1st Edition

Nanowires Applications, Chemistry, Materials, and Technologies

Edited By Ram K. Gupta Copyright 2023
428 Pages 173 Color & 17 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

428 Pages 173 Color & 17 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

428 Pages 173 Color & 17 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This comprehensive resource covers the fundamentals of synthesis, characterizations, recent progress, and applications of nanowires for many emerging applications. Early chapters address their unique properties and morphology that enable their electronic, optical, and mechanical properties to be tuned. Later chapters address future perspectives and future challenges in areas where nanowires could... Read more
  1. Introduction to Nanowires
    Felipe de Souza and Ram K. Gupta
  2. Semiconductor Nanowires
    Weronika Smok, Marta Zaborowska, and Tomasz Tański
  3. Superconducting Nanowires
    Rafael Zadorosny, Milton B. F. Junior, Anjela K. Veneva, and Michael R. Koblischka
  4. Characterization Techniques of Nanowires
    Endersh Soni, Ujjwal K. Parjapati, Mohit Solanki, and Jyoti Rani
  5. Nanowires for Metal-Ion Batteries
    Santosh J. Uke and Satish P. Mardikar
  6. Nanowires for Metal-Air Batteries
    Shiva Bhardwaj, Rishabh Srivastava, Felipe de Souza, and Ram K. Gupta
  7. Nanowires for Metal-Sulfur Batteries
    Yucheng Zhou, Hyunjin Cho, Qiang Gao, and Jiadeng Zhu
  8. Nanowires for Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications
    Kwadwo Mensah Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Rebecca Boamah, Stefania Akromah, Reuben Amedalor, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, David Dodoo-Arhin, Neill J. Goosen, and Ram K. Gupta
  9. Nanowires for Supercapacitors
    Sanjeev Verma, Shivani Verma, Saurabh Kumar, and Bhawna Verma
  10. Nanowires for Electrocatalytic Activity
    A. Rebekah, A. Rajapriya, and N. Ponpandian
  11. Nanowires for Fuel Cells
    Jie Li, Cheng Wang, and Yukou Du
  12. Nanowires for Solar Cells
    Ujjwal K. Prajapati, Endresh Soni, Mohit Solanki, and Jyoti Rani
  13. Nanowires for Photonic Applications
    Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Elizabeth Adzo Addae, Reuben Amedalor, Ibrahim Issah, Joseph Asare, Neill J. Goosen, Kwadwo Mensah Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, and Ram K. Gupta
  14. Nanowires for Thermoelectrics
    Ming Tan
  15. Nanowires for Piezotronics and Piezo-Phototronics
    Magdalene A. Asare, Felipe de Souza, and Ram K. Gupta
  16. Silver Nanowire-based Capacitive Type Pressure and Strain Sensors for Human Motion Monitoring
    Fevzihan Basarir, Hamidreza D. Shirazi, Zahraalsadat Madani, and Jaana Vapaavuori
  17. Nanowires for Flexible Electrochemical Energy Devices
    Tapas Das, Sanjeev Verma, Vikas Kumar Pandey, and Bhawna Verma
  18. Nanowires for Flexible Electronics
    Chohdi Amri, Abderrahmane Hamdi, and Adel Najar
  19. Nanowires for Heavy Metal Removal
    N. Chidhambaram, S. Jasmine Jecintha Kay, Arun Thirumurugan, and V. Anusooya
  20. Nanowires for Organic Waste Removal
    S. Sivaselvam, T. Sangavi, and N. Ponpandian
  21. Nanowires for Gas Sensors
    Fatima Ezahra Annanouch, Shuja Bashir Malik, Eduard Llobet, and Frank Güell
  22. Metal Oxides Wired on Carbon Nanofibers for Sensors to Detect Biomolecules
    Ziyu Yin and Jianjun Wei
  23. Nanowires for Biosensors
    Vy Anh Tranm, Thu-Thao Thi Vo, and Giang N. L. Vo
  24. Semiconducting WO3 Nanowires for Biomedical Applications
    Benachir Bouchikhi, Omar Zaim, Nezha El Barim and Soukaina Motia
  25. Toxicity and Environmental Impact of Nanowires
    Ashokkumar Sibiya and Baskaralingam Vaseeharan
  26. Future Perspectives of Nanowires
    G. Anand, N. Santhosh, and S. Vishvanathperumal

 

Biography

Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Before joining Pittsburg State University, he worked as an Assistant Research Professor at Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, then as a Senior Research Scientist at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on green energy production and storage using conducting polymers and composites, electrocatalysts, fuel cells, supercapacitors, batteries, nanomaterials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, bio-based polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles, made over 350 national/international/regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, wrote several book chapters (55+), worked as editor for many books (20+) for American Chemical Society, CRC, and Elsevier publishers, and received over two million dollars for research and educational activities from external agencies. He has served as associate editor, guest editor, and editorial board member for various journals.