Tailored Functional Oxide Nanomaterials : From Design to Multi-purpose Applications

A comprehensive exploration of the preparation and application of metal oxide nanomaterials

Tailored Functional Oxide Nanomaterials: From Design to Multi-Purpose Applications delivers a one-of-a-kind discussion of the fundamentals and key applications of metal oxide nanomaterials. The book explores everything from their preparation to the mastering of their characteristics in an interdisciplinary view. The distinguished authors address theoretical research and advanced technological utilizations, illustrating key issues for the understanding and real-world end-uses of the most important class of inorganic materials.

The interplay between the design, preparation, chemico-physical characterization, and functional behaviors of metal oxide nanomaterials in a variety of fields is presented. Up-to-date work and knowledge on these materials is also described, with fulsome summaries of important applications that are relevant to researchers pursuing safety, sustainability, and energy end-uses.

Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to vapor phase growth of metal oxide thin films and nanostructures
• Comprehensive explorations of addressing complex transition metal oxides at the nanoscale, including bottom-up syntheses of nano-objects and properties
• Practical discussions of nanosized oxides supported on mats of carbon nanotubes, including synthesis strategies and performances of Ti/CNT systems
• In-depth examinations of computational approaches to the study of oxide nanomaterials and nanoporous oxides

Perfect for materials scientists, inorganic chemists, physicists, catalytic chemists, and chemical engineers, Tailored Functional Oxide Nanomaterials will also earn a place in the libraries of solid-state chemists.

Chiara Maccato, PhD, is Professor of Inorganic Materials and Nanosystems and General and Inorganic Chemistry at Padova University, Italy. She is the coordinator of a morphological characterization laboratory and responsible for a research group on multi-functional inorganic nanomaterials.

Davide Barreca, PhD, is Research Director at CNR-ICMATE, Italy, and member of the International EUROCVD Board. His research activity is focused on multi-functional metal-oxide nanosystems, from thin films to ordered nano-arrays, for applications in sensing, energetics and photocatalysis.