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Doping of Metal Oxides: From Fundamentals to Applications covers the concepts, synthesis, characterization, and applications of doped metal oxides. The book begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of doping, including electronic structure, band gap engineering, and types of dopant agents, before exploring the various synthesis methods and characterization techniques. The book also explores the challenges and limitations in doping metal oxides, and offers insights into emerging trends and prospects.
The book adopts a systematic and logical approach focused on providing an in-depth understanding of the concept of doping, synthesis and characterization techniques, and applications of doped metal oxides, making it an essential resource for anyone seeking to gain deeper knowledge of this exciting field.Brief description:
Dr. Srikanta Moharana is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.Phil. degrees in Chemistry from the School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, India. He received his M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He has published more than 77 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and over 85 book chapters in renowned international publications such as RSC, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. Besides, he has edited 15 books under the banner of Elsevier, Springer Nature, RSC, and Taylor & Francis publications. Under his guidance, two PhD students have successfully received their Ph.D. degrees. Moreover, he has actively participated in and presented his research work at several international conferences and has been a Reviewer for reputed international journals. He has been awarded the Prof. G. B. Behera's Best PhD thesis award under the banner of the Orissa Chemical Society, Odisha, India. He has more than 8 years of teaching and research experience. His research experience and interests lie in carbon nanomaterials (graphene and carbon nanotubes) and functional ceramic-based polymer nanocomposite synthesis and characterization for advanced energy storage applications. He is a Life Member of the Orissa Chemical Society.