Recent Advances in Complex Functional Materials: From Design to Application

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Multifunctional Complex Oxide Processing....Pages 3-41
Carbothermal Reduction Synthesis: An Alternative Approach to Obtain Single-Crystalline Metal Oxide Nanostructures....Pages 43-67
Modification of Complex Materials Using a Pressure-Assisted Heat Treatment....Pages 69-82
Preparation of Polymeric Mats Through Electrospinning for Technological Uses....Pages 83-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Morphology and Optical Properties of SrWO4 Powders Synthesized by the Coprecipitation and Polymeric Precursor Methods....Pages 131-154
Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals into the Glass and Colloidal Environments for New Technological Applications....Pages 155-175
X-Ray-Excited Optical Luminescence....Pages 177-193
Piezoelectric Composites: Fabrication, Characterization, and Its Application as Sensor....Pages 195-215
Functional Nanomaterials for Applications in Energy Storage and Conversion....Pages 217-237
Electrochemistry: A Powerful Tool for Preparation of Semiconductor Materials for Decontamination of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants, Disinfection, and CO 2  Reduction....Pages 239-269
Nanostructured Functional Materials: Silver Nanoparticles in Polymer for the Generation of Antimicrobial Characteristics....Pages 271-292
Iron-Oxide-Filled Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 293-313
Characterization of Nanocarbons: From Graphene to Graphene Nanoribbons (GNRs) and Quantum Dots (GQDs)....Pages 315-338
The Amazing Chemistry of Metal-Organic Frameworks....Pages 339-369
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Review on Simulation Models for Materials and Biomolecular Study and Design....Pages 373-408
Iron Oxides Applied to Catalysis....Pages 409-425
Bridging Structure and Real-Space Topology: Understanding Complex Molecules and Solid-State Materials....Pages 427-454