Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials: Material Design Methods, Properties and Applications

Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials: Material Design Methods, Properties and Applications covers advances in carbon dots, graphene quantum dots, carbon quantum dots, fullerenes and their applications. This book explores important aspects of preparing these materials for specific applications and includes an overview of the most relevant synthesis methods, with special emphasis on newer green methods and material synthesis from biomass sources. Thorough discussion of the materials key properties, including unique optical and electronic properties to enable them for a wide range of applications is included, along with applications in the fields of photovoltaic cells, catalysis, sensors, biomedical, nano devices and energy storage. This book is suitable for researchers and practitioners in materials science and engineering and may also be helpful for chemists and chemical engineers. Introduces the most relevant methods, properties and applications of carbon dots, graphene quantum dots, carbon quantum dots and fullerenes Reviews methods including green and biomass derived methods to prepare carbon nanomaterials to enhance properties (particularly optical and electronic) and improve performance for specific applications Discusses challenges and opportunities for commercial translation and use of carbon nanomaterials in energy, medicine, sensing, biomedical engineering and electronics applications INDICE: 1.General introduction to zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials and their properties and applications2.Synthetic approaches for the synthesis of carbon dots/quantum dots and graphene quantum dots3.Green approaches for the preparation of zero-dimensional carbon nanostructures4.Graphene quantum dots: syntheses, properties, and applications5.Surface modification of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials6.Synthesis methods for the preparation of fullerenes7.Optical properties of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials8.Electronic properties of zero-dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials9.Redox properties of zero-dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials10.Photocatalytic properties of zero-dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials: application as catalysts/adsorbents in watertreatment 11.Various properties of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials-reinforced polymeric matrices12.Heterostructures based on zero-dimensional carbon-based nanostructures13.Graphene quantum dots and carbon nanodots: modeling of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials14.Applications of zero-dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials in advanced solar and photovoltaic cells15.Applications of zero-dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials as optical and electrochemical sensors16.Applications of zero-dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials in bioimaging17.Applications of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials in water treatment18.Biocompatibility and cytotoxicity studies of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials

• ISBN: 978-0-323-99535-1
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 688
• Fecha Publicación: 21/11/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés