This book covers the latest research on porous materials at the submicron scale and inspires
readers to better understand the porosity of materials as well as to develop innovative new
materials. A comprehensive range of materials are covered including carbon-based and
organic-based porous materials porous anodic alumina silica and titania-based sol-gel
materials. The fabrication characterization and applications of these materials are all
explored with applications ranging from sensors thermoelectrics catalysis energy storage
to photovoltaics. Also of practical use for readers are chapters that describe the basics of
porous silicon fabrication and its use in optical sensing and drug delivery applications how
thermal transport is affected in porous materials how to model diffusion in porous materials
and a unique chapter on an innovative spectroscopic technique used to characterize materials'
porosity. This is an ideal book for graduate students researchers and professionals who work
with porous materials.
