Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Sensing

This book reviews the fundamentals of electrochemical sensors, the preparation of electrodes, potential materials for sensing applications, and different analytical methods used for electrochemical sensing applications. It further covers the designing of various electrodes and electrode materials, instruments, sensing mechanisms, advanced nanomaterials for sensing, and so forth. The scalability and commercialization of electrochemical sensors and the challenges and prospects of electrochemical sensors are also described.

Key Features:

• Provides an overview of the advances in the application of nanomaterials in sensing
• Covers basic fabrication techniques of electrodes as an important part of electrochemical sensors and analysis
• Reviews the use and analysis of different types of nanomaterials and nanocomposites used for fabrication of working electrodes
• Emphasizes carbon-based nanomaterials, 2D nanomaterials, and advanced nanocomposites comprising various matrix systems such as conducting polymers, and
• Explores electron transfer, redox behaviour, fabrication techniques, data interpretation, and advanced nanomaterials as working electrode materials

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in nanomaterials, electrochemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science.

Syed Shahabuddin did his Ph.D. degree in Polymer Chemistry from University of Malaya, Malaysia, in September 2016. Currently, he is working as an assistant professor in Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, and Gujrat. He has published more than 70 research articles in International journals of repute and presented 10 papers in International/National conferences. He is the member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) and reviewer of many high impact journals. His current research focus on the synthesis of Nanomaterials, 2D-MXene, Graphene, conducting polymer nanocomposites for water treatment, photocatalysis, supercapacitors, DSSCs, nanofluids for solar thermal applications, waste lubricant oil refining and phase change materials.

Rama Gaur is working as an Assistant Professor, School of Technology, PDPU Gandhinagar, Gujarat. She received her Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee in 2017. Dr. Gaur has expertise in synthesis of nanoscale materials with interesting and unique morphologies by simple and economical chemical approaches; Shape and size dependent optical, magnetic and electrochemical properties; Applications in photocatalysis, optoelectronics, electrochemical sensing, electrocatalytic reduction/oxidation, solar energy conversion, energy storage devices, supercapacitors, water splitting and environmental remediation.

Nandini Mukherjee received her Ph.D. degree in Bioinorganic and Medicinal Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2020. Currently, she is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, and Gujarat. Prior to joining PDEU she has also worked as a research associate in IISc Bangalore. She has more than 5 years of research experience in organic synthesis and coordination chemistry and published her research in international peer-reviewed journals. Her current research interest focuses on the design and synthesis of molecules that have applications in the field of chemo-sensing of toxins and monitoring biological phenomena.