Handbook of 2D Materials for a Sustainable Future by Ramalinga Viswanathan, Mangalaraja; Arunachalam, Arulraj; Thangaraj, Pandiyarajan;

Short description:

Volume One provides a panoramic view of the vibrant and multidisciplinary field of 2D materials. Volume Two provides a comprehensive exploration of the evolution, properties, and applications of 2D materials. 

Long description:

2D Materials for a Sustainable Future reviews a cutting-edge area of materials science with enormous potential for a wide range of applications. It provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the recent developments of 2D materials alongside their innovations and applications, with a forward-looking view on sustainable and scalable technologies.

Volume One provides a panoramic view of the vibrant and multidisciplinary field of 2D materials. It includes content on recent advances in graphene, gas sensing, optoelectronic and photonic devices, electrochemical sensors for diagnostics and health monitoring, and energy applications. It also provides a thorough exploration of MXenes. 

Volume Two provides a comprehensive exploration of the evolution, properties, and applications of 2D materials. Beginning with the historical and scientific background, it looks at the diverse functionalities of graphene, such as its role in biosensors and energy storage. It expands to other 2D materials like transition metal diselenides for solar cells, MXenes, and fullerene. It address broader energy applications and biomedical uses of 2D materials for neurodegenerative disorders

Features:

• Covers foundational concepts and emerging advancements in 2D materials


• Integrates interdisciplinary applications across energy, environmental science, electronics, and biomedicine, showcasing the broad utility of 2D materials.


• Highlights cutting-edge research on MXenes, graphene quantum dots, and 2D heterostructures, areas not comprehensively covered in existing literature.

Both books are intended for the researchers, graduate students, and professionals in materials science, nanotechnology, chemical engineering, and applied physics. It serves as both a reference for experienced scientists and a foundational guide for those new to the field, fostering new ideas and future breakthroughs in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Table of Contents:

Volume One

1. Recent progresses in graphene 2. Graphene Nanostructures and nanocomposites  3. Harnessing the power of graphene quantum dots  4. Graphene and its nanocomposites for gas sensor applications  5. 2D Graphene materials for next generation Optoelectronic Applications 6. Development of 2D-dichalcogenides (MoS2/WS2) for the spintronics applications  7. 2D selenides based electrochemical sensors for biomedical application  8. 2D disulfide materials influence on environmental applications  9. Insights on incorporating selenium in chalcogenides/ chalcostibites for thermoelectric/water splitting applications  10. Recent Trends on 2D Nanomaterials for Energy Harvesting Applications  11. 2D material for photo and photoelectrochemical applications  12. Recent developments in 2D nanomaterials for electrochemical supercapacitor application  13. Exploring the potential of ferrite-2D nanocomposites for microwave applications 14. MXene-based hybrid composite: An emerging photo-responsive material  15. Two-dimensional MXenes for water treatment 16. MXene: Pioneering Era of next-generation 2D material for photocatalytic removal of environmental contaminants  17. Sensing application of MXene nanosheets-based nanocomposites

Volume Two

1.Evolution of Two-Dimensional (2D) Materials  2. Graphene and graphene-based 2D materials: synthesis, properties, and applications   3. Recent developments in graphene and its derivatives for electrochemical (Bio)sensors as well as energy storage applications  4. Graphene-based Nanocomposite Materials for Green Hydrogen Production  5. MXenes-based hybrid composite: An effective photocatalytic degradation of environmental contamination  6. Layered 2D Transition Metal diselenides for Solar Cells  7. Two-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride-based nanocomposite: synthesis, properties and food quality analysis  8. Recent breakthroughs in fullerene C60 nanostructures for organic photovoltaic advancements  9. Two-dimensional (2D) materials for Solar Cells and Supercapacitor Applications  10. Advances in Graphene and TMDs-based 2D Materials for Neurodegenerative Disorders  11. Inorganic nanosheets-based photocatalysis: Recent insights into water purification application  12. 2D Materials for a Sustainable Future  13. Recent Development in Tribological Properties of 2D Nanomaterials as Lubricant Additives  14. MXene-based Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Applications  15. Two Dimensional MXene-based Nanocomposites for Sustainable Applications  16. Ti₃C₂ MXene as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions  17. Experimental and Computational Insights into the MXene-based Nanocomposite Systems for Enhanced Fuel Cell Applications  18. Carbon-Based Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Applications