Advanced 2D Materials

Ashutosh Tiwari is Chairman and Managing Director of Tekidag AB; Group Leader, Advanced Materials and Biodevices at the world premier Biosensors and Bioelectronics Centre at IFM, Linköping University; Editor-in-Chief, Advanced Materials Letters and Advanced Materials Reviews; Secretary General, International Association of Advanced Materials; a materials chemist and docent in the Applied Physics with the specialization of Biosensors and Bioelectronics from Linköping University, Sweden. He has more than 400 publications in the field of materials science and nanotechnology with h-index of 30 and has edited/authored over 25 books on advanced materials and technology.Mikael Syväjärvi received a PhD degree in materials science from Linköping University, Sweden in 1999. His expertise is in materials growth and technologies of SiC, graphene and related materials. He has published more than 200 journal and conference papers. He is a co-inventor of The Cubic Sublimation Method for cubic SiC and the Fast Sublimation Growth Process that is applied for industrial development of fluorescent hexagonal SiC. He also co-invented the High Temperature Graphene and co-founded Graphensic AB that manufactures and supplies graphene on SiC.

• Preface xiiiPart 1 Synthesis, Characterizations, Modelling and Properties1 Two-Dimensional Layered Gallium Selenide: Preparation, Properties, and Applications 3Wenjing Jie and Jianhua Hao1.1 Introduction 41.2 Preparation of 2D Layered GaSe Crystals 51.3 Structure, Characterization, and Properties 101.4 Applications 241.5 Conclusions and Perspectives 31Acknowledgment 32References 322 Recent Progress on the Synthesis of 2D Boron Nitride Nanosheets 37Li Fu and Aimin Yu2.1 Boron Nitride and Its Nanomorphologies 372.2 Boron Nitride Nanosheets Synthesis 392.3 Conclusion 56References 573 The Effects of Substrates on 2D Crystals 67Emanuela Margapoti, Mahmoud M. Asmar and Sergio E. Ulloa3.1 Introduction 683.2 Fundamental Studies of 2D Crystals 713.3 Graphene Symmetries and Their Modification by Substrates and Functionalization 803.4 TMDs on Insulators and Metal Substrates 893.5 Conclusion 107References 1084 Hubbard Model in Material Science: Electrical Conductivity and Reflectivity of Models of Some 2D Materials 115Vladan Celebonovic4.1 Introduction 1154.2 The Hubbard Model 1164.3 Calculations of Conductivity 1244.4 The Hubbard Model and Optics 1354.5 Conclusions 141Acknowledgment 142References 142Part 2 State-of-the-art Design of Functional 2D composites5 Graphene Derivatives in Semicrystalline Polymer Composites 147Sandra Paszkiewicz, Anna Szymczyk and Zbigniew Rosłaniec5.1 Introduction 1475.2 Preparation of Polymer Nanocomposites Containing Graphene Derivatives 1505.3 Properties of Graphene-based Polymer Nanocomposites 1565.4 Synergic Effect of 2D/1D System 1745.5 Conclusions (Summary) and Future Perspectives 175References  1806 Graphene Oxide: A Unique Nano-platform to Build Advanced Multifunctional Composites 193André F. Girão, Susana Pinto, Ana Bessa, Gil Gonçalves, Bruno Henriques, Eduarda Pereira and Paula A. A. P. Marques6.1 Introduction to Graphene Oxide as Building Unit 1946.2 Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering 1966.3 Water Remediation 2066.4 Multifunctional Structural Materials 2126.5 Conclusions (Final Remarks) 223Acknowledgments 224References 2247 Synthesis of ZnO–Graphene Hybrids for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants 237Alina Pruna and Daniele Pullini7.1 Introduction into Wastewater Treatment 2377.2 Semiconductor-based Photocatalytic Degradation Mechanism 2397.3 ZnO Hybridization toward Enhanced Photocatalytic Efficiency 2407.4 Synthesis Approaches for ZnO–Graphene Hybrid Photocatalysts 2427.5 ZnO–Graphene Hybrid Photocatalysts 2447.6 Ternary Hybrids with ZnO and rGO Materials 2707.7 Conclusions 276Acknowledgments 278References 2788 Covalent and Non-covalent Modification of Graphene Oxide Through Polymer Grafting 287Akbar Hassanpour, Khatereh Gorbanpour and Abbas Dadkhah Tehrani8.1 Introduction 2888.2 Covalent Modification of Graphene Oxide 2888.3 Non-covalent Modification of Graphene Oxide 3148.4 Composites and Grafts of GO with Natural Polymers 3218.5 Conclusion 333Acknowledgment 334References 334Part 3 High-tech Applications of 2D Materials9 Graphene–Semiconductor Hybrid Photocatalysts and Their Application in Solar Fuel Production 355Pawan Kumar, Anurag Kumar, Chetan Joshi, Rabah Boukherrouband Suman L. Jain9.1 Introduction 3569.2 Conclusion 379References 37910 Graphene in Sensors Design 387Andreea Cernat, Mihaela Tertiș, Luminiţa Fritea and Cecilia Cristea10.1 Introduction 38810.2 Fabrication and Characterization of Graphene-based Materials 38910.3 Applications 39410.4 Conclusions 418Acknowledgements 418References 41911 Bio-applications of Graphene Composites: From Bench to Clinic 433Meisam Omidi, A. Fatehinya, M. Frahani, Z. Niknam, A. Yadegari, M. Hashemi, H. Jazayeri, H. Zali, M. Zahedinik, and L. Tayebi11.1 Introduction 43311.2 Synthesis and Structural Features 43511.3 Biomedical Applications 43811.4 Conclusions (Current Limitations and Future Perspectives) 457References  46112 Hydroxyapatite–Graphene as Advanced Bioceramic Composites for Orthopedic Applications 473Wan Jeffrey Basirun, Saeid Baradaran and Bahman Nasiri-Tabrizi12.1 Background of Study 47412.2 Literature Review 47812.3 Functional Specifications 48612.4 Summary and Concluding Remarks 494References 495