Functional Materials Processing for Switchable Device Modulation focuses on the advances of nanofabrication that underpin emerging technologies, including electronic devices. The book provides readers with a broad view of the materials' perspectives, including historical context and background, along with future opportunities for smart electronic and switchable devices. A major focus in the book is on the research and development of synthetic materials for spectroscopic analysis which broadly deals with science and technology of materials on the atomic and molecular scale. The book reviews the materials and advances in research for switchable electronics for bioelectronic, sensing and optoelectronic applications.

In addition, key challenges and emerging opportunities in innovations in surface modification and novel functional materials device implementation for industrial scale reproducibility are discussed. The book covers the applications and market potential for a variety of media, including mirrors, glazing/coatings, and display products. The physics, electrochemistry, device design and materials are detailed, with performance compared between the most relevant and emerging switchable technologies.

Autorentext
Kaushik Pal is Research Professor in the Department of Nanotechnology, Bharath University, India. His research focuses on nanofabrication, functional materials, carbon nanotubes, and nanoscale sensing technologies. Sabu Thomas is the chairman at the Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) and the former vice chancellor at the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also the director at the School of Energy Materials, the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Prof. Thomas is also the former director at the School of Chemical Sciences and the founder of the School of Polymer Science and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas's research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas's research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.

Inhalt

1. State and art for the fabrication of novel functional materials: Switchable device modulation techniques
2. Ultra-thin graphene synthesis: Fundamental applications in transparent electrodes and supercapacitor
3. Recent progress on 'Graphene' as photo-sensitive switchable device
4. Superior fast switching on Graphene self-assembly with liquid crystalline optical materials
5. Textural phase transition of liquid crystalline hybrid composite bi-stable electro-optic switching
6. Controllable photo-induced switching-organic electronic devices
7. Intrinsic photovoltaic effect- organometallic perovskite switchable devices
8. Emergence of organic-inorganic solar cell for architecture: Switchable glazing
9. Challenges and opportunities of materials commercialization: Photonic, electronic, switchable sensor analysis
10. Resistive switching on bio-inspired natural solid polymer electrolytes
11. A new frontier in switchable bio-electronics and bio-nanotechnology interfaces
12. Optically tunable switching of DNA based biopolymer
13. Conclusion, outlook, future aspects and utilization of functional materials novel switching