Advanced Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781774633090 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 402 str.

Sabu Thomas; Nandakumar Kalarikkal; A. Manuel Stephan

Opis

A collection of highly selected, peer-reviewed chapters, this book showcases the research of an international roster of scientists. It covers nanomaterials with emphasis on synthesis, characterization, and applications. It also presents emerging developments in nanotechnology in areas as diverse as medicine, energy, electronics, and agriculture.

Spis treści

Preface. Recent Studies of Spin Dynamics in Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles. Novel Magnetic-Carbon Biocomposites
Gold Nanoparticles and Biosensors: A Hand-to-Hand Journey. Industrially Relevant Nanoparticles: Hematite: Its Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications. Novel Dielectric Nanoparticles (DNP) Doped Nano-Engineered Glass Based Optical Fiber for Fiber Laser. ZnO Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications. Thin Film and Nanostructured Multiferroic Materials. Current Advances in Nanomedicine: Applications in Clinical Medicine and Surgery. Study of Plasma Induced Gas Phase Growth Mechanism of TiO₂/Al₂O₃ Multilayer Thin Films and Its Correlation with Its Morphological and Electrical Properties. Role of Interlayer Interaction on Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes. Recent Advances in Nanomedicine: Applications in Diagnosis and Therapeutics. Role of Nanogrooves on the Performance of Ultra Fine Grained Titanium as a Bio-Implant. Super-Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (Spions) as Nano-Flotillas for Hyperthermia: A Paradigm for Cancer Theranostics. Sustained and Responsive Release of Corrosion Inhibiting Species from Multilayered Assembly of Zinc Phosphomolybdate Containers with Application in Anticorrosive Paint Coating Formulation. Emerging Multifunctional Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Extraction. Index.

O autorze

Dr. Sabu Thomas is the Director of the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He is also a full professor of polymer science and engineering and the Director of the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the same university. He is a fellow of many professional bodies. Professor Thomas has authored or co-authored many papers in international peer-reviewed journals in the area of polymer processing. He has organized several international conferences and has more than 420 publications, 11 books and two patents to his credit. He has been involved in a number of books both as author and editor. He is a reviewer to many international journals and has received many awards for his excellent work in polymer processing. His h Index is 42. Professor Thomas is listed as the 5th position in the list of Most Productive Researchers in India, in 2008.

Dr. Nandakumar Kalarikkal obtained his masters degree in physics with a specialization in industrial physics and his PhD in semiconductor physics from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow at NIIST, Trivandrum, and later joined with Mahatma Gandhi University. Currently he is the Joint Director of the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology as well as Assistant Professor in the School of Pure and Applied Physics at Mahatma Gandhi University. His current research interests include synthesis, characterization, and applications of nanophosphors, nanoferrites, nanoferroelctrics, nanomultiferroics, nanocomposites, and phase transitions.

A. Manuel Stephan is a Scientist a the Electrochemical Power Systems Division of the Central Electrochemical Research Institute in Tamilnadu, India.

B. Raneesh is a Research Scholar at the School of Pure and Applied Physics at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.