Responsive Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications (Springer Series in Materials Science, 297)

✍ Scribed by Ziqi Sun (editor), Ting Liao (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 305
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book addresses the fabrication of responsive functional nanomaterials and their use in sustainable energy and environmental applications. Responsive functional nanomaterials can change their physiochemical properties to adapt to their environment. Accordingly, these novel materials are playing an increasingly important role in a diverse range of applications, such as sensors and actuators, self-healing materials, separation, drug delivery, diagnostics, tissue engineering, functional coatings and textiles. This book reports on the latest advances in responsive functional nanomaterials in a wide range of applications and will appeal to a broad readership across the fields of materials, chemistry, sustainable energy, environmental science and nanotechnology.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
Contributors
1 Photon-Responsive Nanomaterials for Solar Cells
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells
1.2.1 DSSC Device Structure and Working Principle
1.2.2 Electron Transporting Materials in DSSCs
1.2.3 TiO2-Based Photoanodes
1.2.4 Effect of Morphology of TiO2 on DSSC Performance
1.2.5 TiO2-Based Light-Scattering Materials
1.2.6 ZnO-Based Photoanodes
1.2.7 Effect of ZnO Morphology on DSSC Performance
1.2.8 Effect of Light Scattering of ZnO
1.2.9 Other Metal Oxides Used as Photoanode in DSSCs
1.3 Semiconductor-Sensitised Solar Cells
1.4 Photo-Response Nanomaterials Used Quantum Dot-Sensitised Solar Cells (QDSCs)
1.4.1 Electron Transporting Materials
1.4.2 TiO2-Based Photoanodes for QDSCs
1.4.3 ZnO-Based Photoanodes in QDSCs
1.4.4 Other Types of ETMs Used in QDSCs
1.4.5 Semiconductor QD Light Absorbing Materials in QDSCs
1.4.6 Binary QD-Based Light Absorber
1.4.7 Ternary and Quaternary QD’s Light Absorbing Material System
1.4.8 Core/Shell QD-Based Light Absorber
1.4.9 Co-sensitised QDs
1.4.10 Organic–Inorganic Hybrid QDs Used in Solar Cells
1.5 Perovskite Solar Cells
1.5.1 n-Type Photonic-Responsive Materials
1.5.2 TiO2-Based Electron Transporting Materials
1.5.3 ZnO-Based Electron Transporting Materials for PSCs
1.5.4 SnO2-Based Electron Transporting Materials in PSCs
1.5.5 Other Metal-Oxide Scaffold Materials Used in PSCs
1.5.6 p-Type Semiconductor Nanomaterials in PSCs
1.5.7 Nickel Oxide
1.5.8 Copper-Based Inorganic Hole Transport Nanomaterials in PSCs
1.5.9 Vanadium Oxide
1.5.10 Molybdenum Oxide-Based HTM
1.5.11 Tungsten Oxide-Based HTM
1.6 Summary and Outlook
References
2 Microwave-Responsive Nanomaterials for Catalysis
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Principle of Microwave Heating
2.2.1 Microwave Heating
2.2.2 The Mechanism of Microwave Heating
2.2.3 Microwave Heating in Catalytic Reactions
2.3 Microwave-Responsive Catalysts
2.3.1 The Principle of Microwave-Responsive Catalysts
2.3.2 Catalytic Performance Evaluation
2.3.3 Materials for Microwave-Responsive Catalysts
2.4 The State of Art of Microwave-Responsive Catalysts in Different Reactions
2.4.1 Liquid-Phase Organic Synthesis
2.4.2 Gas-Phase Reaction
2.4.3 Solid Biomass Pyrolysis
2.5 Strategies to Enhance the Microwave Thermal Effect
2.5.1 Integrating Magnetic Loss Materials
2.5.2 Morphology Control
2.5.3 Heteroatoms Doping
2.6 Summary and Future Perspectives
