This book systematically summarizes research achievements of the last two decades in the field of low-dimensional materials. It covers materials such as carbon nanotubes, MOF and boron nitride for applications in electronics, energy and photonics.
1 CONTROLLED GROWING AND PATTERNING MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCNTS) ARRAYS FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY APPLICATION1.1 Growth of vertical aligned MWCNTs on various substrates by CVD1.2 Patterning technologies for aligned MWCNTs arrays1.3 Surface modification on MWCNTs arrays for sensing applications2 CONTROLLED GROWTH AND ARCHITECTURE OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCNTS) ON SUBSTRATE FOR NANOELECTRONIC DEVICE APPLICATIONS2.1 Challenges of carbon nanotubes for nano-electronic device applications 2.2 Controlled growth of SWCNTs on substrate2.3 Constructing the architecture of SWCNTs2.4 Controlling the chirality of carbon nanotubes2.5 SWCNTs based device applications3 HETEROATOM-DOPED GRAPHENE AS METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYST FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION (ORR) IN FUEL CELL3.1 Challenges for full cell 3.2 Doping heteroatoms into graphene3.3 Heteroatoms doped graphene as electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR
)3.4 Prospect for heteroatom-doped graphene as electrocatalyst for ORR4 CARBON-BASED MATERIALS FOR ULTRAFAST AND LONG-LIFE LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERY4.1 The advantages and disadvantage of lithium sulfur battery4.2 Design and synthesis of carbon-based Materials for Li-S battery4.3 Suppression of shuttle effect of polysulfide ions 4.4 Performance of Li-S battery4.5 Prospect of carbon-based materials for Li-S battery application5 UNIQUE PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF ATOMICALLY THIN BORON NITRIDE5.1 Preparation of atomically thin boron nitride5.2 Unique properties of atomically thin boron nitride5.3 Applications of atomically thin boron nitride6 METAL-ORGANIC-FRAMEWORK (MOFS) AND MOFS-DERIVED CARBONS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION APPLICATIONS6.1. MOFs used as solid electrolyte in all solid battery 6.2 MOFs used as functional materials in Li-S6.3 MOFs-derived carbons for energy storage and conversion applic
ations7 CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS OF METAL HETEROSTRUCTURES AND THEIR CATALYTIC PROPERTIES7.1 Basic principle of the nucleation and growth of metal heterostructures 7.2 Synthesis of metal nanocrystals and nanostructures7.3 Catalytic applications of metal heterostructures8 DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS OF BI-BASED PHOTOCATALYSTS8.1 Basic principle of photocatalysis and the advantages of Bi-based photocatalysts8.2 Controlled synthesis of various nanostructured Bi-based photocatalysts.8.3 Strategies on enhancing photocatalytic activity of Bi-based photocatalysts8.4 Applications of Bi-based photocatalysts8.5 Summary and outlook9 FABRICATION OF 2D SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS FOR PHOTO-ELECTRONIC DETECTION APPLICATIONS9.1 The overview of 2D semiconductors and heterostructures9.2 Controlled preparation, transfer and modulation of 2D semiconductors9.3 van der Waals heterostructures9.4 Summary and outlook10 SY
NTHESIS AND MODIFICATION OF METAL AND OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES FOR C-H SELECTIVE ACTIVATION10.1 Metal nanostructures10.2 Oxide nanostructures10.3 Metal-oxide composite nanostructures 10.4 C-H selective activation
