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Book SynopsisCurrent oxide nanomaterials knowledge to draw from and build on
Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Oxide Nanomaterials summarizes the existing knowledge in oxide-based materials research. It gives researchers one comprehensive resource that consolidates general theoretical knowledge alongside practical applications. Organized by topic for easy access, this reference:
* Covers the fundamental science, synthesis, characterization, physicochemical properties, and applications of oxide nanomaterials
* Explains the fundamental aspects (quantum-mechanical and thermodynamic) that determine the behavior and growth mode of nanostructured oxides
* Examines synthetic procedures using top-down and bottom-up fabrication technologies involving liquid-solid or gas-solid transformations
* Discusses the sophisticated experimental techniques and state-of-the-art theory used to characterize the structural and electronic properties of nanostructured oxides
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Table of ContentsCONTRIBUTORS. INTRODUCTION THE WORLD OF OXIDE NANOMATERIALS (José A. Rodríguez and Marcos Fernández-García).
PART I BASIC CONCEPTS.
Chapter 1. Theory of Size, Confinement, and Oxidation Effects (Chang Q. Sun).
Chapter 2. On Aqueous Interfacial Thermodynamics and the Design of Metal-Oxide Nanostructures (Lionel Vayssieres).
PART II SYNTHESIS AND PREPARATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED OXIDES.
Chapter 3. Synthesis of Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles: Liquid–Solid Transformations (Lawrence D’Souza and Ryan Richards).
Chapter 4. Synthesis of Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles: Gas–Solid Transformations (S. Buzby, S. Franklin, and S. Ismat Shah).
PART III STUDY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED OXIDES.
Chapter 5. Techniques for the Study of the Structural Properties (José A. Rodriguez, Marcos Fernández-García,Arturo Martínez-Arias, and Jonathan C. Hanson).
Chapter 6. Techniques for the Study of the Electronic Properties (Marcos Fernández-García and José A. Rodriguez).
Chapter 7. Post Hartree-Fock and Density Functional Theory Formalisms (Francesc Illas and Gianfranco Pacchioni).
Chapter 8. Parametric Quantum Methods in Modeling Metal Oxide Nanoclusters and Surfaces (F. Ruette and M. Sánchez).
Chapter 9. Atomistic Models and Molecular Dynamics (D.C. Sayle and T.X.T. Sayle).
PART IV PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF OXIDE NANOMATERIALS.
Chapter 10. Theoretical Aspects of Oxide Particle Stability and Chemical Reactivity (Ye Xu, William A. Shelton, and William F. Schneider).
Chapter 11. Adsorption of Probe Molecules on Nanostructured Oxides (James A. Anderson and Russell F. Howe).
Chapter 12. Chemical Properties of Oxide Nanoparticles: Surface Adsorption Studies from Gas- and Liquid-Phase Environments (John M. Pettibone, Jonas Baltrusaitis, and Vicki H. Grassian).
Chapter 13. Transport Properties and Oxygen Handling (Glenn C. Mather and Arturo Martínez-Arias).
PART V INDUSTRIAL/TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF OXIDE NANOMATERIALS.
Chapter 14. Adsorbents (Pethaiyan Jeevanandam and Kenneth J. Klabunde).
Chapter 15. Gas Sensors (Doina Lutic, Mehri Sanati, and Anita Lloyd Spetz).
Chapter 16. Photovoltaic, Photoelectronic, and Electrochemical Devices Based on Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles and Nanostructures (Juan Bisquert).
Chapter 17. Nanostructured Oxides in Photo-Catalysis (Gerardo Colón-Ibáñez, Carolina Belver-Coldeira, and Marcos Fernández-García).
Chapter 18. Oxide Nanomaterials for the Catalytic Combustion of Hydrocarbons (Ilenia Rossetti and Lucio Forni).
Chapter 19. Nanostructured Oxides in DeNOx Technologies (Marcos Fernández-García, Arturo Martínez-Arias, and Javier Pérez-Ramírez).
Chapter 20. Chemistry of SO2 and DeSOx Processes on Oxide Nanoparticles (José A. Rodriguez).
Chapter 21. H2 Production and Fuel Cells (Xianqin Wang and José A. Rodriguez).
Chapter 22. Oxide Nanomaterials in Ceramics (Vicente Rives, Raquel Trujillano, and Miguel A. Vicente).
Index.
