Low-Dimensional Chalcohalide Nanomaterials: Energy Conversion and Sensor-Based Technologies

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NanoScience and Technology Series
Low-Dimensional Chalcohalide Nanomaterials: Energy Conversion and Sensor-Based Technologies
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Dedication
Preface
Contents
1. Introduction
	1.1 General Introduction to Chalcohalide Materials
	1.2 Fundamentals of the Ferroelectric Materials and Their Basic Properties
	1.3 Ferroelectricity at the Nanoscale
	1.4 Engineering for Tuning of Phase Transition Temperature
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2. The Methods of Fabrication of the Chalcohalide Nanostructures
	2.1 Mechanical Milling of Bulk Crystals
	2.2 Liquid-Phase Exfoliation
	2.3 Vapor Phase Growth
	2.4 Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Methods
	2.5 Synthesis Under Ultrasonic Irradiation
	2.6 Microwave Synthesis
	2.7 Laser/Heat-Induced Crystallization
	2.8 Electrospinning
	2.9 Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction
	References
3. Strategies for Incorporation of Chalcohalide Nanomaterials into the Functional Devices
	3.1 Solution Processing for Thin Films Preparation
	3.2 The Spin-Coating Deposition of Polymer Composites
	3.3 Solution Casting
	3.4 The Films Deposition Via Drop-Casting
	3.5 High Pressure Compression of Nanowires into the Bulk Samples
	3.6 A Pressure Assisted Sintering
	3.7 Electric Field Assisted Alignment of Nanowires
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4. Devices for Energy Harvesting and Storage
	4.1 Piezoelectric Nanogenerators
		4.1.1 An Introduction to the Piezoelectric Nanogenerators
		4.1.2 Devices for Detection of Low Frequency Vibrations and Mechanical Energy Harvesting
		4.1.3 Ultrasonic Sensors
	4.2 Triboelectric Nanogenerators
	4.3 Pyroelectric Nanogenerators
	4.4 Supercapacitors
	References
5. Photovoltaic Devices and Photodetectors
	5.1 Ferroelectric-Photovoltaic Effect
	5.2 Solar Cells
		5.2.1 The Chalcohalide Compounds as Promising Photovoltaic Absorbers
		5.2.2 Antimony Chalcohalide Based Solar Cells
		5.2.3 Bismuth Chalcohalide Based Solar Cells
	5.3 Photodetectors
	5.4 Detectors of Ionizing Radiation
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6. Gas Nanosensors
	6.1 Conductometric Sensors
	6.2 Photoconductive Sensors
	6.3 Impedance Sensors
	6.4 Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensors
	References
7. The Catalysts for an Environmental Remediation
	7.1 Photocatalysis
		7.1.1 Introduction to Photocatalysis
		7.1.2 Antimony Chalcohalide Based Photocatalysts
		7.1.3 Bismuth Chalcohalide Based Photocatalysts
		7.1.4 Heterostructured and Composite Photocatalysts
	7.2 Piezo- and Sonocatalysis
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8. Conclusions and Future Prospects
	8.1 A Summary on the Recent Development of Low-Dimensional Chalcohalides
	8.2 Author Contribution to Progress in Chalcohalide Nanomaterials
	8.3 The Main Challenges
	8.4 Future Trends and Outlooks
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