References
3 Self-responsive Nanomaterials for Flexible Supercapacitors
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Introduction of Supercapacitors
3.2.1 The Structure of Supercapacitors
3.2.2 The Energy Storage Mechanisms of Supercapacitors
3.2.3 The Categorization of Supercapacitors
3.2.4 Characteristics of Supercapacitors
3.3 Flexible Supercapacitors
3.3.1 Electrode Materials
3.3.2 Flexible Substrates
3.3.3 Electrolytes
3.4 Strategies for Flexible Supercapacitors Construction
3.4.1 1D Wire Supercapacitors
3.4.2 2D Flexible Planar Supercapacitors
3.5 Self-responsive Flexible Integrated System
3.5.1 Flexible Capacitor-Sensor Integrated System
3.5.2 Flexible Capacitor-Energy-Collection-Storage-Sensing System
3.6 Future Trends
References
4 Magnetic Responsive MnO2 Nanomaterials
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Background
4.1.2 The Phase of MnO2
4.1.3 Electronic Distribution and d-Orbit of Mn
4.2 Magnetism
4.2.1 Intrinsic Magnetism
4.2.2 Ions-Induced Magnetism
4.2.3 The Effect of Exposed Surfaces on Magnetism of MnO2
4.2.4 The Effect of Size and Shape on Magnetism of MnO2
4.3 The Applications of MnO2 Magnetism
4.4 Summary
References
5 Hydrogel Responsive Nanomaterials for Colorimetric Chemical Sensors
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Synthesis of Hydrogel
5.3 Sensitive Mechanism of Hydrogel
5.3.1 Immobilizing Ions on the Hydrogel
5.3.2 Changing the Crosslinking Density
5.3.3 Variation in the solubility of the Hydrogel Polymer
5.4 Chemical Sensors Based on Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogel
5.4.1 pH Sensor
5.4.2 Ion Sensor
5.4.3 Surfactant Sensor
5.4.4 Solvent Sensor
5.4.5 Humidity Sensor
5.4.6 Glucose Sensor
5.4.7 Aldehydes Sensor
5.4.8 Hydrogel Sensor Based on Strong Polyelectrolytes
5.5 Conclusion and Outlook
References
6 Interfacial Responsive Functional Oxides for Nanoelectronics
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Morphotropic Phase Boundaries
6.2.1 Nanoscale Structural Transformations
6.2.2 Elasticity Mapping Across MPBs
6.2.3 Mechanical Injection of MPBs and Phase Transition Yield Strength
6.2.4 Elastic Anomalies During Phase Transitions
6.2.5 Critical MPB
6.3 Summary and Outlook
References
7 Heat and Electro-Responsive Nanomaterials for Smart Windows
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Responsive Nanomaterials for Thermochromic Smart Windows
7.2.1 Vanadium Dioxide-Based Thermochromic Nanomaterials
7.2.2 Polymer-Based Thermochromic Nanomaterials
7.2.3 Halide Perovskite-Based Thermochromic Nanomaterials
7.3 Responsive Nanomaterials for Electrochromic Smart Windows
7.3.1 Metal Oxides-Based Electrochromic Nanomaterials
7.3.2 2D Electrochromic Nanomaterials
7.4 Conclusion and Outlook
References
8 Proton-Responsive Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells
8.1 Proton Conduction in Oxides
8.2 Proton-Conducting Electrolytes
8.2.1 Reducing the Specific Grain Boundary Resistance
8.2.2 Reducing the Overall Grain Boundary Resistance
8.3 Anode Nanomaterials for Protonic SOFCs
8.4 Cathode Nanomaterials for Protonic SOFCs
8.5 Conclusions
References
9 Thermo-Responsive Nanomaterials for Thermoelectric Generation
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Recent Advances in Thermoelectric Materials
9.3 Electrical Performance Enhancement
9.4 Lattice Thermal Conductivity Suspension
9.5 Efficiency of Prototype Thermoelectric Modules
9.6 Devices and Applications
9.7 Conclusion and Outlook
References
Index