Advanced Functional Materials for Sustainable Environment

本書深入探討全球在功能性材料領域的最新研究，這些材料專門用於能量收集、儲存和環境監測。隨著技術日新月異，保持對材料最新進展的了解已成為當前的迫切需求，這些材料包括電子材料、磁性材料、光學材料、自適應材料、介電材料等，這些都是開發新功能以提高性能並有利於可持續環境所必需的。本書涵蓋的廣泛領域包括能量收集、能量儲存和環境監測傳感器所需的各種材料知識。本書對於初學者、研究人員和學術界人士來說，是有價值的參考資料，涉及新型功能性材料在設備應用中的應用。本書涵蓋了多種主題：多功能材料、二維材料、感測材料、環境研究材料、材料的DFT和太陽能模擬、鈣鈦礦及雙鈣鈦礦材料、能量轉換和儲存材料、智能材料、先進功能材料、高分子材料、複合材料、可持續發展材料、納米材料和薄膜。

Dr. R.K. Kotnala is an Indian scientist, who is world-renowned for his spectacular work in Net Carbon Zero, Hydroelectric Cell, Water Splitting by Non-Photocatalytic process, Nanomaterials, Multiferroic, Spintronics, Magnetics & Biomedical Devices Metrology. With his constant hard work and dedication Dr. Kotnala, along with Dr. Jyoti Shah, has contributed exceptionally to a path-breaking invention of a green and clean energy device-Hydroelectric Cell. The hydroelectric cell is an astounding, miraculous, and incredible invention in the green energy domain and a panacea towards achieving Net Carbon zero. Dr. Kotnala is well known in the science fraternity for his outstanding contributions in the field of Solar cells, Multiferroics, Spintronics, Clean Energy, Environmental sciences, and Values of Scientific Ethics. He has written many books, chapters and delivered countless scientific lectures in diversified areas. He is also creating awareness for science among youth through numerous invited talks and YouTube videos on simple scientific concepts.

Dr. Anjali Sharma Kaushik received her B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics in the year 2006, 2008 and 2013 respectively, from University of Delhi. At Present, she is serving as Assistant Professor at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi. She is also working as Fellow of Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi. Her research interests are in gas sensor systems that include sensor characterization and development of metal oxide films for sensor coatings. She is working towards the fabrication of MEMS based Electronic-Nose for gas sensing applications. Her area of interest also includes the metal oxide based thermoelectric energy harvesters and fabrication of 2D materials like MoS2 for sensing applications. She is recipient of Dr. G.C. Jain Memorial Award for best Ph.D. thesis by Material Research Society of India in year 2015 and Shri Ram Arora Award at 141st Annual meeting of The Metals, Minerals and Materials Society, Orlando USA in year 2012 for her excellence in Materials and Engineering. She has published more than 60 papers in journals of high repute with h-index of 24 and has one Indian patent (granted), one Indian patent (published) and four Indian patent (applied). She has been granted one Core Grant Research Proposal by DST-SERB. She is also working as Co-PI in three DRDO sponsored projects. She has been a member of organizing committee and session chair of various national and international conferences. She is also actively involved in many students and administrative activities of the college.

Dr. S. Shankar Subramanian, has completed his Ph.D. from Department of Applied Physics, Delhi Technological University in 2020. He has published more than 35 publications in internationally reputed journals in the field of material science. He has also presented his work in many national and international conferences. His research areas include multiferroics, magnetoelectrics, composites, hydroelectric cell, green synthesis and energy storage studies. His doctoral thesis was focused on optimizing magnetoelectric bulk composites for energy storage applications. In addition, he is project investigator of one major research project (Rs 16.5 lakhs funded by CSIR) and co-investigator of two completed research projects (one major project of Rs 28 lakhs and one minor project of Rs 5.5 lakhs funded by University of Delhi). Furthermore, he has supervised 15 Master dissertations of students from Physics and Chemistry disciplines of various universities. He was organizing member of national conference on "New Trends In Nanotechnology And Applications" (NTNA-2018 and NTNA- 2020) and international conference "Advanced Functional Materials and Devices" (AFMD-2021) organized by Department of Physics & IQAC, ARSD College. He has also contributed as Session Chair in International Conference on "Advanced Functional Materials and Devices" (AFMD-2021) organized by Department of Physics & IQAC, ARSD College.

