Functional Metal Oxide Nanostructures

This book focuses on recent advances in the study of metal oxide nanostructures. Expert contributors examine basic physical properties, synthesis, and processing, and review the latest applications in such areas as energy and data storage.

Metal oxides and particularly their nanostructures have emerged as animportant class of materials with a rich spectrum of properties and greatpotential for device applications. In this book, contributions from leadingexperts emphasize basic physical properties, synthesis and processing, and thelatest applications in such areas as energy, catalysis and data storage. Functional Metal Oxide Nanostructuresis an essential reference for any materials scientist or engineer with aninterest in metal oxides, and particularly in recent progress in defectphysics, strain effects, solution-based synthesis, ionic conduction, and theirapplications.

Addresses a hot area of electronic and magnetic materials Covers basic properties, synthesis, processing, and applications Focuses on nanoscale aspects of metal oxides Presents both recently developed theories and state-of-the-art applications Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Metal oxides and particularly their nanostructures have emerged as an important class of materials with a rich spectrum of properties and great potential for device applications. In this book, contributions from leading experts emphasize basic physical properties, synthesis and processing, and the latest applications in such areas as energy, catalysis and data storage. Functional Metal Oxide Nanostructures is an essential reference for any materials scientist or engineer with an interest in metal oxides, and particularly in recent progress in defect physics, strain effects, solution-based synthesis, ionic conduction, and their applications.

• Addresses a hot area of electronic and magnetic materials

• Covers basic properties, synthesis, processing, and applications

• Focuses on nanoscale aspects of metal oxides

• Presents both recently developed theories and state-of-the-art applications

Inhalt

Preface.- 1. New Opportunities on Phase Transitions of Correlated Electron Nanostructures.- 2. Controlling the Conductivity in Oxide Semiconductors.- 3. The Role of Defects in Functional Oxide Nanostructures.- 4. Emergent Metal-Insulator Transitions Associated with Electronic Inhomogeneities in Low-Dimensional Complex Oxides.- 5. Optical Properties of Nanoscale Transition Metal Oxides.- 6. Electronic Properties of Post-Transition Metal Oxide Semiconductor Surfaces.- 7. In Search of a Truly Two-Dimensional Metallic Oxide.- 8. Solution Phase Approach to TiO 2 Nanostructures.- 9. Oxide-Based Photonic Crystals from Biological Templates.- 10. Low-Dimensionality and Epitaxial Stabilization in Metal Supported Oxide Nanostructures: Mn x O y on Pd(100).- 11. One Dimensional Oxygen-Deficient Metal Oxides.- 12. Oxide Nanostructures for Energy Storage.- 13. Metal Oxide Resistive Switching Memory.- 14. Nano Metal Oxides for Li-Ion Batteries.