Meet the editor

Dr. Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy is currently a contract professor in the Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, South Korea. He has more than eight years of teaching and research experience in the synthesis and characterization of 2D nanomaterials. His research works are focused on Raman spectroscopic analysis of low-dimensional materials, development of next-generation energy harvesting and storage

devices using two-dimensional nanostructures beyond graphene, and advanced EES systems or Electric Vehicles (EVs). With a Hirsch index of 41, Dr. Karthikeyan's great research achievements have resulted in six patent applications and more than 100 research articles in international journals. To his credit, he was recognized as one of Stanford's top scientists (2%) in the world across all scientific (nano) disciplines in 2019.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Preface XI**

Preparation of Novel Nanomaterials **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 27**

**Chapter 3 45**

**Chapter 4 61**

**Chapter 5 85**

Energy Storage and Harvesting Applications of Nanomaterials **113**

**Chapter 6 115**

**Chapter 7 141**

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zinc Tin Oxide Nanostructures for Photocatalysis, Energy Harvesting and Electronics *by Ana Isabel Bento Rovisco, Rita Branquinho, Joana Vaz Pinto,* 

Investigation of Alternative Techniques for Graphene Synthesis

Preparation of Hollow Nanostructures via Various Methods

Preparation, Properties and Use of Nanocellulose from Non-Wood

Synthesis and Applications of Organic-Based Fluorescent Carbon Dots:

Carbon-Based Nanocomposite Materials for High-Performance

3D Ionic Networked Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Nano Channeled

*by Prasanta Kumar Sahoo, Chi-Ang Tseng, Yi-June Huang and Chuan-Pei Lee*

*Rodrigo Martins, Elvira Fortunato and Pedro Barquinha*

*by Betül Gürünlü and Mahmut Bayramoğlu*

*by Rudy Tahan Mangapul Situmeang*

*by Valerii Barbash and Olga Yaschenko*

*by Musa Yahaya Pudza and Zurina Z. Abidin*

and Their Applications

Plant Materials

Technical Review

Supercapacitors

Triboelectric Nanogenerators *by Ravi Kumar Cheedarala*

**Section 2**
