Metal semiconductor core-shell nanostructures for energy and environmental applications /
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Elsevier,
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Publisher Address: | Amsterdam, Netherlands : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xv, 201 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780323449229 0323449220 |
Index Number: | TK7871 |
CLC: |
TN3 TB383 |
Call Number: | TN3/M587 |
Contents: |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Editor Biographies; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Introduction to semiconductor nanomaterial and its optical and electronics properties; 1.1 -- Introduction; 1.2 -- Classification of nanostructured materials; 1.2.1 -- Source of origin; 1.2.2 -- Dimensions; 1.2.3 -- Structural configuration; 1.3 -- Core-shell nanostructured materials; 1.4 -- Semiconductor core-shell nanomaterials; 1.4.1 -- Semiconductor/semiconductor-core/shell materials; 1.4.1.1 -- Type I (shell material with higher bandgaps) 1.4.1.2 -- Reverse type I (shell material with lower bandgaps)1.4.1.3 -- Core, shell band gap staggered type (type II); 1.4.1.4 -- Core/multishell semiconductor nanoparticles; 1.4.2 -- Semiconductor/nonsemiconductor or nonsemiconductor/semiconductor core/shell materials; 1.5 -- Properties of nanostructured core-shell materials; 1.5.1 -- Optical properties; 1.5.1.1 -- Absorbance; 1.5.1.2 -- Photoluminescence; 1.5.1.3 -- Scattering; 1.6 -- Synthesis of core-shell nanomaterials; 1.6.1 -- Synthesis of core-shell nanoparticles by electrospinning; 1.6.2 -- Synthesis of core-shell nanoparticles by hydrothermal 1.7 -- Applications of nanostructured core-shell materials1.7.1 -- Electronics application; 1.7.1.1 -- Dye-sensitized solar cells; 1.7.1.2 -- Plasmonic solar cells; 1.7.2 -- Biomedical application; 1.7.3 -- Agricultural and food processing application; 1.7.4 -- Photocatalytic application; 1.8 -- Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 -- Core-shell nanostructures: an insight into their synthetic approaches; 2.1 -- Introduction; 2.2 -- Methods; 2.2.1 -- Sol-gel; 2.2.2 -- Reduction; 2.2.3 -- Coprecipitation; 2.2.4 -- Cation exchange; 2.2.5 -- Hydrothermal method; 2.2.6 -- Polyol method; References Chapter 3 -- Characterization of metal, semiconductor, and metal-semiconductor core-shell nanostructures3.1 -- Introduction; 3.2 -- Microscopic characterization; 3.2.1 -- SEM/FESEM; 3.2.2 -- AFM; 3.2.3 -- TEM/HRTEM; 3.2.4 -- STEM; 3.3 -- Spectroscopic characterization; 3.3.1 -- XES/XANES; 3.3.2 -- Raman and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy; 3.3.3 -- EDS analysis; 3.3.4 -- XPS analysis; 3.3.5 -- FTIR analysis; 3.3.6 -- Dynamic light scattering; 3.4 -- Optical characterization; 3.4.1 -- UV-visible spectroscopy; 3.4.2 -- Fluorescence spectroscopy; 3.5 -- Other spectroscopic characterization; 3.6 -- Conclusions AcknowledgmentReferences; Chapter 4 -- Metal/semiconductor core/shell nanostructures for environmental remediation; 4.1 -- Introduction; 4.2 -- Basic science in photocatalysis process; 4.3 -- Environmental application of metal/semiconductor core/shell nanoparticles; 4.3.1 -- Nonselective process; 4.3.2 -- Selective transformation process; 4.4 -- Metal/semiconductor core/shell nanoparticles in environment purification; 4.4.1 -- Metal/metal oxide core/shell nanoparticles; 4.4.2 -- Metal/metal chalcogenide semiconductor core/shell nanoparticles 4.4.3 -- Metal/organic semiconductor core/shell nanoparticles |