Dr. Amit K. Vishwakarma received his Ph.D. Degree form Delhi Technological University Delhi 2017. He has completed his UG and PG form VBS Purvanchal University Jaunpur in 2004 and 2006. Presently working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Physics at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi. His research interests are in Luminescent Phosphors materials such as Phosphors, Nanophosphors that includes optical characterization and development of ceramics for lighting, solar cell and biomedical applications. His area of interest also includes preparation of the melt quenching glasses and glass ceramics for non-invasive biomedical application. He has received research excellence award twice from Delhi Technological University for his outstanding contribution in research. Also received best presentation award in conferences. He has published more than 14 papers in journals of high repute with h-index of 10. He has completed one National Project Implementation Unit (NPIU) sponsored research project as a Co-PI. He has more than 10 years teaching experience. He is guiding various UG and PG students in their projects and is also engaged in various administrative activities of his college.

Dr. R.K. Kotnala 是一位印度科學家，以其在淨碳零、氫電池、非光催化水分解、納米材料、多鐵性、自旋電子學、磁性及生醫設備計量等領域的卓越工作而聞名於世。憑藉著不斷的努力和奉獻，Kotnala 博士與 Jyoti Shah 博士共同對一項突破性的綠色清潔能源裝置——氫電池的發明做出了卓越貢獻。氫電池在綠色能源領域是一項驚人、奇蹟般且不可思議的發明，對實現淨碳零具有重要意義。Kotnala 博士在科學界因其在太陽能電池、多鐵性、自旋電子學、清潔能源、環境科學及科學倫理價值等領域的傑出貢獻而廣為人知。他撰寫了多本書籍和章節，並在多個領域發表了無數科學講座。他還透過多場受邀演講和 YouTube 影片，向年輕人普及簡單的科學概念，提升對科學的認識。

Dr. Anjali Sharma Kaushik 於 2006、2008 和 2013 年分別在德里大學獲得物理學的學士、碩士及博士學位。目前，她擔任德里大學 Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College 的助理教授，並擔任德里大學卓越研究所的研究員。她的研究興趣包括氣體傳感器系統，涵蓋傳感器特性及金屬氧化物薄膜的開發。她致力於製作基於 MEMS 的電子鼻，用於氣體檢測應用。她的研究領域還包括基於金屬氧化物的熱電能量收集器及 MoS2 等二維材料的製作。她於 2015 年獲得印度材料研究學會頒發的 Dr. G.C. Jain 紀念獎，以表彰其最佳博士論文，並於 2012 年在美國奧蘭多舉行的第 141 屆金屬、礦物和材料學會年會上獲得 Shri Ram Arora 獎，以表彰其在材料和工程領域的卓越表現。她在高聲望的期刊上發表了超過 60 篇論文，h-index 為 24，並擁有一項已授權的印度專利、一項已發表的印度專利及四項已申請的印度專利。她獲得了由 DST-SERB 提供的一項核心研究提案資助，並在三個 DRDO 贊助的項目中擔任共同研究員。她曾是多個國內外會議的組織委員會成員及會議主席，並積極參與學校的多項學生及行政活動。

Dr. S. Shankar Subramanian 於 2020 年在德里科技大學應用物理系獲得博士學位。他在材料科學領域的國際知名期刊上發表了超過 35 篇論文，並在多個國內外會議上展示了他的研究成果。他的研究領域包括多鐵性、磁電材料、複合材料、氫電池、綠色合成及能量儲存研究。他的博士論文專注於優化磁電大宗複合材料以用於能量儲存應用。此外，他是由 CSIR 資助的一項主要研究項目的項目負責人（資金為 16.5 萬盧比），並是兩個已完成研究項目的共同研究員（其中一項主要項目資金為 28 萬盧比，另一項小型項目資金為 5.5 萬盧比，均由德里大學資助）。此外，他指導了來自不同大學的 15 篇物理和化學學科的碩士論文。他曾是「納米技術及應用新趨勢」(NTNA-2018 和 NTNA-2020) 及「先進功能材料與設備」(AFMD-2021) 會議的組織成員和會議主席，這些會議由 ARSD 學院的物理系及 IQAC 主辦。