Metal Oxide Nanocomposites

Preface xiii
 
1 Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: State-of-the-Art and New Challenges 1
Visakh P.M. and B. Raneesh
 
1.1 Introduction to Nanocomposites 1
 
1.2 Graphene-Based Metal and Metal Oxide Nanocomposites 4
 
1.3 Carbon Nanotube.Metal Oxide Nanocomposites 5
 
1.4 Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites Application Towards Photocatalysis 8
 
1.5 Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Sensor Applications 9
 
1.6 Metal Oxide Nanocomposites and its Thermal Property Analysis 11
 
1.7 Semiconducting Metal Oxides for Photocatalytic and Gas Sensing Applications 13
 
1.8 Applications of Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites 14
 
References 16
 
2 Introduction to Nanocomposites 27
Ritu Malik, Vijay K. Tomer, Vandna Chaudhary, Nirav Joshi and Surender Duhan
 
2.1 Composites: An Introduction 28
 
2.2 Functions of Fibers and Matrix 28
 
2.3 Classification of Composites 30
 
2.4 Matrix Based Composites 30
 
2.4.1 Polymer Matrix Materials 30
 
2.4.1(a) Thermoplastics 31
 
2.4.1(b) Thermosets 32
 
2.4.2 Metal Matrix Materials 32
 
2.4.3 Ceramic Matrix Materials 33
 
2.4.4 Carbon Matrices 33
 
2.4.5 Glass Matrices 33
 
2.5 Reinforcements 34
 
2.5.1 Fiber Reinforcement 34
 
2.5.1(a) Glass Fiber 35
 
2.5.1(b) Metals Fibers 36
 
2.5.1(c) Alumina Fibers 36
 
2.5.1(d) Boron Fibers 36
 
2.5.1(e) Silicon Carbide Fibers 37
 
2.5.1(f) Aramid Fibers 37
 
2.5.1(g) Quartz and Silica Fibers 37
 
2.5.1(h) Graphite Fibers 38
 
2.5.2 Whiskers 38
 
2.5.3 Laminar Composites 38
 
2.5.4 Flake Composites 39
 
2.5.5 Filled Composites 39
 
2.5.6 Particulate Reinforced Composites 40
 
2.5.7 Cermets 40
 
2.5.8 Microspheres 40
 
2.5.8(a) Solid Glass Microspheres (SGM) 40
 
2.5.8(b) Hollow Microspheres (HM) 41
 
2.6 Polymer Composites

B. Raneesh is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India. He received his PhD in Physics from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. His current research interests include multiferroics, thin films, nanocomposites, and electron microscopy. He has published more than 25 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and has co-edited two books.
 
Visakh P.M. is a prolific editor with more than 30 books published. Since 2017 he is an assistant professor at TUSUR University, Tomsk, Russia after completing his postdoc research at Tomsk Polytechnic University. He obtained his PhD, MPhil and MSc degrees from the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He published more than 20 articles, 4 reviews and more than 30 book chapters and acts as guest editor for 4 international journals.