Ligand-Modified Metal Alkoxides

The last two decades have seen the discovery and the subsequent enormous growth in the field of nano- materials. The impact of size upon the properties of materials is now a well-known and well-proven phenomenon. However, the approach for the preparation of desired nano-materials is of prime importance. The chemical (bottom-up) approach has many-fold advantages over the other conventional and non-conventional preparatory methods. This book, therefore, covers the bottom-up approach for preparation of nano-materials and the subsequent uses as reversible hydrogen storage materials. The precursors are designed at molecular level to prepare the desired nano-materials by different techniques. The resulting nano-material consisting of nano-wires is used for reversible hydrogen storage to meet the future energy requirements. The book consists of parts describing synthesis of molecular precursors and hydrogen storage techniques.

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Dr. Hameedullah Wazir was born in Shakki village of South Waziristan (Pakistan). After graduating from Quaid-e-Azam University (Pakistan), he studied for a Ph. D in chemistry at Univesity of Saarland under the supervision of Prof. M. Veith. He has held DAAD scholarship during his Ph. D studies. This is his first book.