Emerging Materials and Technologies
About the Book Series
The Emerging Materials and Technologies book series is devoted to highlighting publications centered on emerging advanced materials and novel technologies. Attention is paid to those newly discovered or applied materials with potential to solve pressing societal problems and improve quality of life, corresponding to environmental protection, medicine, communications, energy, transportation, advanced manufacturing, and related areas.
The series takes into account that, under present strong demands for energy, material, and cost savings, as well as heavy contamination problems and worldwide pandemic conditions, the area of emerging materials and related scalable technologies is a highly interdisciplinary field, with the need for researchers, professionals, and academics across the spectrum of engineering and technological disciplines. The main objective of this book series is to attract more attention to these materials and technologies and invite conversation among the international R&D community.
Sensors for Stretchable Electronics in Nanotechnology
1st Edition
Edited
By Kaushik Pal
October 07, 2024
Sensors for Stretchable Electronics in Nanotechnology discusses the fabrication of semiconducting materials, simple and cost-effective synthesis, and unique mechanisms that enable the fabrication of fully elastic electronic devices that can tolerate high strain. It reviews specific applications ...
Thin Film Coatings: Properties, Deposition, and Applications
1st Edition
By Frederick Madaraka Mwema, Tien-Chien Jen, Lin Zhu
October 07, 2024
Thin Film Coatings: Properties, Deposition, and Applications discusses the holistic subject of conventional and emerging thin film technologies without bias to a specific technology based on the existing literature. It covers properties and delves into the various methods of thin film deposition, ...
Advanced Electrochemical Materials in Energy Conversion and Storage
1st Edition
Edited
By Junbo Hou
October 04, 2024
This book focuses on novel electrochemical materials particularly designed for specific energy applications. It presents the relationship between materials properties, state-of-the-art processing, and device performance and sheds light on the research, development, and deployment (RD&D) ...
Advanced Materials and Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
1st Edition
Edited
By Sreedevi Upadhyayula, Amita Chaudhary
October 04, 2024
Advanced Materials and Technologies for Wastewater Treatment discusses the methods and technologies of physical, chemical, biological, and thermo-catalytic treatment techniques. It includes the treatment of waste generated by municipal, agro-industry, and other industries including chemical, ...
Atomic Force Microscopy for Energy Research
1st Edition
Edited
By Cai Shen
October 04, 2024
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) can be used to analyze and measure the physical properties of all kinds of materials at nanoscale in the atmosphere, liquid phase, and ultra-high vacuum environment. It has become an important tool for nanoscience research. In this book, the basic principles of ...
Energy Storage and Conversion Devices: Supercapacitors, Batteries, and Hydroelectric Cells
1st Edition
Edited
By Anurag Gaur, A. L. Sharma, Anil Arya
October 04, 2024
This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the research and development in designing electrode and electrolyte materials for Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. Further, green energy production via the water splitting approach by the hydroelectric cell is also explored. Features include: ...
Nanotechnology for Smart Concrete
1st Edition
By Ghasan Fahim Huseien, Nur Hafizah A. Khalid, Jahangir Mirza
October 04, 2024
Nanomaterials can markedly improve the mechanical properties of concrete, as well as reduce the porosity and enhance the durability of concrete. The application of nanotechnology in concrete is still in its infancy. However, an ever-growing demand for ultra-high-performance concrete and recurring ...
Polymer-Based Composites: Design, Manufacturing, and Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By V. Arumugaprabu, R. Deepak Joel Johnson, M. Uthayakumar, P. Sivaranjana
October 04, 2024
The increasing use of composite materials over conventional materials has been a continual trend for over a decade. While the fundamental understanding of fiber reinforcement has not changed, many new material advancements have occurred, especially in manufacturing methods, and there is an ...
Recycled Ceramics in Sustainable Concrete: Properties and Performance
1st Edition
By Kwok Wei Shah, Ghasan Fahim Huseien
October 04, 2024
Recycled Ceramics in Sustainable Concrete: Properties and Performance explores the use of novel waste materials in the construction industry as sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional cement production technologies. It specifically focuses on using waste ceramics as a ...
Recycling of Plastics, Metals, and Their Composites
1st Edition
Edited
By R.A. Ilyas, S.M. Sapuan, Emin Bayraktar
October 04, 2024
Having a solid understanding of materials recycling is of high importance, especially due to the growing use of composites in many industries and increasingly strict legislation and concerns about the disposal of composites in landfills or by incineration. Recycling of Plastics, Metals, and Their ...
Materials from Natural Sources: Structure, Properties, and Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By Ramesh Gardas, Neha Patni, Amita Chaudhary
October 03, 2024
This book comprises interdisciplinary topics including consolidating research activities in all experimental and theoretical aspects of natural advanced materials in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine including structure, synthesis, processing, physico-chemical properties, and ...
2D Semiconductors for Environmental Remediation
1st Edition
Edited
By Honey John, Nisha T. Padmanabhan, Sona Stanly, Jith C. Janardhanan
October 02, 2024
This book gives a comprehensive description of various aspects of 2D semiconductors including their synthesis, surface science, characterizations, and their allied application in environmental remediation including air and water purification, oil-water separation, hydrogen production, and CO2 ...