Handbook of 2D Materials for a Sustainable Future: Volume One

Handbook of 2D Materials for a Sustainable Future reviews a cutting-edge area of materials science with enormous potential for a wide range of applications. It provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the recent developments of two-dimensional (2D) materials alongside their innovations and applications, with a forward-looking view on sustainable and scalable technologies.

Volume One provides a panoramic view of the vibrant and multidisciplinary field of 2D materials. It includes content on recent advances in graphene, gas sensing, optoelectronic and photonic devices, electrochemical sensors for diagnostics and health monitoring, and energy applications. It also provides a thorough exploration of MXenes.

Key Features:

- Covers foundational concepts and emerging advancements in 2D materials.

- Integrates interdisciplinary applications across energy, environmental science, electronics, and biomedicine, showcasing the broad utility of 2D materials.

- Highlights cutting-edge research on MXenes, graphene quantum dots, and 2D heterostructures, areas not comprehensively covered in existing literature.

This book is intended for researchers, graduate students, and professionals in materials science, nanotechnology, chemical engineering, and applied physics. It serves as both a reference for experienced scientists and a foundational guide for those new to the field, fostering new ideas and future breakthroughs in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Mangalaraja Ramalinga Viswanathan is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Peñalolén, Santiago, Chile. He worked as the Director of International Relations at the University of Concepción for the years 2018 and 2019 and as the Director for the Department of Materials Engineering at University of Concepcion for six years from 2010 to 2016. Further, he also served as the President of the Chilean Metallurgy and Materials Society (SOCHIMM) for the period from 2015 to 2017.

A. Arulraj is Assistant Professor in the Department of Electricity, Faculty of Engineering at Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana at Santiago, Chile.

T. Pandiyarajan is an Assistant Physics Professor at the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Ernesto Chicardi Augusto is a Professor at Ingeniería y Ciencia de los Materiales y del Transporte, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain.