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The functional nanomaterials have piqued the scientific community's interest due to their unique combination of beneficial chemical and physical properties, such as excellent heat conductivity, excellent electrical conductivity, advanced optical properties, chemical stability, and high mechanical strength. In this chapter, the classification, properties, and various functionalization techniques involved to prepare functionalized nanomaterials are elaborated. Also, the latest technologies and strategies involved in synthesizing nanomaterials with improved functions are also focused for possible applications in a variety of disciplines such as solar thermal fuels, enhanced thermal management, and electrochemical energy storage. The essential design principles of these advanced functional nanomaterials are highlighted, particular synthesis processes are explored, their potential application in devices and applications is underlined, and background information is provided briefly. The design, fabrication, and properties of various functional carbon nanomaterials for various applications are then demonstrated, including carbon-based and non-carbon-based nanomaterials with directional thermal conductivity, electrodes for electrochemical energy storage, electrodes for solar thermal fuels, and light-driven actuators. As a concluding remark, the benefits of using functional nanomaterials in diverse domains as well as the obstacles that have to be overcome and the potential that remains untapped have been summarized.
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Lakshmi, D., Diana, M.I., Helen, P.A., Selvin, P.C. (2024). Functionalized Nanomaterials, Classification, Properties, and Functionalization Techniques. In: Hussain, C.M., Ahamed, M.B. (eds) Functionalized Nanomaterials Based Supercapacitor. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3021-0_3
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