Elsevier Metal Oxide-Based Nanofibers and Their Applications

Metal Oxide-based Nanofibers and their Applications provides an in-depth overview on developments surrounding the synthesis, characterization properties, and applications achieved by scientific leaders in the area.  Sections deal with the theoretical and experimental aspects of the synthesis and methodologies to control microstructure, composition and shape of the nanofibrous metal oxides, review the applications of metal oxide nanofibers in diverse technologies, with special focus on the relation between the structural, morphological and compositional features of the nanofibers, cover applications of metal oxide nanofibers in the fields of sensing (biosensing, gas sensing), and consider biomedical and cleaning technologies. Lastly, a final section covers their application in energy generation and storage technologies (e. g. piezoelectric, solar cells, solid oxide fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen storage are reviewed. Review Provides an overview on the fundamentals, methods and key applications of an important metal oxides materials morphology From the Back Cover Metal Oxide-based nanofibers and their applications provides an in-depth overview of the developments in the synthesis, characterization of their unique properties, and applications achieved by the scientific leaders in the area. The book is divided into three main sections that cover the synthesis and its related critical aspects, and applications in topical areas. The first section deals with the theoretical and experimental aspects of the synthesis and methodologies to control microstructure, composition and shape of the nanofibrous metal oxides. This includes electrospinning and other methods to synthesize the fibers as well as chemical methods and new techniques to obtain advanced nanostructured metal oxide nanofibers. Non-electrospinning processing methods are also described. Safety aspects associated with fabrication and handling of nanofibers are addressed. The second and third sections review the applications of metal oxide nanofibers in diverse technologies, with special focus on the relation between the structural, morphological and compositional features of the nanofibers with the performances in specific fields of applications. In the second section, applications of metal oxide nanofibers in the fields of sensing (biosensing, gas sensing) while the third section considers biomedical and cleaning technologies. Lastly, in the fourth section their application in energy generation and storage technologies (e. g. piezoelectric, solar cells, solid oxide fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen storage are reviewed. About the Author Vincenzo Esposito is a Full Professor in “Ceramic Science and Engineering and technology coordinator at the Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark. He developed his career at Risø DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, University of Rome “Tor Vergata, University of Florida, and at the Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN) – Brazil. His research interest is primarily on functional inorganic nanomaterials and processing for emerging technologies in energy, catalysis, electromechanical, electronics, and electrochemical systems. His research profile lies at the frontiers between nanoionics, solid-state chemistry and advanced materials processing. Debora Marani is an Independent Scientist in “Material Science with affiliation to the Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André (SP), Brazil. She obtained a master degree in Chemistry from the University of Rome “La Sapienza in 2002 and a “da Vinci Italian-French PhD in Materials Science from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata and Université Aix-Marseille in 2006. Over the years, she has been working on various topics in Materials Science in several