Tailored Functional Oxide Nanomaterials: From Design to Multi-Purpose Application

The present book offers a unique combination of fundamentals and selected key applications for metal oxide nanomaterials, ranging from their preparation up to the mastering of their characteristics in an interdisciplinary view. The volume provides basic concepts related to material design through vaporand liquid-phase approaches, addressing various issues currently under way from preparation, to theoretical research, up to a broad scenario of advanced technological utilizations. Throughout the text, the authors illustrate various aspects for the understanding and real-world end uses of the most important class of inorganic materials, elucidating the interplay between fabrication, chemico-physical characterization, and functional behavior in selected fields. The latter comprise the following: - Photo-activated pollutant degradation. - (Photo)electrochemical systems and devices for sustainable energy production and storage. - Current trends regarding ferromagnetic/ferroelectric and spintronic heterostructures, batteries, electrochromics, andminiaturized gas sensors for day-to-day life.