Nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage / edited by Dunwei Wang (Boston College, USA), Guozhong Cao (University of Washington, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wang, Dunwei, editor.

Cao, Guozhong, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy conversion.

Energy storage.

Nanostructured materials.

Physical Description:

xiii, 821 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, 2017.

Summary:

The use of nanomaterials in energy conversion and storage represents an opportunity to improve the performance, density and ease of transportation in renewable resources. This book looks at the most recent research on the topic, with particular focus on artificial photosynthesis and lithium-ion batteries as the most promising technologies to date. Research on the broad subject of energy conversion and storage calls for expertise from a wide range of backgrounds, from the most fundamental perspectives of the key catalytic processes at the molecular level to device scale engineering and optimization. Although the nature of the processes dictates that electrochemistry is a primary characterization tool, due attention is given to advanced techniques such as synchrotron studies in operando. These studies look at the gap between the performance of current technology and what is needed for the future, for example how to improve on the lithium-ion battery and to go beyond its capabilities. Suitable for students and practitioners in the chemical, electrochemical, and environmental sciences, Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage provides the information needed to find scalable, economically viable and safe solutions for sustainable energy. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Principle of Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting 1

Chapter 2 Semiconducting Photocatalysis for Solar Hydrogen Conversion 63

Chapter 3 Visible-Tight-Driven Photocatalysis 109

Chapter 4 Metal Nitride Nanostructures: Emerging Catalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis 175

Chapter 5 Surface Engineering of Semiconductors for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting 223

Chapter 6 Photoanodic and Photocathodic Materials Applied for Free-Running Solar Water Splitting Devices 251

Chapter 7 Electrocatalytic Processes in Energy Technologies 291

Chapter 8 Soft X-ray Spectroscopy on Photocatalysis 343

Chapter 9 Photoelectrochemical Tools for the Assessment of Energy Conversion Devices 361

Chapter 10 Fundamentals of Rechargeable Batteries and Electrochemical Potentials of Electrode Materials 397

Chapter 11 Revitalized Interest in Vanadium Pentoxide as Cathode Material for Alkali-Ion Batteries 453

Chapter 12 Tin-Based Compounds as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Storage 581

Chapter 13 Beyond Li Ion: Electrode Materials for Sodium- and Magnesium-Ion Batteries 639

Chapter 14 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures for Regulating Ions and Electron Transport in Advanced Energy Storage Devices 757.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781786343628

1786343622

OCLC:

974487599