Spectroscopy and Characterization of Nanomaterials and Novel Materials: Experiments, Modeling, Simulations, and Applications

516 Pages·2022·14.465 MB·English

by  Prabhakar Misra (editor)

SpectroscopyandCharacterizationof
NanomaterialsandNovelMaterials

Spectroscopy and Characterization of
Nanomaterials and Novel Materials
Experiments, Modeling, Simulations, and Applications
Edited by
Prabhakar Misra
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Contents
Preface xix
AbouttheEditor xxvii
PartI SpectroscopyandCharacterization 1
1 SpectroscopicCharacterizationofGraphiticNanomaterials
andMetalOxidesforGasSensing 3
OlasunboFarinre,HawazinAlghamdi,andPrabhakarMisra
1.1 IntroductionandOverview 3
1.1.1 GraphiticNanomaterials 3
1.1.1.1 SynthesisofGraphiticNanomaterials 5
1.1.2 MetalOxides 8
1.2 SpectroscopicCharacterizationofGraphiticNanomaterialsandMetal
Oxides 9
1.2.1 GraphiticNanomaterials 9
1.2.1.1 CharacterizationofCarbonNanotubes(CNTs) 10
1.2.1.2 CharacterizationofGrapheneandGrapheneNanoplatelets(GnPs) 11
1.2.2 CharacterizationofTinDioxide(SnO ) 12
2
1.3 GraphiticNanomaterialsandMetalOxide-BasedGasSensors 19
1.3.1 FabricationofGraphiticNanomaterials-BasedGasSensors 19
1.3.1.1 CarbonNanotube(CNT)-BasedGasSensors 19
1.3.1.2 GrapheneandGrapheneNanoplatelet(GnP)-BasedGasSensors 20
1.3.2 FabricationofMetalOxide-BasedGasSensors 21
1.3.2.1 TinDioxide(SnO )-BasedGasSensors 23
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1.4 ConclusionsandFutureWork 24
Acknowledgments 26
References 26
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2 Low-dimensionalCarbonNanomaterials:Synthesis,
Properties,andApplicationsRelatedtoHeatTransfer,Energy
Harvesting,andEnergyStorage 33
MaheshVaka,TejaswiniRamaBangaloreRamakrishna,KhalidMohammad,
andRashmiWalvekar
2.1 Introduction 33
2.2 SynthesisandPropertiesofLow-dimensionalCarbonNanomaterials 35
2.2.1 Zero-dimensionalCarbonNanomaterials(0-DCNs) 35
2.2.1.1 Fullerene 35
2.2.1.2 Carbon-encapsulatedMetalNanoparticles 35
2.2.1.3 Nanodiamond 37
2.2.2 Onion-likeCarbons 38
2.2.3 One-dimensionalCarbonNanomaterials 39
2.2.3.1 CarbonNanotube 39
2.2.3.2 CarbonFibers 39
2.2.4 Two-dimensionalCarbonNanomaterials 40
2.3 Applications 42
2.3.1 HydrogenStorage 42
2.3.2 SolarCells 43
2.3.3 ThermalEnergyStorage 44
2.3.4 EnergyConversion 45
2.4 Conclusions 46
References 46
3 MesoscaleSpinGlassDynamics 55
SamareshGuchhait
3.1 Introduction 55
3.2 WhatIsaSpinGlass? 56
3.2.1 SpinGlassandItsCorrelationLength 57
3.2.2 MesoscaleSpinGlassDynamics 60
3.3 Summary 64
Acknowledgments 64
References 64
4 RamanSpectroscopyCharacterizationofMechanicaland
StructuralPropertiesofEpitaxialGraphene 67
AmiraBenGouiderTrabelsi,FeodorV.Kusmartsev,AnnaKusmartseva,and
FatemahHomoudAlkallas
4.1 Introduction 67
4.2 EpitaxialGrapheneMechanicalPropertiesInvestigation 68
4.2.1 OpticalLocationofEpitaxialGrapheneLayers 68
4.2.2 RamanLocationofMechanicalPropertiesChanges 71
4.2.2.1 Graphene2DMode 71
4.2.2.2 GModeInvestigation 74
4.2.2.3 StrainPercentage 76
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4.3 RamanPolarizationStudy 77
4.3.1 SizeDomainofGrapheneLayer 77
4.3.2 PolarizationStudy 78
4.4 Conclusions 80
Acknowledgments 80
References 80
5 RamanSpectroscopyStudiesofIII–VTypeIISuperlattices 83
HenanLiuandYongZhang
5.1 Introduction 83
5.2 RamanStudyonInAs/GaSbSL 84
5.2.1 Analysison(001)ScatteringGeometry 85
5.2.2 Analysison(110)ScatteringGeometry 86
5.3 RamanStudyonInAs/InAs Sb SL 90
1−x x
5.3.1 RamanResultsfortheConstituentBulksandInAs Sb Alloys 90
1−x x
5.3.2 Analysison(001)ScatteringGeometryfortheSLs 93
5.3.3 Analysison(110)ScatteringfortheSLs 95
5.4 AComparisonAmongtheInAs/InAs Sb ,InAs/GaSb,and
1−x x
GaAs/AlAsSLs 97
5.5 Conclusion 98
References 98
6 DissectingtheMolecularPropertiesofNanoscaleMaterials
UsingNuclearMagneticResonanceSpectroscopy 101
NipanshuAgarwalandKrishnaMohanPoluri
6.1 IntroductiontoNanomaterials 101
6.2 TechniquesUsedforCharacterizationofNanomaterials 104
6.3 NuclearMagneticResonance(NMR)Spectroscopy 105
6.3.1 PrincipleofNMRSpectroscopy 106
6.3.2 VariousNMRTechniquesUsedinNanomaterialCharacterization 106
6.3.2.1 One-dimensionalNMRSpectroscopy 108
6.3.2.2 Relaxometry(T andT ) 108
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6.3.2.3 Two-dimensionalNMRSpectroscopy 110
6.3.3 AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofUsingNMRSpectroscopy 114
6.4 ApplicationsofNMRinNanotechnology 115
6.4.1 NMRforCharacterizationofNanomaterials 115
6.4.1.1 CharacterizationofGoldNanomaterialsbyNMR 115
6.4.1.2 CharacterizationofOrganicNanomaterialsbyNMR 119
6.4.1.3 CharacterizationofQuantumDotsandNanodiamonds
byNMR 120
6.4.2 ElucidatingtheMolecularCharacteristics/InteractionsofNanomaterials
UsingNMR 120
6.4.2.1 CharacterizingNanodisksUsingParamagneticNMR 120
6.4.2.2 CharacterizingNanomaterialsUsingLowFieldNMR
(LF-NMR) 123