Metal Semiconductor Core-shell Nanostructures for Energy and Environmental Applications

Metal Semiconductor Core-Shell Nanostructures for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a concise, scholarly overview of current research into the characterization of metal semiconductor core-shell nanostructures; the book shows how their properties can be best used in energy and environmental applications, particularly for solar cell and catalysis application. Coverage is also given to the effect of metal nanoparticle for charge generation or charge separation. The book is a valuable resource for academic researchers working in the areas of nanotechnology, sustainable energy and chemical engineering, and is also of great use to engineers working in photovoltaic and pollution industries.

Includes a clear method for synthesis of core-shell nanomaterialsExplores how metal semiconductor core-shell nanostructures can be used to improve the efficiency of solar cellsExplains how the characteristics of metal semiconductor core-shell nanostructures make them particularly useful for sustainable energy and environmental applications

1. Introduction to semiconductor nanomaterial and its optical and electronics properties Manoj Kumar Nayak Sr. and Jaswant Singh 2. Core–shell nanostructures: an insight into their synthetic approaches Suman Singh, Vishaldeep Kaur, JYOTI SINGH and Nishant Kumar 3. Characterization of metal, semiconductor, and metal-semiconductor core–shell nanostructures Kumud Malika Tripathi 4. Metal/semiconductor core/shell nanostructures for environmental remediation Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri 5. Metal-semiconductor core–shell nanomaterials for energy applications Bhaghavathi Parambath Vinayan and Rupali Nagar 6. Metal-semiconductor core–shell nanostructured photocatalysts for environmental applications and their recycling process Kunal Mondal 7. Metal and metal-semiconductor core–shell nanostructures for plasmonic solar cell applications Rahul Ranjan, Narendra Singh, Mrinmoy Misra and Raju Kumar Gupta 8. Core–shell nanostructures as a platform for sensing applications Pawan Kumar, Ki-Hyun Kim and Vasudha Bansal