Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties, Characterization Techniques, and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780367572785 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 350 str.

Rajendra Kumar Goyal

Opis

This book would serve as a comprehensive review treatise on recent advances in nanomaterials and nanotechnology including synthesis, properties and applications of nanomaterials in varied fields. Focussing is on top-down and bottom-up approaches for the synthesis of nanomaterials included, the book covers most commonly used characterization tool

Spis treści

1 Introduction to nanomaterials and nanotechnology. 2. Length scale and calculations. 3. Effect of particles sizes on properties of nanomaterials.  4. What have we learn from the ancient history and nature?.  5. Synthesis of nanomaterials. 6. Synthesis, properties and applications of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs). 7 Synthesis, Properties and Applications of nanowires.8. Graphene. 9. Magnetic Materials. 10. Processing, properties and applications of polymer nanocomposites. 11 Polymeric Nanofibers. 12 Characterization of nanomaterials. 13 Corrosion behaviour and oxidation resistance of nanomaterials.14 Applications of nanomaterials. 15 Risks, toxicity and challenges of nanomaterials        

O autorze

Rajendra Kumar Goyal is professor of metallurgy and materials science at College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP), Pune, India. He also holds position of treasure in the student co-operative society of CoEP and professional society "The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) Pune Chapter". He received Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India in 2007. He has been awarded best Ph.D. thesis prize in Materials Science for the year 2007 by the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI). He obtained B.E. in Metallurgical Engineering from Malviya Regional Engineering College (now, National Institute of Technology) Jaipur, University of Rajasthan, India in 1996. He received "Alumni Distinguished Faculty Fellow (ADFF) Award" for the duration 2010-2012 and 2015-2017 from Alumni Association of College of Engineering, Pune. He has life membership of professional society "The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)", "Powder Metallurgy Association of India (PMAI)" and "Society of Polymer Science". His research group works on polymer composites/nanocomposites, nanomaterials, characterization of materials, electronic materials, structure-properties relationship etc. He has coauthored 1 book and authored more than 130 research papers in peer reviewed journals and conferences. He organized several faculty development programs (FDP) in the area of nanomaterial and characterization. He delivered dozen of expert lectures in various conferences/FDP. He has advised more than 26 M. Tech. and one Ph. D. students at College of Engineering Pune, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India. His students received several awards for the work related to polymeric nanocomposites. He has served for more than 12 years in research laboratory and industries. He is a member of editorial board and reviewer of many international journals. He has successfully completed several research projects funded by national funding agencies like ISRO, UGC, AICTE, India.