TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigation of various synthetic protocols for self-assembled nanomaterials and their role in catalysis
T2 - progress and perspectives
AU - Ede, S. R.
AU - Anantharaj, S.
AU - Sakthikumar, K.
AU - Karthick, K.
AU - Kundu, Subrata
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to acknowledge Dr. Vijayamohanan K Pillai, Director, CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi, India for his continuous support and encouragement. S.R.E., S.A., and K.S. wishes to acknowledge CSIR, New Delhi, and K.K. acknowledges UGC, New Delhi, for the afforded funding through Senior and Junior Research Fellowship (SRF and JRF) schemes. The authors also acknowledge The Royal Society of Chemistry and The American Chemical Society for the licenses given to reproduce Figures and Tables from their publications.
Funding Information:
S. Anantharaj received his B.Sc and M. Sc degrees in general chemistry from The Presidency College, Chennai, India. While pursuing M.Sc, S.A. had qualified in SET (State Level Eligibility Test), NET (National Level Eligibility Test), and the JRF (Junior Research fellowship) from CSIR, New Delhi. Then S.A. had joined Dr. Subrata Kundu's research group in April 2014 and is currently working towards his Ph.D thesis focused on transition metals–based nanostructures by synthesis and self-assembling for energy conversion and storage applications. S.A. received the first ECS (Electrochemical Society) India section Prof. S. K. Rangarajan graduate student award in year 2017.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Self-assembly is one of the most used strategies in the controlled synthesis and design of well-organized nanomaterials for various applications in diverse realms namely catalysis, sensors, microelectronics, energy storage, and energy conversion. It is quite common to see reports on the synthesis and design of several self-assembled nanomaterials for the application in the catalysis of various chemical, photochemical, and electrochemical reactions and processes. Nevertheless, a combined overview on the synthetic strategies for self-assembled nanomaterials has not been reported in any form in literature. Owing to the current interest shown and the future significance on the self-assembled nanomaterials, it is highly essential to have such an elaborated review on the progress and perspectives of synthesis of self-assembled nanomaterials and their subsequent application to catalysis of various chemical, photochemical, and electrochemical reactions and processes. In this review, we have highlighted various synthetic methodologies used so far for fabricating the self-assembled nanomaterials that includes Langmuir–Blodgett method, layer-by-layer assembly, amphiphilic (artificial and bio) self-assembly, and template-free approach. Nanomaterials derived from the above mentioned methods in various catalysis reactions are also highlighted in detail with an emphasis on confronts and prospects in the field of materials self-assembling and its concomitant application to catalysis.
AB - Self-assembly is one of the most used strategies in the controlled synthesis and design of well-organized nanomaterials for various applications in diverse realms namely catalysis, sensors, microelectronics, energy storage, and energy conversion. It is quite common to see reports on the synthesis and design of several self-assembled nanomaterials for the application in the catalysis of various chemical, photochemical, and electrochemical reactions and processes. Nevertheless, a combined overview on the synthetic strategies for self-assembled nanomaterials has not been reported in any form in literature. Owing to the current interest shown and the future significance on the self-assembled nanomaterials, it is highly essential to have such an elaborated review on the progress and perspectives of synthesis of self-assembled nanomaterials and their subsequent application to catalysis of various chemical, photochemical, and electrochemical reactions and processes. In this review, we have highlighted various synthetic methodologies used so far for fabricating the self-assembled nanomaterials that includes Langmuir–Blodgett method, layer-by-layer assembly, amphiphilic (artificial and bio) self-assembly, and template-free approach. Nanomaterials derived from the above mentioned methods in various catalysis reactions are also highlighted in detail with an emphasis on confronts and prospects in the field of materials self-assembling and its concomitant application to catalysis.
KW - Biomolecules
KW - Catalysis
KW - Chemical catalysis
KW - Electrocatalysis
KW - Photocatalysis
KW - Self-assembly
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mtchem.2018.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.mtchem.2018.07.003
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85052907800
SN - 2468-5194
VL - 10
SP - 31
EP - 78
JO - Materials Today Chemistry
JF - Materials Today Chemistry
ER -