One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites Synthesis to Emerging Applications

One-dimensional nanomaterials are emerging as promising materials for their many unique characteristics. This book covers their synthesis and applications in batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, solar cells, green energy production, flexible electronics, electrochemical sensors, and biomedicine. Progress in nanotechnology offers an opportunity to synthesize materials with unique properties. The properties of nanomaterials can be further improved by growing them in one-dimension structural with variations in their architecture. One-dimensional polymeric nanocomposites offer various advantages such as nano dimensions, high surface area, structural stability, and the ability to tune their electrochemical, electronic, and optical properties. The book covers basic concepts, chemistries, properties, and the importance of one-dimensional nanomaterials, along with their wide applications and state-of-the-art progress in the energy, flexible electronics, sensor, and biomedical fields. The fundamentals of electrochemical behavior and their understanding for various applications are also discussed in detail. This book will provide new direction to scientists, researchers, and students to better understand the chemistry, technologies, and applications of one-dimensional polymeric nanocomposites.

Contributors.....................................................................................................................................ix Editors..............................................................................................................................................xv 1 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites: An Introduction.................................1 Sunil Kumar Baburao Mane, Naghma Shaishta, and G. Manjunatha 2 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites: Current State-of-the-Art................. 21 Sk Arif Mohammad, Devendra Kumar, and Sanjib Banerjee 3 Methods for Preparation of One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites............ 39 Tressia A.P. Paulose, Reshmy Rajasekharan, Aravind Madhavan, Sindhu Raveendran, Parameswaran Binod, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, and Ashok Pandey 4 Architectural Aspects of One-Dimensional Nanocomposites and Various Applications............................................................................................................................ 57 Trinath Biswal 5 Understanding Interfacial Influence on the Properties of One-Dimensional Nanocomposites.....................................................................................................................77 Hui Zhao, Wei Wu, Yi-Zhang Tong, Xian-Wu Cao, Anthony C.Y. Yuen 6 Liquid Crystals in One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanonetworks: Physics and Applications............................................................................................................................ 91 Pragnya Satapathy, Divya Jayoti, and S. Krishna Prasad 7 Toxicity and Risk Assessments of One-Dimensional Nanocomposites.................. 107 Ubong Eduok 8 One-Dimensional Polymeric Materials for Advanced Energy Applications.......... 129 A.A.P.R. Perera, B.T. Punchihewa, Felipe de Souza, and Ram K. Gupta 9 High-Performance Supercapacitors Based on One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites................................................................................................................... 153 Masoud Kasraie, Ting Zheng, Xiaodong Wang, Feiyan Su, and Parisa Pour Shahid Saeed Abadi 10 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Flexible Supercapacitors......... 167 Jose Garcia-Torres 11 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Rechargeable Batteries............ 185 Erlantz Lizundia and Manuel Salado 12 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites and Other Low-Dimensional Materials for Flexible Batteries........................................................................................203 Anna Basa and Krzysztof Winkler 13 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Overall Water-Splitting Applications.......................................................................................................................... 231 Soheila Sharafinia, and Alimorad Rashidi 14 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Fuel Cells....................................255 Ozge Surucu and Filiz Kuralay 15 1D Polymers for High-Performance Photovoltaics....................................................... 273 Roger Gonçalves and C. Kaique Afonso Tozzi 16 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Photovoltaic Devices................ 289 Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Sonia Bahrani, Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi, Mohammad Arjmand, and Seeram Ramakrishna 17 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Flexible Solar Cells..................307 Shveta Sharma, Richika Ganjoo, Abhinay Thakur, and Ashish Kumar 18 Recent Development in One-Dimensional Polymer-Based Nanomaterials for High-Performance Solar Cells.......................................................................................... 321 Karapagavinayagam Petchimuthu, Baby Suneetha Ragupathy, Joseph Sahaya Anand, Suguna Perumal, and Vedhi Chinnapiyan 19 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Heavy Metal Detection........... 337 Golnaz Heidari, Zari Fallah, and Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare 20 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Biosensors.................................. 357 Angelica Corpuz and Loc Thai Nguyen 21 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Sensors......... 381 Rafia Nimal, Didem Nur Unal, Sevinc Kurbanoglu, Afzal Shah, Muhammad Siddiq, and Bengi Uslu 22 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Biomedical Implants................ 401 Aditya Dev Rajora, Shreya Sharma, Trishna Bal, Fahad Uddin, and Itishree Jogamaya Das 23 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites-Based Microcontainers for Biomedical Applications.................................................................................................... 417 Selcan Karakus, Cemal Özeroglu, Mizan Ibrahim Kahyaoglu, Ezgi Tan, Merve Ilgar, Zeynep Orhan, and Nazli Albayrak 24 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Tissue Engineering..................433 Surabhi Sonam, Sanjay Kumar, and Shashi Singh 25 Recent Developments in One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Wound Healing and Infection Control...........................................................................449 Hari Prasath Nagaiah, Priya Arumugam, Karthikeyan Kandaswamy, and Karutha Pandian Shunmugiah 26 Antimicrobial Activities of One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites........... 471 Parteek Prasher, Mousmee Sharma, and Pooja Chawla 27 One-Dimensional Polymeric Nanocomposites for Soft Electronics.........................485 Uday Shankar and Anasuya Bandyopadhyay Index..............................................................................................................................................503

Ram K. Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University, Kansas. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on conducting polymers and composites, green energy production and storage using biowastes and nanomaterials, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, bio-based polymers, flame-retardant polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, corrosion-inhibiting coatings, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles, made over 350 national, international, and regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, edited many books, and written several book chapters. He has received several million dollars for research and educational activities from many funding agencies. He is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and Editorial Board Member of numerous journals. Tuan Anh Nguyen completed his BSc in Physics from Hanoi University, Vietnam, in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Paris Diderot University, France, in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2004 and the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at Montana State University from 2006 to 2009. In 2012, he was appointed as Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. He has overseen four Ph.D. theses as thesis director and three more are in progress. He is Editor-in-Chief of Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience and Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Current Nanotoxicity & Prevention. He is the author of four books in Vietnamese and editor of 32 Elsevier books in the Micro & Nano Technologies Series.