Front Cover -- Metal Oxide Nanostructures -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the series editor -- About the authors -- Foreword -- Preface to the series -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Nanoscience and nanotechnology -- 1.2 History of nanotechnology -- 1.3 Nanotechnology in the real world -- 1.3.1 Medicine -- 1.3.2 Energy and environment -- 1.3.3 Information and communication technologies -- 1.4 Nanotoxicology -- 1.5 Nanostructures -- 1.6 Metal oxide nanostructures -- References -- 2 Synthesis, design, and morphology of metal oxide nanostructures -- 2.1 Nanostructures engineering -- 2.2 Dispersion stability -- 2.3 Synthesis techniques -- 2.3.1 Mechanical milling -- 2.3.2 Physical processes -- 2.3.3 Biological processes -- 2.3.4 Chemical processes -- 2.3.4.1 Sol-gel -- 2.3.4.2 Flame spray pyrolysis -- 2.3.4.3 Self-assembly -- 2.3.4.4 Electrodeposition -- 2.3.4.5 Electrospinning -- 2.3.4.6 Solvothermal synthesis -- 2.3.4.7 Solvothermal synthesis assisted by microwave radiation -- 2.4 Particle nucleation and growth theory -- 2.5 Morphology of metal oxides -- 2.5.1 Small clusters -- 2.5.2 Shaped nanostructures -- 2.5.3 Agglomerates -- References -- 3 Structural, optical, and electronic properties of metal oxide nanostructures -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Zinc oxide -- 3.3 Titanium dioxide -- 3.4 Tungsten oxide -- 3.5 Copper oxides -- 3.6 Tin oxides -- 3.7 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Chromogenic applications -- 4.1 Background -- 4.2 Electrochromic nanomaterials -- 4.2.1 Electrochromic applications -- 4.2.1.1 Smart electrochromic windows/displays on glass substrate -- 4.2.1.2 Electrochromic displays on flexible substrate -- 4.2.1.3 Cellulosic-based devices-colorimetric biosensors -- 4.3 Thermochromic nanomaterials -- 4.3.1 Thermochromic applications -- 4.3.1.1 Smart thermochromic coatings. 4.4 Photochromic nanomaterials -- 4.4.1 Photochromic applications -- 4.5 Gasochromic nanomaterials -- 4.5.1 Gasochromic applications -- 4.5.1.1 Sensors and biosensors -- 4.6 Magnetochromic nanomaterials -- 4.6.1 Magnetochromic applications -- 4.7 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Electronic applications of oxide nanostructures -- 5.1 How attractive is "nano" to oxide electronics? -- 5.1.1 Introduction: status of oxide electronics in 2018 -- 5.1.2 Challenges for the next generation of flexible and transparent electronic systems: a brief review of alternative tech... -- 5.1.3 Oxide nanostructures come to the rescue -- 5.2 Transistors based on individual oxide nanowires -- 5.2.1 Overview on device structures and device physics -- 5.2.2 Initial works with back-gated ZnO and SnO2 nanowire FETs -- 5.2.3 Oxide nanowire surface passivation -- 5.2.4 Contact resistance -- 5.2.5 Doping and multicomponent oxide nanowires -- 5.2.6 P-type oxide nanostructures -- 5.2.7 Alternative dielectrics and transistor structures -- 5.3 Transistors based on networks of oxide nanostructures -- 5.3.1 Introduction: the need for networks -- 5.3.2 Routes to obtain random and aligned networks: transfer and direct growth methods -- 5.3.3 Transistors using random networks of oxide nanostructures -- 5.3.4 Transistors using aligned networks or arrays of oxide nanostructures -- 5.4 Integration of transistors with oxide nanostructures into circuits -- References -- 6 Oxide materials for energy applications -- 6.1 Background -- 6.2 Energy-related applications -- 6.3 Conclusions -- References -- 7 Oxide nanoparticle hybrid materials and applications -- 7.1 Hybrid oxide nanostructures for batteries -- 7.2 Polymer and composite hybrid electrolytes -- 7.3 Hybrid thermoelectric materials -- 7.4 Piezoelectric hybrid composites -- 7.5 Oxide nanoparticle hybrids in (opto)electronics. 7.5.1 Transparent conductors -- 7.5.2 Hybrids in sensing devices -- 7.5.3 Hybrids in printed electronics -- References -- 8 Conclusions and future perspectives -- 8.1 Exploitation of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies -- 8.2 Metal oxides: processing, properties evaluation and applications -- 8.2.1 The design of nanostructures -- 8.2.2 Oxide nanostructure synthesis and deposition -- 8.2.3 Device level -- 8.2.4 Integration -- 8.3 Materials for energy -- 8.4 Hybrid structures -- 8.5 Exploiting paper for electronics -- 8.6 Conclusions -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.