Overview
- Provides an introduction to synthetic processing, chemical and structural analysis of eco-friendly ZnO nanocarbon (C60, Single-Walled CNT, Graphene) core-shell hybrid quantum dots
- Describes the physical and chemical superiority of ZnO-nanocarbon hybrid materials
- Covers five examples of applications for high performance ZnO-nanocarbons to light-emitting diodes, photovoltaics, piezoelectrics, and photoelectrochemical devices
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
Part of the book sub series: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (BRIEFSNANOSCIENCE)
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Table of contents(3 chapters)
About this book
In the first part of the book, the physical and chemical properties of ZnO and nanocarbons and the state-of-the-art in related research are briefly summarized. In the next part, the 3D conformal coating synthetic processes of ZnO templated nanocarbon hybrid materials such as ZnO-graphene,-C60, single-walled (SWCNT) are introduced with the aid of schematic illustrations. Analysis of their chemical bonding and structure are also presented. In the final section, several applications are presented: UV photovoltaic cells and photoelectrochemical anodes for water splitting using ZnO-C60 and ZnO-graphene, white-light-emitting diodes based on ZnO-graphene quantum dots(GQDs), inverted solar cells using ligand-modified ZnO-graphene QDs, and P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer with mixed with nano-ring SWCNT.
The book describes how strong anchoring bonds between a ZnO core and carbon nanomaterial shell will ultimately prevail over the main drawbacks of ZnO with high charge recombination and poor electrochemical stability in liquid solutions. Due to the moderate energy states and excellent electric properties of the nanocarbons, ultrafast charge carrier transport from the ZnO core to the nanocarbon shell is guaranteed with the use of thephotoluminescence (PL) lifetime measurement.
Given the growing interest and significance of future research in optoelectronic and electrochemical devices applications, the contents are very timely. This book is targeted towards researchers looking for highly efficient metal oxide-nanocarbon hybrid functional materials in the fields of nano-optoelectronics, photoelectrochemistry, energy storage and conversion.
Authors and Affiliations
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Materials and Life Science Research Divi, Korea Institute of Science and Technolog, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
Won Kook Choi
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: ZnO-Nanocarbon Core-Shell Type Hybrid Quantum Dots
Authors: Won Kook Choi
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0980-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-0979-2Published: 30 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-0980-8Published: 20 August 2016
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 75
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nanotechnology, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Nanoscale Science and Technology