Pulsed Laser-Induced Nanostructures in Liquids for Energy and Environmental Applications covers fundamental insights on the mechanism of pulsed laser techniques by considering various experimental conditions to accelerate hypotheses that are appropriate for the production of efficient nanomaterials. In this book, readers will learn about the major advancements in the field of pulsed laser technologies during the past decades, current applications, and the future impacts of pulsed laser technologies. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of nanostructured catalytic materials via pulsed laser techniques, their use as energy, environment-related applications and their present trend in the industry and market. In addition, it highlights the latest advances related to the application of these nanostructured materials produced via pulsed laser in liquid techniques in various energy (supercapacitor, batteries, and hydrogen production) and environmental remediation (wastewater treatment and conversion of waste into value-added product) processes. Recent progress on several kinds of both photo and electroactive nanomaterials is reviewed, along with essential aspects that govern catalytic behaviors and corresponding stability.

1. Functional nanostructured materials and processes: an introduction2. Progress of laser-assisted methodologies and their advantages3. Pulsed laser induced nanostructures in liquids: Fundamental understanding of the formation mechanism4. Influence of laser parameters and experimental conditions on the formation of nanostructured materials5. Metal nanoparticles and alloys produced by pulsed laser ablation in liquids for photocatalytic remediation6. Metal nanoparticles and alloys produced by pulsed laser irradiation in liquids for photocatalytic remediation7. Semiconductor metal oxides synthesized via pulsed laser ablation in liquids for photocatalytic remediation8. Semiconductor metal oxides synthesized via pulsed laser irradiation in liquids for photocatalytic remediation9. Non-oxide materials produced by pulsed laser process for photocatalytic remediation10. Metal nanoparticles and alloys produced by pulsed laser ablation in liquids for water splitting11. Metal nanoparticles and alloys produced by pulsed laser irradiation in liquids for water splitting12. Semiconductor metal oxide based electrocatalysts produced by pulsed laser process in liquids for water splitting13. Non-oxide materials produced by pulsed laser process for electrocatalytic water splitting14. Pulsed laser produced nanomaterials in liquids for sensors15. Pulsed laser produced nanomaterials in liquids for biomedical applications16. Future prospects of pulsed laser techniques for advanced nanomaterials