After about three decades of development, the polyol process is now widely recognized and
practised as a unique soft chemical method for the preparation of a large variety of …

This book presents an overview of recent and emerging additive manufacturing (AM)
techniques and their applications. It explains several of the processes developed using …

Currently, as the electromagnetic (EM) environment becomes increasingly complex, single-
function EM materials can hardly resist the increasing electromagnetic interference (EMI) …

Transition metal carbide nanocrystalline M3C (M: Fe, Co, Ni) encapsulated in graphitic
shells supported with vertically aligned graphene nanoribbons (VA-GNRs) are synthesized …

The Fischer–Tropsch synthesis plays a significant role in re-forming natural resources to
meet global demand for commodities, while there is ongoing oil depletion and population …

Cobalt (Co) is one of the most important 3d transition metal elements used in the
development of magnetic materials, especially in hard magnetic materials, from the early Co …

When a piece of ferromagnetic material reduces its size to nanometer scale, its magnetic
ordering will be altered and its magnetic properties will be consequently changed, because …

Zinc–air batteries and full water-splitting devices, as environmentally friendly
electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems, have drawn extensive attention …

Photocatalytic hydrogen production using solar energy has been envisaged as an ultimate
energy solution for the future. However, expensive and noble-metal based photocatalysts …

Permanent magnets are essential components in everyday technologies, including in
energy conversion and transportation. Since the discovery of rare-earth-based permanent …