Advanced Energy Materials

Herausgegeben von Valyukh, Sergiy

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Produktbeschreibung

An essential resource for scientists designing new energy materials for the vast landscape of solar energy conversion as well as materials processing and characterization

Based on the new and fundamental research on novel energy materials with tailor-made photonic properties, the role of materials engineering has been to provide much needed support in the development of photovoltaic devices. Advanced Energy Materials offers a unique, state-of-the-art look at the new world of novel energy materials science, shedding light on the subject's vast multi-disciplinary approach

The book focuses particularly on photovoltaics, efficient light sources, fuel cells, energy-saving technologies, energy storage technologies, nanostructured materials as well as innovating materials and techniques for future nanoscale electronics. Pathways to future development are also discussed.

Critical, cutting-edge subjects are addressed, including:
Non-imaging focusing heliostat; state-of-the-art of nanostructures
Metal oxide semiconductors and their nanocomposites
Superionic solids; polymer nanocomposites; solid electrolytes; advanced electronics
Electronic and optical properties of lead sulfide
High-electron mobility transistors and light-emitting diodes
Anti-ferroelectric liquid crystals; PEEK membrane for fuel cells
Advanced phosphors for energy-efficient lighting
Molecular computation photovoltaics and photocatalysts
Photovoltaic device technology and non-conventional energy applications

Readership

The book is written for a large and broad readership including researchers and university graduate students from diverse backgrounds such as chemistry, materials science, physics, and engineering working in the fields of nanotechnology, photovoltaic device technology, and non-conventional energy.

Produktdetails

• Advance Materials Series
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 616
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 2531g
• ISBN-13: 9781118686294
• ISBN-10: 1118686292
• Artikelnr.: 39177590

