Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Hybrid Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Lithium Batteries -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Battery Requirements -- 1.2.1 Primary and Secondary Batteries -- 1.2.2 Battery Market -- 1.3 Survey of Rechargeable Batteries -- 1.4 Advanced Materials for Electrodes -- 1.4.1 Benefits and Limitations of Nanostructured Battery Materials -- 1.4.2 Hybrid Materials as Anodes -- 1.4.3 Hybrid Materials as Cathodes -- 1.5 Future Battery Strategies -- 1.5.1 Post Lithium-Ion Batteries -- 1.5.2 Lithium-Sulfur Batteries -- 1.5.3 Lithium-Air Batteries -- 1.5.3.1 Non-Aqueous Li-Air Battery -- 1.5.3.2 Aqueous Li-Air Battery -- 1.6 Limitations of Existing Strategies -- 1.7 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 High Performing Hybrid Nanomaterials for Supercapacitor Applications -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Scope of the Chapter -- 2.3 Characterization of Hybrid Nanomaterials -- 2.3.1 Morphological Characterization -- 2.3.2 Structural Characterization -- 2.3.3 Electrical and Electrochemical Properties -- 2.4 Hybrid Nanomaterials as Electrodes for Supercapacitor -- 2.4.1 Graphene Hybrid -- 2.4.2 Nanostructured Metal Oxide-Sulphide Hybrids -- 2.4.3 Conducting Polymer Hybrid -- 2.4.4 Carbon Balck and Carbon Fiber Hybrid -- 2.4.5 Carbon Nanotube and Fullerene Hybrid -- 2.5 Applications of Supercapacitor -- 2.5.1 Energy Storage Smart Grid -- 2.5.2 Cold Start and Transportation -- 2.5.3 Emergency Power -- 2.5.3.1 Windmills -- 2.5.3.2 Emergency Door -- 2.5.3.3 Digital Cameras -- 2.5.3.4 Wireless Systems and Burst-Mode Communications -- 2.5.3.5 Toys -- 2.5.4 Strategic Sector -- 2.5.5 UPS and Inverter -- 2.5.6 Others -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Nanohybrid Materials in the Development of Solar Energy Applications -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Significance of Nanohybrid Materials.

3.2.1 Use of Nanostructured Materials -- 3.2.2 Materials and Band Gap Engineering -- 3.2.2.1 Binary Metal Chalcogenides -- 3.2.2.2 Binary Metal Oxides -- 3.2.3 Types of Hybrid Materials -- 3.2.3.1 Core-Shell Nanoheterostructures -- 3.2.3.2 Carbon-Based Hybrid Nanostructure -- 3.2.3.3 Polymer-Based Hybrid Nanostructure -- 3.3 Synthetic Strategies -- 3.3.1 Hot-Injection Method -- 3.3.2 Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Method -- 3.3.3 Electrochemical Anodization -- 3.3.4 Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 3.4 Application in Solar Energy Conversion -- 3.4.1 Photocatalysis -- 3.4.2 Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting -- 3.4.3 Photovoltaic Devices -- 3.4.3.1 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells -- 3.4.3.2 Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells -- 3.4.3.3 Si-Based Solar Cells -- 3.5 Summary -- References -- 4 Hybrid Nanoadsorbents for Drinking Water Treatment: A Critical Review -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Status and Health Effects of Different Pollutants -- 4.3 Removal Technologies -- 4.4 Hybrid Nanoadsorbent -- 4.4.1 Synthesis of Material -- 4.4.2 Application of Hybrid Nanoadsorbents -- 4.4.2.1 Arsenic -- 4.4.2.2 Fluoride -- 4.4.2.3 Heavy Metals -- 4.5 Issues and Challenges -- 4.6 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Advanced Nanostructured Materials in Electromagnetic Interference Shielding -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Theoretical Aspect of EMI Shielding -- 5.3 Experimental Methods in Measuring Shielding Effectiveness -- 5.4 Carbon Allotrope-Based Polymer Nanocomposites -- 5.4.1 Carbon Fiber-Filled Polymer Nanocomposites -- 5.4.2 CNT-Filled Polymer Nanocomposites -- 5.4.3 Graphene and Graphene Oxide Fillers-Based Polymer Nanocomposites -- 5.5 Intrinsically Conducting Polymer (ICP) Derived Nanocomposites -- 5.5.1 PANI in EMI Shielding Applications -- 5.5.2 PPy in EMI Shielding Applications -- 5.5.3 Core-Shell Morphology in EMI Shielding -- 5.6 Summary -- Acknowledgement -- References.

