Nanowires Applications, Chemistry, Materials, and Technologies

This comprehensive resource covers the fundamentals of synthesis, characterizations, recent progress, and applications of nanowires for many emerging applications. Early chapters address their unique properties and morphology that enable their electronic, optical, and mechanical properties to be tuned. Later chapters address future perspectives and future challenges in areas where nanowires could provide possible solutions. All chapters are written by global experts, making this a suitable textbook for students and an up-to-date handbook for researchers and industry professionals working in physics, chemistry, materials, energy, biomedical, and nanotechnology. Covers materials, chemistry, and technologies for nanowires Covers the state-of-the-art progress and challenges in nanowires Provides fundamentals of the electrochemical behavior of various electrochemical devices and sensors Offers insights on tuning the properties of nanowires for many emerging applications Provides a new direction and understanding to scientists, researchers, and students

Introduction to NanowiresFelipe de Souza and Ram K. Gupta Semiconductor NanowiresWeronika Smok, Marta Zaborowska, and Tomasz Tanski Superconducting NanowiresRafael Zadorosny, Milton B. F. Junior, Anjela K. Veneva, and Michael R. Koblischka Characterization Techniques of NanowiresEndersh Soni, Ujjwal K. Parjapati, Mohit Solanki, and Jyoti Rani Nanowires for Metal-Ion BatteriesSantosh J. Uke and Satish P. Mardikar Nanowires for Metal-Air Batteries Shiva Bhardwaj, Rishabh Srivastava, Felipe de Souza, and Ram K. Gupta Nanowires for Metal-Sulfur BatteriesYucheng Zhou, Hyunjin Cho, Qiang Gao, and Jiadeng Zhu Nanowires for Electrochemical Energy Storage ApplicationsKwadwo Mensah Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Rebecca Boamah, Stefania Akromah, Reuben Amedalor, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, David Dodoo-Arhin, Neill J. Goosen, and Ram K. Gupta Nanowires for SupercapacitorsSanjeev Verma, Shivani Verma, Saurabh Kumar, and Bhawna Verma Nanowires for Electrocatalytic ActivityA. Rebekah, A. Rajapriya, and N. Ponpandian Nanowires for Fuel CellsJie Li, Cheng Wang,andYukou Du Nanowires for Solar CellsUjjwal K. Prajapati, Endresh Soni, Mohit Solanki, and Jyoti Rani Nanowires for Photonic ApplicationsBenjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Elizabeth Adzo Addae, Reuben Amedalor, Ibrahim Issah, Joseph Asare, Neill J. Goosen, Kwadwo Mensah Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, and Ram K. Gupta Nanowires for ThermoelectricsMing Tan Nanowires for Piezotronics and Piezo-PhototronicsMagdalene A. Asare, Felipe de Souza, and Ram K. Gupta Silver Nanowire-based Capacitive Type Pressure and Strain Sensors for Human Motion MonitoringFevzihan Basarir, Hamidreza D. Shirazi, Zahraalsadat Madani, and Jaana Vapaavuori Nanowires for Flexible Electrochemical Energy DevicesTapas Das, Sanjeev Verma, Vikas Kumar Pandey, and Bhawna Verma Nanowires for Flexible ElectronicsChohdi Amri, Abderrahmane Hamdi, and Adel Najar Nanowires for Heavy Metal RemovalN. Chidhambaram, S. Jasmine Jecintha Kay, Arun Thirumurugan, and V. Anusooya Nanowires for Organic Waste RemovalS. Sivaselvam, T. Sangavi, and N. Ponpandian Nanowires for Gas SensorsFatima Ezahra Annanouch, Shuja Bashir Malik, Eduard Llobet, and Frank Güell Metal Oxides Wired on Carbon Nanofibers for Sensors to Detect BiomoleculesZiyu Yin andJianjun Wei Nanowires for BiosensorsVy Anh Tranm, Thu-Thao Thi Vo, andGiang N. L. Vo Semiconducting WO3 Nanowires for Biomedical ApplicationsBenachir Bouchikhi, Omar Zaim, Nezha El Barim and Soukaina Motia Toxicity and Environmental Impact of NanowiresAshokkumar Sibiya andBaskaralingam Vaseeharan Future Perspectives of NanowiresG. Anand, N. Santhosh, and S. Vishvanathperumal

Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Before joining Pittsburg State University, he worked as an Assistant Research Professor at Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, then as a Senior Research Scientist at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on green energy production and storage using conducting polymers and composites, electrocatalysts, fuel cells, supercapacitors, batteries, nanomaterials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, bio-based polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles, made over 350 national/international/regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, wrote several book chapters (55+), worked as editor for many books (20+) for American Chemical Society, CRC, and Elsevier publishers, and received over two million dollars for research and educational activities from external agencies. He has served as associate editor, guest editor, and editorial board member for various journals.