Functional Materials from Carbon, Inorganic, and Organic Sources. Methods and Advances. Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials

Table of Contents

1 Exploring the world of functional materials
2 Preparation, characterization, and applications of graphene-based quantum dots (GQDs)
3 Synthesis and applications of carbon-polymer composites and nanocomposite functional materials
4 Graphene and graphene oxide: Application in luminescence and solar cell
5 Application of graphene in energy storage devices
6 Solar cell efficiency enhancement by modeling the downconversion and downshifting of functional materials
7 Exploration of UV absorbing functional materials and their advanced applications
8 Interface engineering in oxide heterostructures for novel magnetic and electronic properties
9 Composition induced dielectric and conductivity properties of rare-earth doped barium zirconium titanate ceramics
10 Nanocomposite-based functional materials: Synthesis, properties, and applications
11 Hazardness of mercury and challenges in functional materials of lighting devices
12 Synthesis and application of CdSe functional material
13 Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of ZnS-based green semiconductor: A review
14 Multifacets of organometallic quinoline complexes
15 Mq2(M=Zn, Cd, Ca, and Sr) organometallic functional complexes for luminous paints
16 Metal organic framework of Eu(dmh)3phen polymer matrices and their applications for energy-efficient solution-processed OLEDs
17 Advanced functional nanomaterials of biopolymers: Structure, properties, and applications
18 Synthesis and applications of biomass-derived carbonaceous materials
19 Summary, future trends, and challenges in functional materials

Authors

Sanjay J. Dhoble Professor, Department of Physics, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. Prof. Sanjay J. Dhoble is presently working as a professor in the Department of Physics at R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. During his research career, he has worked on the synthesis and characterization of solid-state lighting materials, as well as the development of radiation dosimetry phosphors using thermoluminescence techniques and utilization of fly ash. Dr. Dhoble has more than 780 research publications in international and national peer-reviewed journals, more than 582 research papers are published in Scopus-indexed journals. Dr. Dhoble is an Editor of the journal Luminescence. Amol Nande Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur, India. Dr. Amol Nande is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur, India. He also leads the Department of Computer Science and Electronics, Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur, India. He obtained his Ph. D. degree in Physics from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His Ph. D. thesis was on "Superconducting properties in percolating thin films�. He has published 17 research papers in international and national journals. He received the Marsden doctoral fellowship for completing his Ph. D. work. He also cleared several national level examinations like UGC-CSIR (all India rank 52), Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Joint Entrance Screening Test (all India rank 12) and Bhabha Atomic Research Center Screening test. N. Thejo Kalyani Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India. N. Thejo Kalyani is Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Physics, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India. Ashish Tiwari Assistant Professor, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Govt. College, Pamgarh, India. Dr. Ashish Tiwari received his Ph. D degree from Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidhyalaya: A Central University, Bilaspur, India in 2012. The topic of his PhD dissertation was Luminescence properties of ZnS nanophosphors using different capping molecules. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, in Government College Pamgarh, India. He has more than 21 research publications in International and National peer reviewed journals and authored one book (Lambert Academic Publisher) and a book chapter (Springer). He is recipient of the Young Scientist Award from Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology (CCOST) in 2012. His current research interest is synthesis of luminescent nanomaterials. Abdul Kariem Arof Retired Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Abdul Kariem Arof is a Retired Professor from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.