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Section A Introduction to functional materials design for switchable electronic devices |
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1 Introduction of ZnO nanomaterial integration nanospikes to nanocombs dispersed into HBLCs phase transition and novel switching |
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1.1 Avenue of nanotechnology research |
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1.2 Liquid crystalline optical materials research background |
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1.3 Nanomaterial-dispersed liquid crystalline hybridization matrix |
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1.4 Experimental approaches |
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1.5 Results and discussions |
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1.6 Novel switchable device implementation |
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1.7 Conclusions and outlook |
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Section B Functional materials for switchable bioelectronic applications |
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2 A new frontier in switchable bioelectronics and bionanotechnology interfaces |
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2.1 Introduction to bio-inspired materials, bioelectronics, and bionanotechnology |
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2.2 Features of biomaterials |
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2.3 Hybrid bionanomaterials |
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3 Resistive switching in bio-inspired natural solid polymer electrolytes |
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Abu Bakkar Siddique Samrat |
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3.1 Introduction to biomaterials and natural polymers |
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3.3 Characterization of chitosan |
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3.4 Resistive switching operations |
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3.5 Characterization of solid natural polymers |
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3.6 Potential applications as biomaterials |
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3.8 Future prospects of polymer electrolytes |
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4 Photo-induced switching operations of DNA biopolymer devices |
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4.1 Global research background of DNA and biopolymer aspects |
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Section C Functional materials for switchable electronics, sensors, and optoelectronics |
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5 Photo-switchable molecular wire-based organic electronic devices |
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5.1 Introduction to molecular design and organic electronics |
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5.2 Design of molecular self-assembly structures |
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5.4 Instrumental analysis |
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5.7 Conclusions, outlook, and future prospects |
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6 Smart electronic material GRAPHENE and its utilization as a photo-sensitive switchable device |
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6.1 Background of graphene: Key challenges and advantages |
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6.3 Sample investigations |
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6.4 Current-voltage graph analysis as a function of gate voltage |
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6.5 Graphene-based photo-switchable device applications |
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6.6 Conclusions, outlook, and future aspects |
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7 Design and synthesis of ultrathin graphene: Fundamental applications in transparent electrodes and supercapacitors |
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7.1 Design and chemical-assisted graphene fabrication |
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7.3 Characterization of graphene |
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7.4 Mechanisms of graphene transparent electrodes |
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7.5 Strategies of graphene as flexible electronics |
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7.6 Applications of graphene for switchable devices |
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7.8 Future outlook and industrial applications |
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8 Liquid crystalline light modulation mechanism and shuttering applications |
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8.1 Global research background of liquid crystals: An overview |
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8.2 Theoretical and experimental research background of liquid crystals |
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8.3 Introduction to liquid crystalline materials preparation |
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8.4 Density functional theory theoretical simulations |
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8.5 Synthesis of hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals |
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8.6 Thermal characterizations |
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8.7 Electrooptical device preparation |
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8.8 Light modulation technology |
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8.9 Shuttering mechanism of liquid crystals |
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8.10 Conclusions, outlook, and future prospects |
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9 Switchable photovoltaic effect in solar cells: Architecture, features, and future scope |
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9.1 Background of the current state and latest advances in photovoltaic solar cell research |
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9.2 Experimental details: Solar cell design and architecture |
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9.3 Response characteristics of solar cells |
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9.4 Graphical analysis of the solar spectrum |
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9.5 Applications of switchable photovoltaic solar cells |
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9.6 Conclusions and future outlook |
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10 Superior fast switching of surface-stabilized liquid crystal switchable devices employing graphene dispersion |
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10.1 Background of liquid crystals and graphene |
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10.2 Experimental details |
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10.3 Design of graphene-dispersed liquid crystal (GDLC) hybrid composites |
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10.4 Analysis of sample characterization |
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10.7 Applications of electrooptic switchable devices |
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11 A bistable electrooptical novel switching of phase variance in liquid crystalline hybrid materials |
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11.1 Liquid crystals (LC) and hybrid nanocomposites: An overview |
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11.2 Experimental details |
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11.3 Characterization of hybrid nanocomposite materials |
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11.4 LC-dispersed nanocomposites for switching application |
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11.5 Conclusions, outlook, and future prospects |
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12 Recent advances in functional materials: Bioelectronics-integrated biosensor applications |
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12.2 Protein-based bioelectronic devices |
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223 | (2) |
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12.3 Protein-based biosensor |
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12.4 Nucleic acid (DNA and RNA)-based bioelectronic devices |
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12.5 Nucleic acid (DNA and RNA)-based biosensor |
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12.6 Conclusions, outlook, and future aspects |
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Section D Commercialization and future outlook for functional materials for switchable electronic devices |
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13 Challenges and opportunities of polymer nanomaterial commercialization: Photonic, electronic, and energy analysis |
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13.1 Background of industrial-scale nanomaterials |
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13.2 Experimental details: Preparation of materials |
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13.3 Application of nanomaterial |
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13.4 Conclusions and future prospects |
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14 Conclusion, outlook, future aspects, and utilization of functional materials novel switching |
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14.1 Analysis of functional materials synthesis |
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14.2 Analysis of switchable device modulation |
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14.3 Spectroscopic characteristics of materials |
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14.4 Applications in functional materials and switchable device modulation |
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14.5 Novel premises and future scopes |
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