1st Edition

Emerging Materials for Energy and Sensing Applications

Edited By Kuldeep Singh Gour, Vidya Nand Singh Copyright 2025
162 Pages 8 Color & 31 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

162 Pages 8 Color & 31 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

162 Pages 8 Color & 31 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

The proposed book explores the latest advancements in materials science for energy generation, storage, and sensing technology. It covers various topics, including nanomaterials, 2D materials, thin film, quantum dots, solar cells, gas sensors, thermoelectric generators, photodetectors, water splitting, etc. This book highlights emerging materials' applications, making it an invaluable resource... Read more

Preface

Free-standing Nanostructured Iron-based Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting and Selective Oxidation Processes 

Mayur A. Gaikwad and Dhanaji B. Malavekar

Advances in Mg3(Sb, Bi)2-based Zintl Phases for Thermoelectrics Energy Conversion

Nagendra S. Chauhan and Qiang Zhang

The Role of Defect Rich Catalysts in Electrochemical Water Splitting

Komal Patil, Pravin Babar, Ruturaj Jadhav, Jin Hyeok Kim and Jongsung Park

Beyond Boundaries: Unleashing Applications of Hybrid Nanomaterials for Photodetectors

Mukesh Kumar Thakur, Aswin Asaithambi, Luca Rebecchi, Sidharth Kuriyil and Ilka Kriegel

Nanostructured Metal Oxides for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices

Jyoti Bala, Mohd. Shkir and Ashwani Kumar

A Gas Sensor Array Based on Metal Selenides

Sanju Rani, Manoj Kumar, Kuldeep Singh Gour, Gopal Rawat and Vidya Nand Singh

Emerging 2D Materials for Gas Sensor

Biswajit Das and Ranajit Ghosh

Index

Biography

Dr. Kuldeep Singh Gour obtained his B.E. from Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Vidisha, in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, and M.Tech. from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore in Instrumentation. He obtained his Ph.D. from National Physical Laboratory & AcSIR, New Delhi, in the area of thin films for optoelectronic devices. He is working as a Scientist at National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur. His research interests include thin films, photodetectors, solar cells, materials for energy applications, and coatings. He has published more than 40 papers in international journals and 04 book chapters.

Dr. Vidya Nand Singh obtained his M.Sc. from Banaras Hindu University with a specialization in Solid State Physics and M.Tech. in Solid State Materials from IIT Delhi, India. He obtained his Ph.D. from IIT Delhi in the area of nanocomposite-based gas sensors. He works as a Principal Scientist at National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi. His research interests include gas sensors, photodetectors, solar cells, nanomaterials, thermoelectric generators, and HRTEM. He has published more than 250 papers in international journals. He has several book chapters and edited books.