Nanotechnology-driven engineered materials: new insights

400 Pages·2019·35.238 MB·English

by  Thomas, Sabu

NANOTECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN
ENGINEERED MATERIALS
New Insights

NANOTECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN
ENGINEERED MATERIALS
New Insights
Edited by
Sabu Thomas, PhD
Yves Grohens, PhD
Nandakumar Kalarikkal, PhD
Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, PhD
Praveen K. M.
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ABOUT THE EDITORS
Sabu Thomas, DSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC
Sabu Thomas, PhD, is the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi
University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also Founding Director of the
International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotech-
nology and Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of
Chemical Sciences at the same university. Professor Thomas has received
a number of national and international awards, including a Fellowship of
the Royal Society of Chemistry; Distinguished Professorship from the
Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; an MRSI medal; a CRSI medal; and the
Sukumar Maithy award. He is on the list of most productive researchers
in India, holding the fifth position. University of Lorraine, France and
Université Bretagne Sud, France have awarded honoris causa (especially
of a degree awarded without examination as a mark of esteem) to him.
Professor Thomas has published over 600 peer-reviewed research papers,
reviews, and book chapters. He has delivered over 300 plenary, inaugural
and invited lectures at national/international meetings across 30 coun-
tries. He has established a state-of-the-art laboratory at Mahatma Gandhi
University in the area of polymer science and engineering and nanoscience
and nanotechnology through external funding from various organizations
and institutes, including DST, CSIR, UGC, DBT, DRDO, AICTE, ISRO,
TWAS, KSCSTE, BRNS, UGC-DAE, Du Pont, USA, General Cables,
USA, Surface Treat, Czech Republic, and Apollo Tyres. The h-index of
Professor Thomas is 87, and his work has been cited more than 23,850
times. He also has four patents to his credit.
Yves Grohens, PhD
Yves Grohens, PhD, is Director of the ComposiTIC Technical Platform
and Head of the composites research group of the IRDL-CNRS labora-
tory (Material Engineering) at the Université de Bretagne Sud, France.
His master’s and PhD degrees were from Besançon University, France.
After finishing his studies, he worked as Assistant Professor and later as
Professor in various reputed universities in France. He has been an invited
vi About the Editors
professor to many universities in different parts of the world as well. His
areas of interest include physicochemical studies of polymer surfaces
and interfaces, phase transitions in thin films confinement, nano- and bio
composites design and characterization, and biodegradation of polymers
and biomaterials. He has written several book chapters, monographs,
and scientific reviews and has published 230 international papers. He
is chairman and member of advisory committees of many international
conferences.
Nandakumar Kalarikkal, PhD
Nandakumar Kalarikkal, PhD, is Associate Professor of Physics at the
School of Pure and Applied Physics, as well as Joint Director of the Centre
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India.
He has published more than 80 research articles in peer-reviewed journals
and has co-edited several books. Dr. Kalarikkal’s research group focuses
on the specialized areas of nanomultiferroics, nanosemiconductors, nano-
phosphors, nanocomposites, nanoferroelectrics, nanoferrites, nanomedi-
cine, nanosensors, ion beam radiation effects and phase transitions. The
research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries
and various research and academic institutions all over the world and is
performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. The Dr.
Nandakumar Kalarikkal Centre is equipped with various sophisticated
instruments and has established state-of-art experimental facilities that
cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad.
Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, PhD
Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, PhD is Professor and a National Research
Foundation (NRF), South Africa-rated researcher at the Department of
Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research
is in the broad area of nanotechnology and includes green synthesis
of semiconductor and metal nanomaterials for different applications
which include, but are not limited to, biological (imaging, labeling, and
therapeutic), optical, environmental, and water treatment. He has authored
and co-authored many journal publications, book chapters, and books. He
is a reviewer for many international journals in the field of nanotechnology
and has won many accolades both local and international.
About the Editors vii
Praveen K. M.
Praveen K. M. is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Saint-
gits College of Engineering, India. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Engi-
neering Sciences at the Université de Bretagne Sud – Laboratory IRDL
PTR1, Research Center “Christiaan Huygens,” Lorient, France, in the area
of coir-based polypropylene micro composites and nanocomposites. He
has published an international article in Applied Surface Science and has
presented posters and papers at national and international conferences.
He also has worked with the Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia;
Mahatma Gandhi University, India; and the Technical University, Liberec,
Czech Republic. His current research interests include plasma modifica-
tion of polymers, polymer composites for neutron-shielding applications,
and nanocellulose.

CONTENTS
List of Contributors ....................................................................................xi
List of Abbreviations .................................................................................xv
Preface .....................................................................................................xix
PART I: Nanoparticles Assembly and Nanostructured Materials .....1
1. Self-Assembly of Droplets on 1D and 2D Patterned Surfaces:
A Review ......................................................................................................3
V. Madhurima and K. Nilavarasi
2. An Overview of Techniques and Parameters Affecting
Synthesization of Silver Nanowires .........................................................41
Ayşe Çelik Bedeloğlu, Gökçenur Sağlam, and Sukhwinder K. Bhullar
3. Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles on Poly(Glycidyl Methacrylate):
Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Application ........................63
S. Mohammed Safiullah, K. Abdul Wasi, and K. Anver Basha
4. Structural (Neutron Diffraction) and Physical Property Studies in
SbSe-(CuI) Chalcohalide Glasses and Nano-Crystals .........................79
2 3
Rashmi M. Jogad, P. S. R. Krishna, G. P. Kothiyal, and Mahantappa S. Jogad
5. Block Copolymer Micelles and Nanoparticles Hybrid Assemblies:
Synthesis and Characterization .............................................................113
Lavnaya Tandon and Poonam Khullar
6. Electron–Hole Bilayer Systems in Semicondutors:
A Theoretical Perspective .......................................................................141
Ayan Khan and B. Tanatar
PART II: Nanocomposite Properties .................................................173
7. Polymer Nanocomposites: A Case Study of Rubber Toughened
Epoxy/CTBN Matrix in the Presence of Clay and Carbon
Nanotubes as Nanofillers ........................................................................175
Bhagwan F. Jogi, Madan Kulkarni, P. K. Brahmankar, D. Ratna, and Rinul M. Dhajekar