Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials

Material Design Methods, Properties and Applications

Kuruvilla Joseph, Runcy Wilson, George Gejo, Saritha Appukuttan

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9780323995351
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323995368
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials: Material Design Methods, Properties and Applications covers advances in carbon dots, graphene quantum dots, carbon quantum dots, fullerenes and their applications. This book explores important aspects of preparing these materials for specific applications and includes an overview of the most relevant synthesis methods, with special emphasis on newer green methods and material synthesis from biomass sources. Thorough discussion of the materials key properties, including unique optical and electronic properties to enable them for a wide range of applications is included, along with applications in the fields of photovoltaic cells, catalysis, sensors, biomedical, nano devices and energy storage. This book is suitable for researchers and practitioners in materials science and engineering and may also be helpful for chemists and chemical engineers. - Introduces the most relevant methods, properties and applications of carbon dots, graphene quantum dots, carbon quantum dots and fullerenes - Reviews methods including green and biomass derived methods to prepare carbon nanomaterials to enhance properties (particularly optical and electronic) and improve performance for specific applications - Discusses challenges and opportunities for commercial translation and use of carbon nanomaterials in energy, medicine, sensing, biomedical engineering and electronics applications

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of contributors
• About the editors
• 1 General introduction to zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials and their properties and applications
• 2 Advances in the synthesis approaches of carbon and graphene quantum dots
• 3 Green approaches for the preparation of zero-dimensional carbon nanostructures
• 4 Graphene quantum dots: syntheses, properties, and applications
• 5 Surface modification of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials
• 6 Synthesis methods for the preparation of fullerenes
• 7 Optical properties and applications of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials
• 8 Electronic properties of zero-dimensional carbon–based nanomaterials
• 9 Redox properties of zero-dimensional carbon–based nanomaterials
• 10 Photocatalytic properties of zero-dimensional carbon–based nanomaterials: application as catalysts/adsorbents in water treatment
• 11 Various properties of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials–reinforced polymeric matrices
• 12 Heterostructures based on zero-dimensional carbon–based nanostructures
• 13 Graphene quantum dots and carbon nanodots: modeling of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials
• 14 Applications of zero-dimensional carbon–based nanomaterials in advanced solar and photovoltaic cells
• 15 Applications of zero-dimensional carbon–based nanomaterials as optical and electrochemical sensors
• 16 Applications of zero-dimensional carbon–based nanomaterials in bioimaging
• 17 Applications of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials in water treatment
• 18 Biocompatibility and cytotoxicity studies of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials
• Index