Hybridized form of metal oxide nanoparticles and graphene nanosheets.
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Metal Oxide-Graphene Nanocomposites: Synthesis to Applications
Ponchami Sharma (CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, India), Najrul Hussain (CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, India), Manash R. Das (CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, India), Ashvini B. Deshmukh (CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, India), Manjusha V. Shelke (CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, India), Sabine Szunerits (Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Université Lille 1, France), and Rabah Boukherroub (Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Université Lille 1, France)
Copyright: © 2014
|Pages: 30
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5824-0.ch010
Abstract
Graphene is one of the most interesting materials in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Metal oxide nanoparticles exhibit unique physical and chemical properties due to their reduced size and high density of corner or edge surface sites. The metal oxide-graphene nanocomposites not only possess favorable properties of graphene and metal oxide, but also greatly enhance the intrinsic properties due to the synergistic effect between them. These composites are used for catalysis, supercapacitors, lithium ion batteries, solar cells, sensors, removal of pollutants from water, etc. There is a very broad scope of further research for the development of metal oxide-graphene nanocomposites with enhanced properties for different applications. This chapter deals with a comprehensive review of the current research activities from the viewpoint of chemistry and materials science with a special focus on the synthesis, characterization, and applications of metal oxide-graphene nanocomposite materials.