Recent Advances in Complex Functional Materials

Part I. Advances in the Processing of Complex Functional Materials

1. Multifunctional Complex Oxide Processing
Maria A. Zaghete, Leinig A. Perazolli, Gisane Gasparotto, Glauco M. M. M. Lustosa, Glenda Biasotto, Guilhermina F. Teixeira, Natalia Jacomaci, Rafael A. C. Amoresi, Silvia L. Fernandes

2. Carbothermal Reduction Synthesis: An Alternative Approach to Obtain Single-Crystalline Metal Oxide Nanostructures
M. O. Orlandi, P. H. Suman, R. A. Silva, E. P. S. Arlindo

3. Modification of Complex Materials Using a Pressure-Assisted Heat Treatment
Thiago Sequinel, Samara Schmidt, Evaldo Toniolo Kubaski, José Arana Varela, Sergio Mazurek Tebcherani

4. Preparation of Polymeric Mats Through Electrospinning for Technological Uses
Elisangela Corradini, Priscila Schroeder Curti, Regiane Silva Gonzalez, Antonio Guilherme B. Pereira, Douglas Cardoso Dragunski, Alessandro Francisco Martins, Edvani Curti Muniz

Part II. Probing the Functionality and Applications of Novel Complex Functional Materials

5. Morphology and Optical Properties of SrWO4 Powders Synthesized by the Coprecipitation and Polymeric Precursor Methods
Júlio César Sczancoski, Máximo Siu Li, Valmor Roberto Mastelaro, Elson Longo, Laécio Santos Cavalcante

6. Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals into the Glass and Colloidal Environments for New Technological Applications
Sidney Alves Lourenço, Ricardo Souza Silva, Marco Aurélio Toledo Silva, Adriano César Rabelo, Gabriel Dornela Alves Rocha, Anielle Christine Almeida Silva, Noelio Oliveira Danta

7. X-Ray-Excited Optical Luminescence
M. A. Cebim, H. H. S. Oliveira, M. O. Krauser, M. R. Davolos

8. Piezoelectric Composites: Fabrication, Characterization, and Its Application as Sensor
Alex Otávio Sanches, José Antônio Malmonge, Walter Katsumi Sakamoto

9. Functional Nanomaterials for Applications in Energy Storage and Conversion
Mario Godinho Junior, Rosana Fátima Gonçalves, Kellen Cristina Mesquita Borges, Murillo Henrique Matos Rodrigues, Maurício Roberto Bomio Delmonte, Fabiana Villela Motta, Rubens Maribondo Nascimento

10. Electrochemistry: A Powerful Tool for Preparation of Semiconductor Materials for Decontamination of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants, Disinfection, and CO
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Reduction
Juliano Carvalho Cardoso, Guilherme Garcia Bessegato, Juliana Ferreira Brito, Bárbara Camila A. Souza, Maria Valnice Boldrin Zanoni

11. Nanostructured Functional Materials: Silver Nanoparticles in Polymer for the Generation of Antimicrobial Characteristics
Luiz Fernando Gorup, Francisco N. Souza Neto, Andressa M. Kubo, José Antonio Santos Souza, Renan Aparecido Fernandes, Gabriela Lopes Fernandes, Douglas Roberto Monteiro, Debora Barros Barbosa, Emerson Rodrigues Camargo

12. Iron-Oxide-Filled Carbon Nanotubes
Carlos Eduardo Cava

13. Characterization of Nanocarbons: From Graphene to Graphene Nanoribbons (GNRs) and Quantum Dots (GQDs)
Gabriela Borin Barin, Paulo T. Araujo, Iara Fatima Gimenez, Antonio G. Souza Filho

14. The Amazing Chemistry of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Regina C. G. Frem, Guilherme Arroyos, Guilherme N. Lucena, Jader B. Silva Flor, Marcelo A. Fávaro, Mariana F. Coura, Renata C. Alves

Part III. Computational Perspectives in Complex Functional Materials

15. Review on Simulation Models for Materials and Biomolecular Study and Design
Carlton Anthony Taft, Jose Gabriel Solano Canchaya

16. Iron Oxides Applied to Catalysis
Maíra dos Santos Pires, Lívia Clara Tavares Lacerda, Silviana Corrêa, Telles Cardoso Silva, Alexandre Alves Castro, Teodorico C. Ramalho

17. Bridging Structure and Real-Space Topology: Understanding Complex Molecules and Solid-State Materials
J. Andrés, V. S. Safont, L. Gracia, R. Llusar, E. Longo

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