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Connects knowledge about synthesis, properties, and applications of novel carbon materials and carbon-based composites
This book provides readers with new knowledge on the synthesis, properties, and applications of novel carbon materials and carbon-based composites, including thin films of silicon carbide, carbon nitrite, and their related composites. It examines the direct bottom-up synthesis of the carbon-based composite systems and their potential applications, and discusses the growth mechanism of the composite structures. It features applications that range from mechanical, electronic, chemical, biochemical, medical, and environmental to functional devices.
Novel Carbon Materials and Composites: Synthesis, Properties and Applications covers an overview of the synthesis, properties, and applications of novel carbon materials and composites. Especially, it covers everything from chemical vapor deposition of silicon carbide films and their electrochemical applications to applications of various novel carbon materials for the construction of supercapacitors to chemical vapor deposition of diamond/silicon carbide composite films to the covering and fabrication processes of nanodot composites.
- Looks at the recent progress and achievements in the fields of novel carbon materials and composites, including thin films of silicon carbide, carbon nitrite, and their related composites
- Discusses the many applications of carbon materials and composites
- Focuses on the hot topic of the fabrication of carbon-based composite materials and their abilities to extend the potential applications of carbon materials
- Published as a title in the new Wiley book series Nanocarbon Chemistry and Interfaces.
Novel Carbon Materials and Composites: Synthesis, Properties and Applications is an important book for academic researchers and industrial scientists working in the fabrication and application of carbon materials and carbon-based composite materials and related fields.
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EDITORS
Xin Jiang, is a professor and holder of the Chair of Surface and Materials Technology at University of Siegen, Germany.
Zhenhui Kang, is a professor in the Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials and the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices in Soochow University, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoning Guo, is a research assistant at the Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, People's Republic of China.
Hao Zhuang, is a senior scientist at University of Siegen, Germany.
NANOCARBON CHEMISTRY AND INTERFACES
SERIES EDITORNianjun Yang Institute of Materials Engineering, University of Siegen, Germany
This series reflects recent developments and findings in the field of nanocarbon chemistry and interfaces; one of the most important aspects of nanocarbon research. Topics covered include the formation, structure and properties of diamond, diamond nanoparticles, graphene, graphene-oxide, graphene (quantum) dots, carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, fullerenes, carbon dots, carbon composites, and their hybrids. Key applications in electroanalysis, biosensing, catalysis, electrosynthesis, energy storage and conversion, environment sensing and protection, biology, and medicine are highlighted.
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Chapter 1. Cubic Silicon Carbide: Growth, Properties, and Electrochemical Applications
1.1. General overview of silicon carbide
1.1.1 SiC properties
1.1.2 SiC applications
1.1.3 Scope of this chapter
1.2. Synthesis of silicon carbide
1.2.1 Acheson process
1.2.2 Physical vapor transport
1.2.3 Chemical vapor deposition
1.3. Properties of cubic silicon carbide
1.3.1 Surface morphology
1.3.2 Electrochemical properties
1.3.3 Surface chemistry
1.4. Electrochemical applications of cubic silicon films
1.4.1 Electrochemical sensors
1.4.2 Biosensors
1.4.3 Energy storage and conversion
1.4.4 Others
1.5. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 2. Application of Silicon Carbide in Photocatalysis
2.1. Electrochemical sensor
2.2. Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
2.3. Dye-sensitized solar cell
2.4. Lithium-ion batteries
2.5. Supercapacitors
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Chapter 3. Application of Silicon Carbide in Electrocatalysis
3.1. Preparation of SiC with high surface area
3.1.1. Carbon template method
3.1.2 sol-gel method
3.1.3 Polycarbosilane pyrolysis method
3.2. Photocatalytic water splitting
3.3. Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants
3.4. Photocatalytic selective organic transformations
3.5. Photocatalytic CO2 reduction
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Chapter 4. Carbon nitrides fabrication and its water splitting applications
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Preparation of pristine g-C3N4
4.2.1 Effect of Precursors
4.2.2 Effect of reaction parameters
4.3 Bandgap engineering by doping and copolymerization
4.3.1 Doping of g-C3N4
4.3.2 Copolymerization of g-C3N4
4.4 Nanostructure engineering of g-C3N4
4.4.1 Ordered mesoporous nanostructures of g-C3N4
4.4.2 Exfoliation to 2D nanosheets of g-C3N4
4.4.3 0D quantum dots of g-C3N4
4.5 g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts
4.5.1 Metal/g-C3N4 heterojunctions
4.5.2 Graphitic carbon/g-C3N4 heterojunctions
4.5.3 Semiconductors/g-C3N4 heterojunctions
4.5.4 Deposition of earth-abundant cocatalysts
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Chapter 5. Carbon Materials for Supercapacitors
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Affecting Factors
5.2.1 Specific Surface Area
5.2.2 Pore Size
5.2.3 Surface Functional Groups
5.2.4 Electrical Conductivity
5.3 Electrolyte
5.3.1 Aqueous Electrolyte
5.3.2 Organic Electrolyte
5.3.3 Ionic liquids Electrolyte
5.4 Electrode Materials
5.4.1 Activated Carbons
5.4.2 Graphene
5.4.3 Carbon nanotubes
5.4.4 Carbide Derived Carbon
5.4.5 Carbon Aerogels
5.5 Conclusion and Outlook
5.6 Conclusions and outlook
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Chapter 6. Diamond/β-SiC composite films
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Deposition instruments
6.3. Conditions of CVD Process
6.4. Film quantity (phase distribution, orientation, crystalline) and Characterization
6.5. Growth Mechanism
6.6. Applications
6.6.1 Improvement of the film adhesion
6.6.2 Biosensor application
6.6.3 Preferential Protein Absorption
6.6.4 Diamond Networks
6.7. Conclusions and feature aspects
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Chapter 7. Diamond/graphite nanostructured film: synthesis, properties and applications
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Synthesis of the diamond/graphite nanostructured film
7.3. Growth mechanism of the diamond/graphite nanostructured film
7.4. Properties and applications of the diamond/graphite nanostructured film
7.4.1 Mechanical properties of the hybrid D/G nanostructured film
7.4.2 Electrochemical properties of the hybrid D/G nanostructured film
7.4.3 Hybrid D/G film electrode for the detection of the trace heavy metal ions
7.4.4 Hybrid D/G film electrochemical biosensor for DNA detection
7.5. Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 8. Carbon nanodot composites: fabrication, properties and their environmental and energyapplications
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Synthesis, Structure and Properties
8.2.1. Synthesis of C-dots
8.2.2. Structures and properties of C-dots
8.3. C-dots based functional nanocomposites
8.3.1 C-dots in mesoporous structures
8.3.2 C-dots in ploymers
8.3.3 C-dots as bliuding blocks for mesoporous structures
8.4. Catalysis application
8.4.1 C-dots as photocatalysts
8.4.2 C-dots as electrocatalysts
8.4.3 Photocatalyst design based on C-dots
8.4.4 Photoelectrochemical catalyst design based on C-dots
8.4.5 Modulation of electron/energy transfer states at TiO2-CDs interface
8.4.6 Electrocatalyst design based on C-dots
8.4.7 Surface modifications towards catalyst design
8.5. C-dots for sensing and detection
8.5.1 PL sensors
8.5.2 Electronic, Electrochemiluminescence and Electrochemical sensor
8.5.3 C-dots for humidity and temperature sensing
8.6. C-dots for solar energy
8.7. Application in supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries
8.8. C-dots nanocomposite for efficient lubrication
8.9. Outlook
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