Woodhead Publishing Functional Materials from Carbon, Inorganic, and Organic Sources: Methods and Advances (Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials)

Functional Materials from Carbon, Inorganic and Organic Sources: Methods and Advances describes the basic principles, mechanisms and theoretical background of functional materials. Sections cover Carbon-based functional materials, Inorganic functional materials for renewable and sustainable energy applications, and Organic and biological based functional materials. Applications such as energy storage and conversion, electronic and photonics devices, and in medicine are also explored. Sections dive into photovoltaic devices, light emitting devices, energy storage materials and quantum dot devices, solar cell fundamentals and devices, perovskite materials and ceramic thin films. Final sections emphasize green approaches to synthesis in semiconductor nanoparticles, quinolone complexes, biomaterials and biopolymers. Review Introduces a wide category of functional materials, with a focus on synthesis, design and fabrication for new devices and important future technologies About the Author Prof. Sanjay J. Dhoble obtained his M.Sc. degree in Physics from Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, India in 1988 and Ph.D. degree in 1992 in Solid State Physics from Nagpur University, Nagpur. Dr. Dhoble is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Physics, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. His research area includes synthesis and characterization of solid-state lighting materials, development of radiation dosimetry phosphors using thermoluminescence techniques. He has 18 granted patents, more than 705 research papers in Scopus, and several books. Consecutively in the years 2020 and 2021, Dr. Dhoble stands among the “Top 2% Scientists in the World in the list published by US’ Stanford University. He is a recipient of several Research Awards. Dr. Amol Nande is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur, India. He also leads the Department of Computer Science and Electronics, Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur, India. He obtained his Ph. D. degree in Physics from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His Ph. D. thesis was on “Superconducting properties in percolating thin films. He has published 17 research papers in international and national journals. He received the Marsden doctoral fellowship for completing his Ph. D. work. He also cleared several national level examinations like UGC-CSIR (all India rank 52), Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Joint Entrance Screening Test (all India rank 12) and Bhabha Atomic Research Center Screening test. Dr. N. Thejo Kalyani is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Physics, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India. She obtained her Master’s degree in Physics from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India. She completed her doctoral research from R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India in 2010 on the topic entitled “Development of Red Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED). Her research interests include the synthesis, characterization of various organic complexes and fabrication of OLED devices and displays by vacuum deposition and solution techniques. She has published 42 peer-reviewed research papers in national and international journals of repute besides 16 other publications including book chapters and 28 papers in conference proceedings. She also co-authored an Elsevier book on “Principles and applications of organic light emitting diodes. She is a reviewer for many national and international journals. She has authored 10 Textbooks for B.E/ B.Tech /B.Sc in highly reputed International and National Publishers. She is associated with various professional bodies such as Material Research Society of India, Luminescence Society of India. Dr. Ashish Tiwari received his Ph. D degree from Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidhyalaya: A Central University, Bilaspur, India in 2012. The topic of his PhD dissertation was Luminescence prop