Meet the editors

Professor Sadia Ameen obtained her PhD in Chemistry in 2008, and then moved to Jeonbuk National University. Presently she is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Bio-Convergence Science, Jeongeup Campus, Jeonbuk National University. Her current research focuses on dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, organic solar cells, sensors, catalyst, and optoelectronic devices. She specializes in manufacturing

advanced energy materials and nanocomposites. She has achieved a Gold Medal in academics and the Merit Scholarship for the best academic performances. She is also the recipient of the Best Researcher Award. She has more than 120 peer-reviewed papers in the field of solar cells, catalyst, and sensors, and she has contributed to book chapters, edited books, and is an inventor/co-inventor of patents.

Professor M. Shaheer Akhtar completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2008, from Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea. Presently, he is working as an Associate Professor at Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea. His research interests are the photo-electrochemical characterizations of thin film semiconductor nanomaterials, composite materials, polymer-based solid-state films, solid polymer electrolytes and

electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells, small molecules based organic solar cells, and photocatalytic reactions.

Professor Hyung-Shik Shin received his PhD in the kinetics of initial oxidation Al (111) surface from the Cornell University, USA, in 1984. He is a Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University and also President of the Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejon, Republic of Korea. He has been a promising researcher and has visited several worldwide universities as a visiting pro-

fessor/invited speaker. He is an active executive member of various renowned scientific committees such as KiChE, copyright protection, KAERI, etc. He has extensive experience in electrochemistry, renewable energy sources, solar cells, organic solar cells, charge transport properties of organic semiconductors, inorganic-organic solar cells, biosensors, chemical sensors, nano-patterning of thin film materials, and photocatalytic degradation.

Contents

*by Sadia Ameen*

Solar Cells

*and Chuan-Pei Lee*

of Silicon Nanostructures

*by Rajendra Sukhadeorao Dongre*

*by Parsoua Abedini Sohi and Mojtaba Kahrizi*

Nanomaterials via Reconfiguration of Skeletal Matrix

*Chinyere A. Anyama and Bassey E. Inah*

and Applications for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Nanostructures in Dye-Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells *by Shoyebmohamad F. Shaikh, Nanasaheb M. Shinde, Damin Lee, Abdullah M. Al-Enizi, Kwang Ho Kim and Rajaram S. Mane*

*by Hsin-Ming Cheng and Shun-Wei Liu*

Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials

**Preface III**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 21**

**Chapter 4 37**

**Chapter 5 63**

**Chapter 6 79**

**Chapter 7 99** Miniaturized Gas Ionization Sensor Based on Field Enhancement Properties

**Chapter 8 115**

*by Zahra Rafiei-Sarmazdeh, Seyed Morteza Zahedi-Dizaji and Aniseh Kafi Kang*

Low-Dimensional ZnO Nanostructures: Fabrication, Optical Properties,

Structural Engineering on Pt-Free Electrocatalysts for Dye-Sensitized

*by Yi-June Huang, Han-Ting Chen, Shiuan-Bai Ann, Chun-Ting Li* 

Nano/Micro-Structured Materials: Synthesis, Morphology and Applications *by Ayi A. Ayi, Providence B. Ashishie, Emmanuel E. Khansi, Joseph O. Ogar,* 

Introductory Chapter: Prospects of Nanostructured Materials
