Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Oxide Nanomaterials

José A. Rodriguez, Marcos Fernández-García047172405X, 9780471724056, 9780470108963

Current oxide nanomaterials knowledge to draw from and build onSynthesis, Properties, and Applications of Oxide Nanomaterials summarizes the existing knowledge in oxide-based materials research. It gives researchers one comprehensive resource that consolidates general theoretical knowledge alongside practical applications. Organized by topic for easy access, this reference:* Covers the fundamental science, synthesis, characterization, physicochemical properties, and applications of oxide nanomaterials* Explains the fundamental aspects (quantum-mechanical and thermodynamic) that determine the behavior and growth mode of nanostructured oxides* Examines synthetic procedures using top-down and bottom-up fabrication technologies involving liquid-solid or gas-solid transformations* Discusses the sophisticated experimental techniques and state-of-the-art theory used to characterize the structural and electronic properties of nanostructured oxides* Describes applications such as sorbents, sensors, ceramic materials, electrochemical and photochemical devices, and catalysts for reducing environmental pollution, transforming hydrocarbons, and producing hydrogenWith its combination of theory and real-world applications plus extensive bibliographic references, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Oxide Nanomaterials consolidates a wealth of current, complex information in one volume for practicing chemists, physicists, and materials scientists, and for engineers and researchers in government, industry, and academia. It’s also an outstanding reference for graduate students in chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, and materials science.

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Table of contents :
cover……Page 1
CONTENTS……Page 6
INTRODUCTION. The World of Oxide Nanomaterials……Page 14
PART I. BASIC CONCEPTS……Page 20
1.Theory of Size,Confinement,and Oxidation Effects……Page 22
2.On Aqueous Interfacial Thermodynamics and the Design……Page 62
PART II. SYNTHESIS AND PREPARATION……Page 92
3.Synthesis of Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles:Liquid-Solid Transformations……Page 94
4.Synthesis of Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles:Gas-Solid Transformations……Page 132
PART III. STUDY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED OXIDES……Page 148
5.Techniques for the Study of the Structural Properties……Page 150
6.Techniques for the Study of the Electronic Properties……Page 178
7.Post Hartree-Fock and Density Functional Theory Formalisms……Page 198
8.Parametric Quantum Methods in Modeling Metal Oxide Nanoclustersand Surfaces……Page 230
9.Atomistic Models and Molecular Dynamics……Page 260
PART IV. PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF OXIDE NANOMATERIALS……Page 300
10.Theoretical Aspects of Oxide Particle Stability and Chemical Reactivity……Page 302
11.Adsorption of Probe Molecules on Nanostructured Oxides……Page 324
12.Chemical Properties of Oxide Nanoparticles:Surface AdsorptionStudiesfrom Gas-and Liquid-Phase Environments……Page 348
13.Transport Properties and Oxygen Handling……Page 366
PART V. INDUSTRIAL / TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS……Page 392
14.Adsorbents……Page 394
15.Gas Sensors……Page 424
16.Photovoltaic,Photoelectronic,and Electrochemical Devices……Page 464
17.Nanostructured Oxides in Photo-Catalysis……Page 504
18.Oxide Nanomaterials for the Catalytic Combustion of Hydrocarbons……Page 576
19.Nanostructured Oxides in DeNO Technologies……Page 616
20.Chemistry of SO and DeSO Processes on Oxide Nanoparticles……Page 646
21.H Production and Fuel Cells……Page 664
22.Oxide Nanomaterials in Ceramics……Page 696
Index……Page 728
Eagle Hill……Page 731