6 Preparation, Properties and the Application of Hybrid Nanomaterials in Sensing Environmental Pollutants -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Hybrid Nanomaterials: Smart Material for Sensing Environmental Pollutants -- 6.3 Synthesis Methods of Hybrid Nanomaterials -- 6.3.1 Sol-Gel Method -- 6.3.2 Hydrothermal Methods -- 6.3.3 Layer-by-Layer Deposition Method -- 6.3.4 Template-Assisted Synthesis of Hybrid Materials -- 6.3.5 Physical Vapor Deposition -- 6.3.6 Gas-Sensing Principle of Hybrid Nanomaterials -- 6.4 Basic Mechanism of Gas Sensors Using Hybrid Nanomaterials -- 6.5 Hybrid Nanomaterials-Based Conductometric Gas Sensors for Environmental Monitoring -- 6.5.1 Hybrid Nanomaterials for Volatile Organic Components -- 6.5.2 Hybrid Nanomaterials for Ammonia Detection -- 6.5.3 Hybrid Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Detection -- 6.5.4 Hybrid Nanomaterials for Nitrous Oxide Detection -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Development of Hybrid Fillers/Polymer Nanocomposites for Electronic Applications -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Factors Influencing the Properties of Filler/Polymer Composite -- 7.3 Hybridization of Fillers in Polymer Composites -- 7.4 Hybrid Fillers in Polymer Nanocomposites -- 7.5 Fabrication Methods of Hybrid Fillers/Polymer Composites -- 7.6 Applications of Hybrid Fillers/Polymer Composites -- References -- 8 High Performance Hybrid Filler Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Reinforcing Fillers -- 8.3 Necessity of Hybrid Filler Systems -- 8.4 Epoxy Resin -- 8.5 Preparation of Hybrid Filler/Epoxy Nanocomposites -- 8.6 Characterization of Hybrid Filler/Epoxy Polymer Composites -- 8.7 Properties of the Hybrid Filler/Epoxy Nanocomposites -- 8.7.1 Hybrid Fillers Based on CNT, GNP and GO -- 8.7.2 Hybrid Fillers Based on CB, CF, CNT and Graphene -- 8.7.3 Hybrid Fillers Based on Clay, CB, CNT and Glass Fibers.

8.7.4 Hybrid Fillers Based on Ceramic Powder, CNT and GNP -- 8.7.5 Hybrid Fillers Based on Silica Particle Modified Graphene and CNTs -- 8.7.6 Hybrid Fillers Based on LDHs, Organohydroxide, MoS2, and Graphene -- 8.7.7 Hybrid Fillers Based on Silicate and Liquid Rubber -- 8.8 Summary and Future Prospect -- References -- 9 Recent Developments in Elastomer/Hybrid Filler Nanocomposites -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Preparation Methods of Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.2.1 In-situ Polymerization -- 9.2.2 Solution Mixing -- 9.2.3 Melt Intercalation Method -- 9.3 Hybrid Fillers in Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.3.1 Dispersion of Hybrid Fillers in Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.3.2 Dispersion of Hybrid Fillers in PU Nanocomposites -- 9.3.3 Dispersion of Hybrid Fillers in SR Nanocomposites -- 9.3.4 Dispersion of Hybrid Fillers in NR Nanocomposites -- 9.3.5 Dispersion of Hybrid Fillers in SBR, NBR, EPDM and EVA Nanocomposites -- 9.4 Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Filler Incorporated Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.4.1 Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Filler Incorporated PU Nanocomposites -- 9.4.2 Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Filler Incorporated SR Nanocomposites -- 9.4.3 Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Filler Incorporated NR Nanocomposites -- 9.4.4 Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Filler Incorporated SBR, NBR, EPDM and EVA Nanocomposites -- 9.5 Dynamical Mechanical Analysis (DMA) of Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.5.1 DMA of Hybrid Filler Incorporated PU Nanocomposites -- 9.5.2 DMA of Hybrid Filler Incorporated SR Nanocomposites -- 9.5.3 DMA of Hybrid Filler Incorporated NR Nanocomposites -- 9.5.4 DMA of Hybrid Filler Incorporated SBR, NBR, EPDM Nanocomposites -- 9.6 Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) of Hybrid Filler Incorporated Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.6.1 TGA of Hybrid Filler Incorporated PU Nanocomposites.

9.6.2 TGA of Hybrid Filler Incorporated SR Nanocomposites -- 9.6.3 TGA of Hybrid Filler Incorporated NR Nanocomposites -- 9.6.4 TGA of Hybrid Filler Incorporated SBR, NBR, EPDM and EVA Nanocomposites -- 9.7 Differential Scanning Calorimetric (DSC) Analysis of Hybrid Filler Incorporated Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.7.1 DSC of Hybrid Filler Incorporated PU Nanocomposites -- 9.7.2 DSC of Hybrid Filler Incorporated SR Nanocomposites -- 9.7.3 DSC of Hybrid Filler Incorporated NR Nanocomposites -- 9.7.4 DSC of Hybrid Filler Incorporated SBR and NBR Nanocomposites -- 9.8 Electrical Conductivity of Hybrid Filler Incorporated Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.9 Thermal Conductivity of Hybrid Filler Incorporated Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.10 Dielectric Properties of Hybrid Filler Incorporated Elastomer Nanocomposits -- 9.11 Shape Memory Property of Hybrid Filler Incorporated Elastomer Nanocomposites -- 9.12 Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- EULA.