Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications

Herausgegeben von Qurashi, Ahsanulhaq

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Produktbeschreibung

The first book written on this important topic, Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures and Their Applications in Renewable Energy provides an in-depth examination of the properties and synthesis of a class of nanomaterials essential to renewable energy manufacturing. Encapsulating the state-of-the-art in multidisciplinary research on the metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures, this book provides students, scientists, engineers, researchers, and industrialists with a review of the synthesis of metal chalcogendie nanostructures, their growth mechanism, optical, electrical, and other important properties, and their applications in different diverging fields.

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This first ever reference book that focuses on metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures for renewable energy applications encapsulates the state-of-the-art in multidisciplinary research on the metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures (nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires, nanobelts, nanoflowers, nanoribbons and more).

The properties and synthesis of a class of nanomaterials is essential to renewable energy manufacturing and this book focuses on the synthesis of metal chalcogendie nanostructures, their growth mechanism, optical, electrical, and other important properties and their applications in different diverging fields like photovoltaics, hydrogen production, theromelectrics, lithium battery, energy storage, photocatalysis, sensors.

An important reference source for students, scientists, engineers, researchers and industrialists working on nanomaterials-based energy aspects associated with chemistry, physics, materials science, electrical engineering, energy science and technology, and environmental science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9781118237915
• ISBN-10: 1118237919
• Artikelnr.: 36396693

Autorenporträt

Editor Ahsanulhag Qurashi is of Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xiii Part 1: Renewable Energy Conversion Systems 1 1 Introduction:
An Overview of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures for Renewable Energy
Applications 3 Ahsanulhaq Qurashi 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Metal Chalcogenide
Nanostructures 7 1.3 Growth of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures 8 1.4
Applications of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures 16 1.5 Summary and Future
Perspective 18 References 18 2 Renewable Energy and Materials 23 Muhammad
Asif 2.1 Global Energy Scenario 23 2.2 Role of Renewable Energy in
Sustainable Energy Future 25 2.3 Importance of Materials Role in Renewable
Energy 27 References 30 3 Sustainable Feed Stock and Energy Futures 33 H.
Idriss 3.1 Introduction 33 3.2 Discussion 34 References 41 Part 2:
Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures 43 4 Metal-Selenide
Nanostructures: Growth and Properties 45 Ramin Yousefi 4.1 Introduction 45
4.2 Growth and Properties of Different Groups of Metal-Selenide
Nanostructures 48 4.3 Metal Selenides from III?VI Semiconductors 57 4.4
Metal Selenides from IV?VI Semiconductors 61 4.5 Metal Selenides from V?VI
Semiconductors 66 4.6 Metal Selenides from Transition Metal (TM) 69 4.7
Ternary Metal-Selenide Compounds 75 4.8 Summary and Future Outlook 78
Acknowledgment 79 References 79 5 Growth Mechanism and Surface
Functionalization of Metal Chalcogenides Nanostructures 83 Muhammad Nawaz
Tahir, Jugal Kishore Sahoo, Faegheh Hoshyargar, and Wolfgang Tremel 5.1
Introduction 84 5.2 Synthetic Methods for Layered Metal Chalcogenides 89
5.3 Surface Functionalization of Layered Metal Dichalcogenide
Nanostructures 102 5.4 Applications of Inorganic Nanotubes and Fullerenes
110 References 113 6 Optical and Structural Properties of Metal
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures 123 Ihsan-ul-Haq Toor and
Shafique Khan 6.1 Optical Properties of Metal Chalcogenides Semiconductor
Nanostructures 124 6.2 Structural Properties and Defects of Metal
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures 133 References 142 7 Structural
and Optical Properties of CdS Nanostructures 147 Y. Al-Douri, Abdulwahab S.
Z. Lahewil, U. Hashim, and N. M. Ahmed 7.1 Introduction 147 7.2
Nanomaterials 150 7.3 II-VI Semiconductors 152 7.4 Sol-Gel Process 155 7.5
Structural and Surface Characterization of Nanostructured CdS 156 7.6
Optical Properties 159 7.7 Conclusion 161 Acknowledgments 162 References
162 Part 3: Applications of Metal Chalcogenides Nanostructures 165 8 Metal
Sulfide Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation by Water Splitting under
Illumination of Solar Light 167 Dr. Zhonghai Zhang 8.1 Introduction 167 8.2
Photocatalytic Water Splitting on Single Metal Sulfide 169 8.3
Photocatalytic Water Splitting on Multi-metal Sulfide 173 8.4 Metal
Sulfides Solid-Solution Photocatalysts 180 8.5 Summary and Future Outlook
184 References 184 9 Metal Chalcogenide Hierarchical Nanostructures for
Energy Conversion Devices 189 Ramin Yousefi, Farid Jamali-Sheini, and Ali
Khorsand Zak 9.1 Introduction 190 9.2 Main Characteristics of
Cd-Chalcogenide Nanocrystals (CdE; E = S, Se, Te) 192 9.3 Different Methods
to Grow Cd-Chalcogenide Nanocrystals 192 9.4 Solar Energy Conversion 212
9.5 Cd-Chalcogenide Nanocrystals as Solar Energy Conversion 219 9.6 Summary
and Future Outlook 230 References 230 10 Metal Chalcogenide Quantum Dots
for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications 233 Mir Waqas Alam and Ahsanulhaq
Qurashi 10.1 Introduction 233 10.2 Chemical Synthesis of Quantum Dots 235
10.3 Quantum Dots Solar cell 238 10.4 Summary and Future Prospects 243
References 243 11 Solar Cell Application of Metal Chalcogenide
Semiconductor Nanostructures 247 Hongjun Wu 11.1 Introduction 247 11.2
Chalcogenide-Based Thin-Film Solar Cells 248 11.3 CdTe-Based Solar Cells
249 11.4 Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 (CIGS)-Based Solar Cells 251 11.5 Metal
Chalcogenides-Based Quantum-Dots-Sensitized Solar Cells (QDSSCs) 253 11.6
Hybrid Metal Chalcogenides Nanostructure-Conductive Polymer Composite Solar
Cells 257 11.7 Conclusions 261 References 262 12 Chalcogenide-Based
Nanodevices for Renewable Energy 269 Y. Al-Douri 12.1 Introduction 269 12.2
Renewable Energy 272 12.3 Nanodevices 274 12.4 Density Functional Theory
277 12.5 Analytical Studies 278 12.6 Conclusion 284 Acknowledgments 285
References 285 13 Metal Tellurides Nanostructures for Thermoelectric
Applications 289 Salman B. Inayat 13.1 Introduction 290 13.2 Thermoelectric
Microdevice Fabricated by a MEMS-Like Electrochemical Process 290 13.3
Bi2Te3-Based Flexible Micro Thermoelectric Generator 292 13.4
High-Thermoelectric Performance of Nanostructured Bismuth Antimony
Telluride Bulk Alloys 293 13.5 Nano-manufactured Thermoelectric Glass
Windows for Energy Efficient Building Technologies 294 13.6 Conclusion 296
References 297