One-dimensional nanomaterials are emerging as promising materials for their many unique characteristics. This book covers their synthesis and applications in batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, solar cells, green energy production, flexible electronics, electrochemical sensors, and biomedicine.
Ram K. Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University, Kansas. Dr. Gupta's research focuses on conducting polymers and composites, green energy production and storage using biowastes and nanomaterials, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, bio-based polymers, flame-retardant polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, corrosion-inhibiting coatings, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles, made over 350 national, international, and regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, edited many books, and written several book chapters. He has received several million dollars for research and educational activities from many funding agencies. He is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and Editorial Board Member of numerous journals.
Tuan Anh Nguyen completed his BSc in Physics from Hanoi University, Vietnam, in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Paris Diderot University, France, in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2004 and the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at Montana State University from 2006 to 2009. In 2012, he was appointed as Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. He has overseen four Ph.D. theses as thesis director and three more are in progress. He is Editor-in-Chief of Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience and Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Current Nanotoxicity & Prevention. He is the author of four books in Vietnamese and editor of 32 Elsevier books in the Micro & Nano Technologies Series.
1. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites: An Introduction 2. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites: Current State-of-the-Arts 3. Methods for Preparation of One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites 4. Architectural Aspects of One-Dimensional Nanocomposites and Various Applications 5. Understanding Interfacial Influence on the Properties of One-Dimensional Nanocomposites 6. Liquid Crystals in One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanonetworks: Physics and Applications 7. Toxicity and Risk Assessments of One-Dimensional Nanocomposites 8. One Dimensional Polymeric Materials for Advanced Energy Applications 9. High-Performance Supercapacitors Based on One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites 10. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Flexible Supercapacitors 11. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Rechargeable Batteries 12. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites and Other Low-Dimensional Materials for Flexible Batteries 13. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Overall Water-Splitting Applications 14. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Fuel Cells 15. One-Dimensional Polymers for High-Performance Photovoltaics 16. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Photovoltaic Devices 17. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Flexible Solar Cells 18. Recent Development in One-Dimensional Polymer based Nanomaterials for High-Performance Solar Cells 19. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Heavy Metal Detection 20. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Biosensors 21. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Sensors 22. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Biomedical Implant 23. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites-based Microcontainers for Biomedical Applications 24.One-dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Tissue Engineering 25. Recent Developments in One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Wound Healing and Infection Control 26. Antimicrobial Activities of One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites 27. One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Soft Electronics