Advances in Metal Oxides and Their Composites for Emerging Applications

Dr. Sagar D. Delekar is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Shivaji University, Kolhapur (MS) India. Dr. Delekar obtained his Master of Science and Ph. D. degree in Chemistry from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He has also completed a summer research fellowship at the well-reputed Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India). He is also a recipient of fast track proposals for Young Scientists as well as the prestigious Raman Fellowship sponsored by the Indian Government. Under the Raman fellowship, he worked as post-doctoral fellow with the Nobel Laureate Sir Harold Kroto at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA. Dr. Delekar has broad research interests in the field of Inorganic Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry, and Nanomaterials for various applications such as energy harvesting, catalytic studies, and biomedical fields.

Part 1. Introduction to Metal Oxide-Based Composites
1. Metal Oxide Engineering via Phase and Composition Control
2. Metal Oxide Based Composites: Synthesis and Characterization

Part 2. Metal Oxides-Based Composites in Energy Technologies
3. Metal oxide nanocomposites for energy storage applications
4. Metal Oxide-based Nanocomposites for Supercapacitive Applications
5. Metal Oxides-Based Composites as Anodes in Lithium Ion Batteries
6. Metal Oxides Based Composites and their Applications in Fuel Cells
7. Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Organic Photovoltaic Applications
8. Hybrids of Nanocrystalline Metal Oxide-based Composites for Third Generations Solar Cells Technologies
9. Role of Metal Oxides as Photoelectrode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
10. Nanostructured Inorganic Metal Oxide-MOF-based Electrodes for Solar Cells
11. Metal Oxides as Photoanode and Cathode for Water Oxidation and Reduction for Harvesting Hydrogen Fuel

Part 3. Other Applications of Metal Oxides-Based Composites
12. Analytical Applications of Metal Oxides
13. Mixed Metal Oxides Nanocomposites for Environmental Remediation
14. Metal Oxide Nanocomposites in Water and Wastewater Treatment
15. Self-cleaning Photoactive Metal Oxide Based Concrete Surfaces for Environmental Remediation
16. Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: Design and Their Use in Antimicrobial Coatings
17. Metal Oxide Composites in Organic Transformations
18. Metal Oxide Based Composites as Photocatalysts