Carbonaceous Composite Materials.

This book reports current progress in the development, design and utilization of carbonaceous materials in such diverse areas as electronics, medical implants, drug delivery, clean energy, biofuel and pollution control. Keywords: Carbonaceous Materials, Carbons, Graphite, Biochar, Fullerenes, Graphe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sharma, Gaurav, Kumar, Amit
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Millersville, PA Materials Research Forum LLC, 2018.
Series:Materials Research Foundations Ser.
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Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/1935820.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Table of Contents; Preface; 1; Graphene and Graphene/TiO2 Nanocomposites for Renewable Dye Sensitized Solar Cells; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical overview of DSSCs; 2.1 Material Selection for DSSCs; 3. Reduced graphene oxide (rGO); 3.1 Electronic properties of rGO based bilayer systems; 3.2 Thermal conductivity of rGO; 3.3 Optical properties of rGO; 3.4 Electrochemical performance of rGO; 4. TiO2-rGO NC material; 4.1 TiO2-rGO NC material's properties; 4.2 Formation mechanism of TiO2-rGO NC material; 4.4 Preparation of TiO2-rGO NC; 4.4.1 Sol-Gel synthesis.
  • 4.4.2 Solution mixing synthesis4.4.3 In-Situ growth synthesis; 5. Conclusion; 6. Acknowledgements; References; 2; Carbon Based Nanomaterials for Energy Storage; 1. Introduction; 2. Carbonaceous nanomaterials; 2.1 Origin; 2.2 Fullerenes; 2.3 Carbon nanotubes; 2.4 Graphene; 2.5 Nitrogen doped carbon nanomaterial; 2.6 Carbon gels; 3. Energy storage system; 3.1 Electrochemical storage system; 3.1.1 Binder free electrodes; 3.1.2 Super capacitors; 3.1.3 Lithium-ion batteries; 3.2 Nanomaterials as electrodes; 3.3 Hydrogen storage system; 3.4 Thermal energy storage; 3.5 Nanomaterials as Fuel cells.
  • 3.6 Capture of carbondioxide and methane4. Conclusion and future development; References; 3; Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Capped Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes and their Composites; 1. Introduction; 2. Materials and method; 2.1 CNT; 2.2 Polymer; 2.3 Simulation strategy; 3. Total potential energies and inter-atomic forces; 4. Stiffness of SWCNTs; 4.1 Modeling of SWCNTs; 4.2 Geometry optimization; 4.3 Dynamics; 4.4 Mechanical properties; 5. Results and discussion; 6. Polymer/CNT Composites; 6.1 Molecular model of polymer matrix; 6.2 Elastic moduli of polymer; 6.3 PMMA/CNT composite system.
  • 7. ConclusionReferences; 4; Fullerenes and its Composites; 1. Introduction; 2. Fullerenes; 2.1 Types of fullerenes; 2.1.1 Nanotubes; 2.1.2 Mega tubes; 2.1.3 Bucky ball clusters; 2.1.4 Polymers; 2.1.5 Nano onion; 2.1.6 Linked "ball and chain" dimers; 3. Structure of fullerene; 3.1 Bucky ball structure; 3.2 Cylindrical structure; 4. Synthesis; 4.1 Arc discharge vaporization of graphite; 4.2 Low
  • pressure Benzene/Oxygen diffusion flame method; 4.3 Combustion process; 4.4 Laser ablation; 4.5 Chemical vapor deposition (CVD); 4.6 Chemical synthesis of fullerene; 5. Properties.
  • 5.1 Physical properties5.2 Size; 5.3 Solubility; 5.4 Chemical properties; 5.5 Optical properties; 5.6 Mechanical properties; 5.7 Vibrational properties; 5.8 Electrical properties; 5.9 Magnetic properties; 5.10 Lubricating properties; 6. Composites of fullerenes; 7. Applications; 7.1 Fullerenes as wires; 7.2 Medicinal applications; 7.3 Fullerenes in organo photovoltaics; 7.4 Fullerenes as hydrogen gas storage; 7.5 Fullerenes as sensors; Conclusion; References; 5; Graphene Oxide Composites and their Potential Applications; 1. Supercapacitors or electrochemical capacitors.