Nanostructured Materials in Electrochemistry

by Eftekhari, Ali; Alkire, Richard C.; Gogotsi, Yury; Simon, Patrice

• ISBN13: 9783527318766
• ISBN10: 3527318763
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-17
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

Providing the unique and vital link between the worlds of electrochemistry and nanomaterials, this reference and handbook covers advances in electrochemistry through the nanoscale control of electrode structures, as well as advances in nanotechnology through electrochemical synthesis strategies. It demonstrates how electrochemical methods are of great scientific and commercial interest due to their low cost and high efficiency, and includes the synthesis of nanowires, nanoparticles, nanoporous and layered nanomaterials of various compositions, as well as their applications -- ranging from superior electrode materials to energy storage, biosensors, and electroanalytical devices.

Author Biography

Ali Eftekhari is a professor of chemistry and the director of the Avicenna Institute of Technology. He is the founder of various MSc programs in the field of nanotechnology, and, in addition to his scientific activities, is involved in establishing effective strategies of research, such as the electrochemistry division of the Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC) in Tehran, Iran. Professor Eftekhari is a Fellow of the Institute of Nanotechnology, has authored some 100 scientific publications while serving more than 40 leading journals as an editor or expert referee, has held over 200 presentations at international conferences, and has been a member of various advisory boards and scientific committees.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Foreword
Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina Formation by Self-Organized Anodizing	p. 1
Nanostructured Materials Synthesized Using Electrochemical Techniques	p. 117
Top-Down Approaches to the Fabrication of Nanopatterned Electrodes	p. 187
Template Synthesis of Magnetic Nanowire Arrays	p. 211
Electrochemical Sensors Based on Unidimensional Nanostructures	p. 243
Self-Organized Formation of Layered Nanostructures by Oscillatory Electrodeposition	p. 267
Electrochemical Corrosion Behaviour of Nanocrystalline Materials	p. 291
Nanoscale Engineering for the Mechanical Integrity of Li-Ion Electrode Materials	p. 319
Nanostructured Hydrogen Storage Materials Synthesized by Mechanical Alloying	p. 349
Nanosized Titanium Oxides for Energy Storage and Conversion	p. 387
DNA Biosensors Based on Nanostructured Materials	p. 409
Metal Nanoparticles: Applications in Electroanalysis	p. 435
Index	p. 459
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