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Nanostructured Metal Oxides: Low Temperature Synthesis and Biomimetic Approaches

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Abstract

The last few decades have seen tremendous explosion of activity in the area of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Semiconducting metal oxides and their composites form an important class of materials for the envisaged cutting edge applications. Several approaches have been attempted by researchers to prepare nanocrystalline metal oxides, study the material properties and explore their feasibility for a variety of applications. In this review, the highlights of authors’ research efforts vis-à-vis the global state of nanomaterial research is discussed briefly. A comprehensive outlook on some of the important metal oxides, the various strategies practiced to synthesize them, along with a bird’s eye view of the results, important breakthroughs and achievements in the last decade are briefly discussed.

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The authors thank all the students whose invaluable participation in the projects over the years has generated a wealth of scientific information on the topics discussed. SVM, RKR and MLK acknowledge the strong financial supports for several projects: DST (GAP-0153), DBT (GAP-0209), and CSIR Network Projects (CMM-0011, NWP-0035), EU sponsored under FP6 program (GAP-0183). PB gratefully acknowledges the support of DST, India and IICT, Hyderabad for providing assistance in form of the Ramanujan Fellowship (GAP-0248) and Fast-Track Grant (GAP-0268).

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Manorama, S.V., Basak, P., Rana, R.K. et al. Nanostructured Metal Oxides: Low Temperature Synthesis and Biomimetic Approaches. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 82 (Suppl 1), 83–97 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-012-0081-6

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