Metal OxideâCarbon Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications reviews the advances in the fabrication and application of metal oxideâcarbon-based nanocomposite materials.
Their unique properties make them ideal materials for gas-sensing, photonics, catalysis, opto-electronic, and energy-storage applications.
In the first section, the historical background to the hybrid materials based on metal oxideâcarbon and the hybridized metal oxide composites is provided.
It also highlights several popular methods for the preparation of metal oxideâcarbon composites through solid-state or solution-phase reactions, and extensively discusses the materialsâ properties.
Fossil fuels and renewable energy sources cannot meet the ever-increasing energy demands of an industrialized and technology-driven global society.
Therefore, the role of metal oxideâcarbon composites in energy generation, hydrogen production, and storage devices, such as rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors, is of extreme importance.
These problems are discussed in in the second section of the book.
Rapid industrialization has resulted in serious environmental issues which in turn have caused serious health problems that require the immediate attention of researchers.
In the third section, the use of metal oxideâcarbon composites in water purification, photodegradation of industrial contaminants, and biomedical applications that can help to clean the environment and provide better healthcare solutions is described.
The final section is devoted to the consideration of problems associated with the development of sensors for various applications.
Numerous studies performed in this area have shown that the use of composites can significantly improve the operating parameters of such devices.
Metal OxideâCarbon Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications presents a comprehensive review of the science related to metal oxideâcarbon composites and how researchers are utilizing these materials to provide solutions to a large array of problems.
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