This book provides a comprehensive look at one-dimensional (1D) mesoporous inorganic nanomaterials. Beginning with a systematic presentation of their characterization using advanced electron microscopy techniques, the book discusses how to design the growth of 1D nanomaterials in order to achieve different, application-targeted morphologies such as nanowires, nanorods, nanofibers, nanotubes, and nanobelts. Subsequently, the book systematically summarizes current state-of-the-art research activities, encompassing energy conversion and storage, catalysis, sensing, and adsorption. The book concludes with a forward-looking summary of the different prospects of these materials for novel energy applications, as well as the challenges faced regarding their mass production, cost-effective synthesis strategies, and a deep understanding of the physics involved in the microstructure-dependent performance. Featuring broad and up-to-date coverage of this rapidly growing field, this book is useful for researchers working at the intersections of materials science, chemistry, and advanced energy devices.
Dr. Huilin Hou received his PhD from Taiyuan University of Technology in 2015. He works at Ningbo University of Technology (NBUT), China, and is currently an associate professor there in the Institute of Materials. His research interest is focused on the controlled growth of low-dimensional inorganic nanostructures and their applications in energy conversion and catalysis. Dr. Hou has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed journal papers in this area.
Dr. Linli Xu obtained her PhD from Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2010. She currently works at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a research assistant professor, focusing on polymer materials and carbon-rich materials.
Prof. Dr. Weiyou Yang received his PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University. He currently heads up the Institute of Materials at NBUT and has published more than 190 peer-reviewed papersin the field of low-dimensional inorganic nanomaterials and their applications. He has been recognized as a prominent expert with an award from the State Council Special Allowance of China, and appointed as Academician (foreign member) to the Academy of Technological Sciences of Ukraine,
Prof. Dr. Wai-Yeung Wong received his PhD degree from the University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the design and synthesis of new molecular functional materials and metallopolymers with photofunctional properties and energy functions. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, Chair Professor of Chemical Technology and Clarea Au Professor in Energy at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has a distinguished publication record of over 700 articles to date in various high-quality journals. He was named for seven consecutive years in the list of Highly Cited Researchers 2014-2020 published by Thomson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics,and listed among the world’s top 1% in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) list of most cited chemists and materials scientists. Professor Wong is currently Editor-in-Chief of Topics in Current Chemistry, Editor of Journal of Organometallic Chemistry and Associate Editor of Journal of Materials Chemistry C, and serves/has served on the editorial/international advisory boards of numerous international scientific journals. At present, he is the President of the Hong Kong Chemical Society.
