2D and Quasi-2D Composite and Nanocomposite Materials: Properties and Photonic Applications

2D and Quasi-2D Composite and Nanocomposite Materials: Theory, Properties and Photonic Applications covers the theory, characterization and computational modeling of 2D composite materials and shows how they are used for the creation of materials for 3D structures

The book covers three major themes:

Properties of 2D and quasi-2D composites are discussed in the context of homogenization theory. Homogenization results are discussed for spatiotemporal material composites assembled from materials which are distributed on a micro-scale in space and in time. New types of transport phenomena and localization in random media are addressed, with particular attention to the non-reciprocity of transport coefficients. Plasmonics and magneto-optics are also of particular interest. Magneto-transport and sub-wavelength resolution in electromagnetic and acoustic imaging are further considered.

This book is an important resource for materials scientists and engineers working on nanomaterials, photonic composites, and materials theory, modeling and simulations.

Outlines major modelling techniques of 2D nanocomposites for photonic applicationsExplores how the properties of 2D nanocomposites make them suitable for use for building 3D structuresAssesses the challenges of using 2D nanocomposites for designing new devices on a mass scale

1. Graphene-based hyperbolic metamaterials with nonlocal quantum gain
2. Regulating spin dynamics of graphene flakes
3. Design of bandgaps in photonic crystals
4. Multiperiodic one-dimensional photonic crystals
5. Absorption and reflection of light by nanocomposite films
6. Lead-free ceramics based on potassium-bismuth titanate K0.5Bi0.5TiO3
7. Nonlocal effects in nanolayered hyperbolic metamaterials
8. Conductivity and elasticity of graphene-type composites
9. Application of integral equations to simulating local fields in carbon nanotube reinforced composites
10. Field induced by a flat graphene structure
11. Modeling, simulations, and properties of thin films near graphene and its derivatives