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Hollow Carbon Nano-spheres: A Step Toward Energy Applications

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Carbon micro-/nano-hollow spheres have enormously been applied in numerous fields during the last decade. This chapter will focus on the important synthetic strategies of nano-carbon hollow spheres which will make those materials more appropriate toward carbon-free energy applications. We include few results of their electrocatalytic activity in PEM water electrolyzer. The content present in this chapter will be a great exposure toward the scientific community by knowing that hollow carbon spheres with greater porosity and metal nanoparticle encapsulation can be potential candidate in the field of electrochemical science.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi, 834001, Jharkhand, India

    Jayeeta Chattopadhyay

  2. Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, Karnataka, India

    Rohit Srivastava

  3. Department of Chemistry, Surendra Institute of Engineering and Management, Dhukuria, New Chamta, Siliguri, 734009, West Bengal, India

    Tara Sankar Pathak

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    Jayeeta Chattopadhyay

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    Rohit Srivastava

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Chattopadhyay, J., Srivastava, R., Pathak, T.S. (2017). Hollow Carbon Nano-spheres: A Step Toward Energy Applications. In: Chattopadhyay, J., Srivastava, R. (eds) Advanced Nanomaterials in Biomedical, Sensor and Energy Applications. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5346-7_5

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