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Description: First edition. | Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifers: LCCN 2021058577 (print) | LCCN 2021058578 (ebook) | ISBN 9781032013947 (hardback) | ISBN 9781032013992 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003178453 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Two-dimensional materials. Classifcation: LCC TA418.9.T96 A123 2022 (print) | LCC TA418.9.T96 (ebook) | DDC 620.1/12—dc23/eng/20220120 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021058577 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021058578 ISBN: 978-1-032-01394-7 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-01399-2 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-17845-3 (ebk) DOI: 10.1201/9781003178453 Typeset in Times by codeMantra I would like to dedicate this book to my parents who taught me the importance of electricity (energy). Contents Preface.......................................................................................................................xi Author .................................................................................................................... xiii Contributors .............................................................................................................xv Chapter 1 Chemistry of 2D Materials for Energy Applications ...........................1 Charu Goyal, Anuj Kumar, and Ram K. Gupta Chapter 2 Advanced 2D Materials for Energy Applications .............................. 21 Immanuel Paulraj and Chia-Jyi Liu Chapter 3 Top-Down Synthesis of 2D Nanomaterials ........................................37 Arpana Agrawal Chapter 4 Bottom-Up Synthesis of 2D Nanomaterials for Energy Applications ...........................................................................53 Felipe de Souza and Ram K. Gupta Chapter 5 Types of Energy Devices and Working Principles ............................. 71 Yuyan Wang, Yang Liu, Linrui Hou, and Changzhou Yuan Chapter 6 Theoretical Considerations of 2D Materials in Energy Applications ...........................................................................89 Harsha Rajagopalan, Pawan Kumar Dubey, Jyotsna Chaturvedi, and Laxmi Narayan Tripathi Chapter 7 2D Nanomaterials Using Thin Film Deposition Technologies ........ 109 Kwadwo Mensash-Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Daniel Yeboah, Emmanuel Acheampong Tsiwah, and Ram K. Gupta Chapter 8 Wafer-Scale Growth and High-Throughput Characterization of Ultrathin 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDCs) for Energy Applications .........................................................................139 Shraddha Ganorkar and Mangesh Diware vii viii Contents Chapter 9 Morphological Aspects of 2D Nanomaterials for Energy Applications ......................................................................... 161 Jing Ning, Maoyang Xia, Dong Wang, Jincheng Zhang, and Yue Hao Chapter 10 Effect of Exfoliation on Structural and Electrochemical Properties ......................................................................................... 175 Gibin George, Deepthi Panoth, Brijesh K, Anjali Paravannoor, Nagaraja Hosakoppa, Yu-Hsu Chang, and Sreejesh Moolayadukkam Chapter 11 Tuning of Bandgap and Electronic Properties for Energy Applications ......................................................................... 191 Maoyang Xia, Jing Ning, Dong Wang, Jincheng Zhang, and Yue Hao Chapter 12 Electrolyte Membrane for 2D Nanomaterials ..................................205 S. Mohanapriya, S. Vinod Selvaganesh, and P. Dhanasekaran Chapter 13 Nanocomposites of 2D Materials for Enhanced Electrochemical Properties ..............................................................223 Nitika Devi, Alok Kumar Rai, and Rajesh Kumar Singh Chapter 14 Recent Developments in Group II-VI Based Chalcogenides and Their Potential Application in Solar Cells ................................245 Saif Ali, Faheem K. Butt, Junaid Ahmad, Zia Ur Rehman, Sami Ullah, Mashal Firdous, Sajid Ur Rehman, and Zeeshan Tariq Chapter 15 Photovoltaic Application of Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide: Perspectives on Material Characteristics and Device Performance ..................................................................263 Tabitha A. Amollo and Vincent O. Nyamori Chapter 16 Revolutionizing the Field of Solar Cells by Utilization of Nanoscale Metal Oxide/Hydroxide Based 2D Materials .................279 Shaan Bibi Jaffri and Khuram Shahzad Ahmad Contents ix Chapter 17 2D Materials for Flexible Photo Detector Applications ................... 291 Aruna Pattipati and Joseph Chennemkeril Mathew Chapter 18 2D Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production .........303 Arun Prasad Murthy and Nihila Rahamathulla Chapter 19 Application of Graphene Family Materials for High-Performance Batteries and Fuel Cells..................................... 321 Chen Shen and S. Olutunde Oyadiji Chapter 20 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMD)-Based Nanomaterials for Lithium/Sodium-ion Batteries............................ 341 Tian Wang, Ashok Kumar Kakarla, and Jae Su Yu Index ...................................................................................................................... 361