Functional Materials from Carbon, Inorganic, and Organic Sources : Methods and Advances

Functional Materials from Carbon, Inorganic and Organic Sources: Methods and Advances describes the basic principles, mechanisms and theoretical background of functional materials. Sections cover Carbon-based functional materials, Inorganic functional materials for renewable and sustainable energy applications, and Organic and biological based functional materials. Applications such as energy storage and conversion, electronic and photonics devices, and in medicine are also explored. Sections dive into photovoltaic devices, light emitting devices, energy storage materials and quantum dot devices, solar cell fundamentals and devices, perovskite materials and ceramic thin films. Final sections emphasize green approaches to synthesis in semiconductor nanoparticles, quinolone complexes, biomaterials and biopolymers.

• Introduces the reader to a wide range of the most relevant functional materials, including carbon-based materials, inorganic materials for energy applications, and organic and biological based materials
• Reviews the synthesis and characterization methods used to create, optimize and analyze functional materials properties
• Discusses the use of functional materials to enable emerging technologies, along with remaining barriers to commercial adoption and opportunities

Sanjay J. Dhoble is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, India. During his research career he has worked on the synthesis and characterization of solid-state lighting materials and phosphors for solar cell efficiency enhancement, as well as the development of radiation dosimetry phosphors, and the biosynthesis of nanoparticles and their applications.

Dr. Amol Nande is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur, India. He also leads the Department of Computer Science and Electronics, Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur, India. He obtained his Ph. D. degree in Physics from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His Ph. D. thesis was on “Superconducting properties in percolating thin films”. He has published 17 research papers in international and national journals. He received the Marsden doctoral fellowship for completing his Ph. D. work. He also cleared several national level examinations like UGC-CSIR (all India rank 52), Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Joint Entrance Screening Test (all India rank 12) and Bhabha Atomic Research Center Screening test.

N. Thejo Kalyani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Laxminarayan Innovation Technological University, Nagpur, India. Her research interest includes the synthesis, characterization, and fabrication of OLED devices and displays using various organic complexes by vacuum deposition and solution techniques.

Dr. Ashish Tiwari received his Ph. D degree from Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidhyalaya: A Central University, Bilaspur, India in 2012. The topic of his PhD dissertation was Luminescence properties of ZnS nanophosphors using different capping molecules. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, in Government College Pamgarh, India. He has more than 21 research publications in International and National peer reviewed journals and authored one book (Lambert Academic Publisher) and a book chapter (Springer). He is recipient of the Young Scientist Award from Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology (CCOST) in 2012. His current research interest is synthesis of luminescent nanomaterials.

Abdul Kariem Arof is a Retired Professor from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.