Autorenporträt

Ashutosh Tiwari is an Associate Professor at the Biosensors and Bioelectronics Centre, Linköping University, Sweden; Editor-in-Chief, Advanced Materials Letters; Secretary General, International Association of Advanced Materials; a materials chemist and also a docent in applied physics at Linköping University, Sweden. He has published more than 350 articles, patents, and conference proceedings in the field of materials science and technology and has edited/authored more than fifteen books on the advanced state-of-the-art of materials science. He is a founding member of the Advanced Materials World Congress and the Indian Materials Congress. Sergiy Valyukh is an Associate Professor at the Laboratory of Applied Optics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Sweden. He obtained his PhD from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in the Ukraine. In 2003, Dr. Valyukh was invited by the Swedish LCD Center and Dalarna University to conduct research in the field of applied physics of liquid crystals. In 2008---2009, he developed several new electrooptical devices for companies producing displays, based on liquid crystals, and he was nominated by the Swedish Innovation Foundation ALMI in the category "New Developer in Dalarna Business 2009." In 2012, he became a docent in applied optics at Linköping University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xv 1 Non-imaging Focusing Heliostat 1 Kok-Keong Chong 1.1
Introduction 1 1.2 The Principle of Non-imaging Focusing Heliostat (NIFH) 3
1.3 Residual Aberration 10 1.4 Optimization of Flux Distribution Pattern
for Wide Range of Incident Angle 29 1.5 First Prototype of Non-imaging
Focusing Heliostat (NIFH) 35 1.6 Second Prototype of Non-imaging Focusing
Heliostat (NIFH) 52 1.7 Conclusion 64 2 State-of-the-Art of Nanostructures
in Solar Energy Research 69 Suresh Sagadevan 2.1 Introduction 70 2.2
Motivations for Solar Energy 71 2.3 Nanostructures and Different Synthesis
Techniques 77 2.4 Nanomaterials for Solar Cells Applications 81 2.5
Advanced Nanostructures for Technological Applications 87 2.6 Theory and
Future Trends in Solar Cells 92 2.7 Conclusion 97 3 Metal Oxide
Semiconductors and Their Nanocomposites Application towards Photovoltaic
and Photocatalytic 105 Sadia Ameen, M. Shaheer Akhtar, Hyung-Kee Seo and
Hyung Shik Shin 3.1 Introduction 106 3.2 Metal Oxide Nanostructures for
Photovoltaic Applications 108 3.3 TiO2 Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for
the Application of DSSC and Heterostructure Devices 109 3.4 ZnO
Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for the Application of DSSC and
Heterostructure Devices 121 3.5 Fabrication of DSSCs with Vertically
Aligned ZnO Nanorods (NRs) and Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Based
Photoanode 135 3.6 ZnO Nanocomposite for the Heterostructures Devices 139
3.7 Fabrication of Heterostructure Device with Doped ZnO Nanocomposite 141
3.8 Metal Oxide Nanostructures and Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic
Application 144 3.9 Conclusions 157 3.10 Future Directions 158 4 Superionic
Solids in Energy Device Applications 167 Angesh Chandra and Archana Chandra
4.1 Introduction 167 4.2 Classifi cation of Superionic Solids 170 4.3 Ion
Conduction in Superionic Solids 171 4.4 Important Models 173 4.5
Applications 199 4.6 Conclusion 203 5 Polymer Nanocomposites: New Advanced
Dielectric Materials for Energy Storage Applications 207 Vijay Kumar Thakur
and Michael R. Kessler 5.1 Introduction 208 5.2 Dielectric Mechanism 209
5.3 Dielectric Materials 213 5.4 Demand for New Materials: Polymer
Composites 214 5.5 Polymer Nanocomposites: Concept and Electrical
Properties 216 5.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 245 6 Solid
Electrolytes: Principles and Applications 259 S.W. Anwane 6.1 Introduction
260 6.2 Ionic Solids 262 6.3 Classifi cation of Solid Electrolytes 265 6.4
Criteria for High Ionic Conductivity and Mobility 266 6.5 Electrical
Characterization of Solid Electrolyte 267 6.6 Ionic Conductivity and
Temperature 271 6.7 Concentration-Dependent Conductivity 274 6.8 Ionic
Conductivity in Composite SE 275 6.9 Thermodynamics of Electrochemical
System 278 6.10 Applications 280 6.11 SO2 Sensor Kinetics and
Thermodynamics 286 6.12 Conclusion 291 7 Advanced Electronics: Looking
beyond Silicon 295 Surender Duhan and Vijay Tomer 7.1 Introduction 296 7.2
Limitations of Silicon-Based Technology 299 7.3 Need for Carbon-Based
Electronics Technology 300 7.4 Carbon Family 303 7.5 Electronic Structure
of Graphene and CNT 309 7.6 Synthesis of CNTs 311 7.7 Carbon Nanotube
Devices 313 7.8 Advantages of CNT-Based Devices 317 7.9 Issues with
Carbon-Based Electronics 319 7.10 Conclusion 322 8 Ab-Initio Determination
of Pressure-Dependent Electronic and Optical Properties of Lead Sulfi de
for Energy Applications 327 Pooja B and G. Sharma 8.1 Introduction 327 8.2
Computational Details 328 8.3 Results and Discussion 329 8.4 Conclusions
340 9 Radiation Damage in GaN-Based Materials and Devices 345 S.J. Pearton,
Richard Deist, Alexander Y. Polyakov, Fan Ren, Lu Liu and Jihyun Kim 9.1
Introduction 346 9.2 Fundamental Studies of Radiation Defects in GaN and
Related Materials 347 9.3 Radiation Effects in Other III-Nitrides 366 9.4
Radiation Effects in GaN Schottky Diodes, in AlGaN/GaN and GaN/InGaN
Heterojunctions and Quantum Wells 370 9.5 Radiation Effects in GaN-Based
Devices 374 9.6 Prospects of Radiation Technology for GaN 376 9.7 Summary
and Conclusions 379 10 Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals: Smart Materials
for Future Displays 389 Manoj Bhushan Pandey, Roman Dabrowski and Ravindra
Dhar 10.1 Introduction 390 10.2 Theories of Antiferroelectricity in Liquid
Crystals 398 10.3 Molecular Structure Design/Synthesis of AFLC Materials
402 10.4 Macroscopic Characterization and Physical Properties of AFLCs 404
10.5 Conclusion and Future Scope 425 11 Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
Membrane for Fuel Cell Applications 433 Tungabidya Maharana, Alekha Kumar
Sutar, Nibedita Nath, Anita Routaray, Yuvraj Singh Negi and Bikash Mohanty
11.1 Introduction 434 11.2 PEEK Overview 442 11.3 PEEK as Fuel Cell
Membrane 446 11.4 Modifi ed PEEK as Fuel Cell Membrane 452 11.5 Evaluation
of Cell Performance 459 11.6 Market Size 459 11.7 Conclusion and Future
Prospects 460 12 Vanadate Phosphors for Energy Effi cient Lighting 465 K.
N. Shinde and Roshani Singh 12.1 Introduction 465 12.2 Some Well-Known
Vanadate Phosphors 466 12.3 Our Approach 469 12.4 Experimental Details 469
12.5 Results and Discussion of M3-3x/2(VO4)2:xEu (0.01 <= x <= 0.09 for M =
Ca and 0 <= x <= 0.3 for M = Sr,Ba) Phosphors 470 12.6 Effect of Annealing
Temperature on M3-3x/2(VO4)2:xEu (x = 0.05 for M = Ca, x = 0.1 for M = Sr
and x = 0.3 for M = Ba) Phosphors 484 12.7 Conclusions 494 13 Molecular
Computation on Functionalized Solid Substrates 499 Prakash Chandra Mondal
13.1 Introduction 500 13.2 Molecular Logic Gate on 3D Substrates 504 13.3
Molecular Logic Gates and Circuits on 2D Substrates 507 13.4 Combinatorial
and Sequential Logic Gates and Circuits using Os-polypyridyl Complex on
SiO× Substrates 514 13.5 Multiple Redox States and Logic Devices 520 13.6
Concluding Remarks 523 14 Ionic Liquid Stabilized Metal NPs and Their Role
as Potent Catalyst 529 Kamlesh Kumari, Prashant Singh and Gopal K.Mehrotra
14.1 Introduction 530 14.2 Applications of Metal Nanoparticles 531 14.3
Shape of Particles 532 14.4 Aggregation of Particles 533 14.5 Synthesis of
Metal Nanoparticles 533 14.6 Stability against Oxidation 534 14.7
Stabilization of Metal Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquid 535 14.8 Applications
of Metal NPs as Potent Catalyst in Organic Synthesis 540 14.9 Conclusion
544 15 There's Plenty of Room in the Field of Zeolite-Y Enslaved Nanohybrid
Materials as Eco-Friendly Catalysts: Selected Catalytic Reactions 555 C.K.
Modi and Parthiv M. Trivedi 15.1 Introduction 556 15.2 Types of Zeolites
557 15.3 Methodology 559 15.4 Characterization Techniques 561 15.5
Exploration of Zeolite-Y Enslaved Nanohybrid Materials 562 15.6 Conclusions
576 References 579 Index 585