Electrochemistry and Photo-Electrochemistry of Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications explores how nanotechnology and nanomaterials can be utilized in the field of electrochemistry and photo-electrochemistry. The book covers the fundamentals of nanoscale electrochemistry and photo-electrochemistry for nanoscale materials systems, including multilayer nanofilms, nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles embedded in metal matrixes, and membranes containing nanoparticles. The creation of new materials for energy and sensing technologies that rely on understanding and control of chemical processes is also emphasized. Advances in characterization, synthesis, and fabrication of nanoscale materials and technologies are also discussed regarding the design of new materials. This book is suitable for academics and industry professionals working in the subject areas of materials science, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and energy.
Author Biography:
Ghulam Yasin is a researcher in the School of Environment and Civil Engineering at Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, China. His expertise covers the design and development of hybrid devices and technologies of carbon nanostructures and advanced nanomaterials for for real-world impact in energy-related and other functional applications. Dr. Shumaila Ibraheem received her Master in Chemistry from University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan. She accomplished her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Technology from Chongqing University, Chongqing, China with a specialization in New Energy Materials. Dr. Shumaila is presently working as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. She has won several honors and awards, including the Outstanding International Graduate Student Award of Chongqing University and the Academic Progress Award from Chongqing University. Her research interests include nanostructures and nanomaterials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices, particularly oxygen reduction reactions, oxygen evolution reactions, hydrogen evolution reactions, water electrolyzers, fuel cells, supercapacitors, metal-air batteries, as well as metal-ion batteries. Dr. Kumar obtained an M.Tech. in Instrumentation from the Indian Institute of Technology Kurukshetra in 2004 and a PhD in Embedded Systems from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 2011. Between 2011 and 2015, he held posts as a Postdoc Fellow at the University of Seoul, the University of Pretoria, and the National University of Singapore. He has been working on devices to monitor indoor air quality and to tackle associated problems for the past 15 years. His research interests include sensing applications, wireless sensor-actuator networks, energy-efficient buildings, and the Internet of Things applied to building physics. Tuan Anh Nguyen is Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnology for corrosion and materials integrity in transportation systems. His research activities include smart coatings, conducting polymers, corrosion and protection of metals/concrete, antibacterial materials, and advanced nanomaterials. Thandavarayan Maiyalagan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India. His area of research is in the development and characterization of functional nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage applications, particularly fuel cells and Li-air batteries.
