Tin Oxide Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Tin Oxide Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications discusses the latest in metal oxides, an emerging area in electronic materials. As more is learned about this important materials system, more functionalities and applications have been revealed. This key reference on the topic covers important material that is ideal for materials scientists, materials engineers and materials chemists who have been introduced to metal oxides as a general category of materials, but want to take the next step and learn more about a specific material.

Provides a complete resource on tin oxide materials systems, including in-depth discussions of properties, their synthesis, modelling methods, and applicationsPresents information on the well-investigated SnO2, but also includes discussions on its emerging stoichiometries, such as SnO and Sn3O4Includes the most relevant applications in varistors, sensing devices, fuel cells, transistors, biological studies, and much more

1. Introduction to Tin Oxide Materials 2. The structure and electronic structure of Tin Oxides 3. Electrical properties of tin oxide materials 4. Optical properties of tin oxide materials 5. Surface and interface electronic properties of tin oxide 6. Health and environment perspective of tin nanocompounds: a safety approach 7. Tin oxide nanomaterilas: active centers and gas sensor properties 8. Tin oxide thin films 9. Preparation of tin oxide nanoestructures by chemical vapor deposition 10. Tin chalcogenides and nanocomposites 11. Tin oxide-based varistors 12. Application of tin oxide in sensing devices 13. The use of tin oxide in fuel cells 14. Tin oxide based electrodes in Li-batteries 15. Tin oxide based thin film transistors 16. Electrolyte Gated Transistors using Tin oxide 17. Tin oxide based electrochomics 18. Application of tin oxide based materials in catalysis 19. Photocatalysis and Hydrogen Production from Water Solution 20. Transparent and conductive applications of tin oxide 21. Biological studies with Tin oxide materials