Polymer-Engineered Nanostructures for Advanced Energy Applications : Springer : 9783319570020 : 3319570021 : 29 Jun 2017 : This book provides a comprehensive overview of engineering nanostructures mediated by functional polymers in combination with optimal synthesis and processing techniques. The focus is on polymer-engineered nanostructures for advanced energy applications. It discusses a variety of polymers that function as precursors, templates, nano-reactors, surfactants, stabilizers, modifiers, dopants, and spacers for directing self-assembly, assisting organization, and templating growth of numerous diverse nanostructures.  It also presents a wide range of polymer processing techniques that enable the efficient design and optimal fabrication of nanostructured polymers, inorganics, and organic?inorganic nanocomposites using in-situ hybridization and/or ex-situ recombination methodologies.  Combining state-of-the-art knowledge from polymer-guided fabrication of advanced nanostru