Description
Metal Oxide–Carbon Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications reviews the advances in the fabrication and application of metal oxide–carbon-based nanocomposite materials. Their unique properties make them ideal materials for gas-sensing, photonics, catalysis, opto-electronic, and energy-storage applications.In the first section, the historical background to the hybrid materials based on metal oxide–carbon and the hybridized metal oxide composites is provided. It also highlights several popular methods for the preparation of metal oxide–carbon composites through solid-state or solution-phase reactions, and extensively discusses the materials' properties.Fossil fuels and renewable energy sources cannot meet the ever-increasing energy demands of an industrialized and technology-driven global society. Therefore, the role of metal oxide–carbon composites in energy generation, hydrogen production, and storage devices, such as rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors, is of extreme importance. These problems are discussed in in the second section of the book.Rapid industrialization has resulted in serious environmental issues which in turn have caused serious health problems that require the immediate attention of researchers. In the third section, the use of metal oxide–carbon composites in water purification, photodegradation of industrial contaminants, and biomedical applications that can help to clean the environment and provide better healthcare solutions is described.The final section is devoted to the consideration of problems associated with the development of sensors for various applications. Numerous studies performed in this area have shown that the use of composites can significantly improve the operating parameters of such devices.Metal Oxide–Carbon Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications presents a comprehensive review of the science related to metal oxide–carbon composites and how researchers are utilizing these materials to provide solutions to a large array of problems.- Reviews the fundamental properties and fabrication methods of metal-oxide–carbon composites- Discusses applications in energy, including energy generation, hydrogen production and storage, rechargeable batteries, and supercapacitors- Includes current and emerging applications in environmental remediation and sensing
Table of Contents
Section One: Metal oxide-carbon hybrid materials: Synthesis and properties1. Physical and chemical aspects of metal oxideecarbon composites2. Metal oxideecarbon composite: synthesis and properties by using conventional enabling technologies3. Electrical conductivity of metal oxideecarbon composites4. Photoelectrochemical properties for metal oxideecarbon hybrid materials5. Functionalized multimetal oxideecarbon nanotube-based nanocomposites and their propertiesSection Two: Metal oxide-carbon composites in energy technologies6. Metal oxideecarbon composites for supercapacitor applications7. Hierarchical porous carbon-incorporated metal-based nanocomposites for secondary metal-ion batteries8. Metal oxideecarbon nanofibers based composites for supercapacitors and batteries9. Metal oxideecarbon composite electrode materials for rechargeable batteries10. Two-dimensional transition metal carbide (MXene) for enhanced energy storage11. Vanadium oxideecarbon composites and their energy storage applicationsSection Three: Metal oxide-carbon composites in biomedical, catalytic, and other applications12. Metal oxideecarbon composites and their applications in optoelectronics and electrochemical energy devices13. Graphene oxideemetal oxide composites, syntheses, and applications in water purification14. Biomedical applications of metal oxideecarbon composites15. Antimicrobial studies of metal oxide nanomaterials16. Metal oxideecarbon nanotube composites for photodegradationSection Four: Metal oxide-carbonebased sensors17. Potential carbon nanotubeemetal oxide hybrid nanostructures for gas-sensing applications18. Drug-detection performance of carbon nanotubes decorated with metal oxide nanoparticles19. Role of functionalized metal oxideecarbon nanocomposites in biomolecule detection20. Metal oxide/carbon nanotube hybrid nanomaterials as ultraviolet photodetectors
