"Perovskite Materials: Synthesis, Characterisation, Properties, and Applications" ed. by Likun Pan, Guang Zhu

This book summarizes the current state of the know-how in the field of perovskite materials: synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications. The book is an essential source of reference for scientists with research fields in energy, physics, chemistry and materials.

Most chapters include a review on the actual knowledge and cutting-edge research results. It is also a suitable reading material for graduate students.

Contents
Preface
1 Solid-State Mechanochemical Syntheses of Perovskites
2 Synthesis of Perovskite Oxides by Hydrothermal Processing – From Thermodynamic Modelling to Practical Processing Approaches
3 Fabrication of Yttrium-Doped Barium Zirconate for High Performance Protonic Ceramic Membranes
4 Perovskite Nanomaterials – Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications
5 Perovskite Oxide Nanocrystals — Synthesis, Characterization, Functionalization, and Novel Applications
6 Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Physical Properties of the Perovskite Iridates
7 Metal–Insulator Transitions and Non-Fermi Liquid Behaviors in 5d Perovskite Iridates
8 Structural, Magnetic and Transport Properties of B-Site Substituted Perovskite La0.7Sr0.3MnO3
9 Microwave Dielectrics with Perovskite-Type Structure
10 ESR and Magnetization Studies of Bi-manganites
11 Charge Carrier Dynamics in Organometal Halide Perovskite Probed by Time-Resolved Electrical Measurements
12 Photoexcitations and Emission Processes in Organometal Trihalide Perovskites
13 Optical Absorption, Charge Separation and Recombination Dynamics in Pb and Sn/Pb Cocktail Perovskite Solar Cells and Their Relationships to the Photovoltaic Properties
14 Optical, Excitonic, and Electronic Properties of CH3NH3PbI3 Thin Films and Their Application in Photovoltaics
15 Numerical Simulations on Perovskite Photovoltaic Devices
16 Tantalate-based Perovskite for Solar Energy Applications
17 Energy Production, Decontamination, and Hydrogenation Reactions over Perovskite-Type Oxide Catalyst
18 Improvement of Catalytic Performance of Perovskites by Partial Substitution of Cations and Supporting on High Surface Area Materials
19 Copper-based Perovskite Design and Its Performance in CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol
20 Designing Perovskite Oxides for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
21 Perovskites Used in Fuel Cells