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Dr. Kumar is an experimental physicist with expertise in developing and studying sculptured thin films and interfaces. Dr. Kumar received his Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, in 2017. He has been working at Kyoto University since February 2018. His primary area of research is the synthesis of novel nanostructures by glancing angle deposition for plasmonics, surface-enhanced spectroscopy, photocatal-

ysis, water repellent surfaces, and bio/chemical sensing applications.

Dr. Prabhat Kumar is a researcher in experimental material science with a specialization in transition metal oxides and dichalcogenides. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, in 2019. He has an MTech in Nanotechnology and a BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Dr. Kumar has experience in thin-film characterizations by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, electron microscopy,

and thin films based terahertz modulators. He is currently working at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences on atomic layer deposition technique for ultra-thin films of oxides and nitrides. He also has experience in energy storage and biomedical sensor applications of 3D graphene.

Dr. Chandra Shakher Pathak obtained his doctoral degree in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. He obtained an MSc in Physics from Kumaun University Nainital, Uttarakhand, and an MTech (Gold medalist) in Advanced Materials Science and Technology from NIT Durgapur, India. Dr. Pathak's research work lies in the area of nanomaterials, thin-film growth, characterization, and electronic devices.

He has research experience in nanomaterials, organic-inorganic heterojunctions, Schottky diodes, 2D materials, conducting atomic force microscopy, Kelvin probe force microscopy, and photovoltaics. Currently, he is working on the fabrication and stability of hybrid perovskite solar cells at Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. His bio-data has been published in Marquis Who's Who in the World 2014 (31st edition), Marquis Who's Who in the World 2015 (32nd Edition), and Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2016– 2017 (12th Edition).

Contents

**Section 1**

Nanocomposites

*and Ram Naresh Mahaling*

*by Nguyen Hoang Nam*

and Future Trends

**Section 2**

**Preface XI**

Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanostructures **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 25**

**Chapter 3 47**

**Chapter 4 61**

Biomedical Uses of Silver Nanostructures **81**

**Chapter 5 83**

**Chapter 6 95**

Silver Nanoparticles: Properties, Synthesis, Characterization, Applications

*by Sunil T. Galatage, Aditya S. Hebalkar, Shradhey V. Dhobale, Omkar R. Mali,* 

Synthesis, Dielectric and Electrical Properties of Silver-Polymer

*by Srikanta Moharana, Ankita Subhrasmita Gadtya, Rozalin Nayak* 

Multifunctional Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications

*Pranav S. Kumbhar, Supriya V. Nikade and Suresh G. Killedar*

Biomedical Applications of Silver Nanoparticles *by Manikandan Dhayalan, Priadharsini Karikalan, Mohammed Riyaz Savaas Umar and Nalini Srinivasan*

*by Olga V. Morozova and Dmitry V. Klinov*

Nanosilver in Biomedicine: Advantages and Restrictions

Synthesis, Characterization of Dichlorofluorescein Silver Nanoparticles (DCF-SNPs) and Their Effect on Seed Germination of *Vigna radiata by Bipin Deochand Lade, Arti Sanjay Shanware and Ruchika M. Barapatre*
